On Mon, 21 Nov 2005 15:46:44 UTC, "puffernutter"
wrote:

Bob Eager wrote:
On Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:02:14 UTC, "SimonJ" wrote:

Some muppet who mistook the oil filler for the fuel filler (I kid you not)
and filled (yes, completely filled to the brim!) the engine sump with
diesel. Bloody big bang when he started the engine, and blew a hole in the
side of the block.

I saw that done on a Hillman Imp years ago. Fairly easy mistake to make
on that car.

Were there many diesel Imps?

No... but "mistook the oil filler for the fuel filler" as described!
More spectacular with petrol...

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