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Re: Damage from diesel and gas mix
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 7/29/2014

Not the cause of the hole in the piston.

The diesel will not/ does not burn in a gasoline engine. It will however go past the piston rings and contaminiate the oil , thinning it out and causing damage from poor lubrication.

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