On Tue, 03 May 2005 01:29:39 GMT, "Joseph Meehan"
wrote:

wrote:
If one were to mistakenly put diesel fuel into a lawn mower that would
normally require gasoline, what would be the result?

Ashby

It will not hut it, it's just oil. However the mower is not going to
run long on it.

It doesn't appear to have hurt it (well, besides it quit running and
flat out refused to restart), but it sure was belching smoke and
generally complaining a bit. It took a couple of pumps on the button
and restarts for it to run smoothly.

I am so relieved as I have a bit of a knack for making machines
inoperable.

Ashby