I have two steel jerry cans that i used to carry gasoline in, now I want to store diesel fuel for an emergency generator in them. after I empty them will residual gasoline contaminate the diesel beyond usefulness?
Gasoline cans are Red, if you store Diesel they should be Yellow and labeled #2 Diesel. And as long as they are empty of gasoline they will be fine. Uncle Mike
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If you clean out the can, be wary of what you use. If you use water, let it dry before filling it. Since diesel engines apply pressure to diesel fuel to ignite it, regular gas can be ignited the same way ONLY to an extent (the extent of which I do not know). Also, consider a diesel fuel stabilizer for long term storage so it won't break down so fast.
The most common problem is pouring the wrong fuel from the can into a vehicle. Repaint the can and Mark the the type of fuel .
