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06-08-2021, 05:36 PM #11
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06-08-2021, 06:00 PM #12
Follow your roadside LP tank lines. Somewhere along the frame rail you will find the manifold block, which will have some unused ports. Non-ethanol blended gas is finally coming back to areas of the country (my hot rods are thankful) and that would be ideal. If not, you should run them dry (don't want to transport with gas in the tanks in that space), which also mitigates what ethanol does to the jet.
Whatever you do, do make sure for the safety of yourself and your loved ones you don't run them where exhaust can enter the camper.Rob & Nikki + Cloverfield
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06-08-2021, 08:52 PM #13
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I have a Champion Dual Fuel Generator and I always run it on Propane. I really like running it on Propane because it eliminates me from needing to carry gas.
In your situation, I would either switch out my Propane tanks for a pair of 40lb tanks, or just carry around a 20lb tank in the back of my truck just for the generator (this is what I do).
If you want to plumb your generators into your coach, you need to know what pressure your generators operate on. If the generators have an onboard regulator, then you will need to supply Propane from the "High Pressure" (red) regulator on the passenger side of the coach. If your Generators are expecting "Normal Appliance" pressure (11" wc) then you will need to supply Propane after the regulator from the Driver's side of the coach.
Of course using a portable 20 lb tank eliminates a lot of plumbing.David and Peggy
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06-09-2021, 07:45 AM #14
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The most important thing I can tell you from looking at the picture is, from where they are sitting you need to remove them and place them several feet away from the trailer. It would be extremely hazardous to run them sitting where they are pictured. That being said propane will be your easiest connection as said by others just do not double regulate it. The hard part about running gasoline to this type of generator is they are gravity feed and you cannot just simply tie into a tank above it. The tanks are vented and once it is full it will overflow.
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06-09-2021, 12:36 PM #15Originally Posted by [email protected]
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06-16-2021, 08:08 PM #16
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This is what I did to mine - years and years ago. At that time I had to order another 2 fuel caps (one for each generator).
I drilled a hole large enough to fit a fuel line hose through them and then attached a length of brake line so it fed into the fuel tank and below the level of the fuel in the tank.
I tee'd both those fuel lines into one and again used about 12" of a brake line to feed into a gas "can".
The generators pulled the fuel from the gas "can" just great - for hours and hours. When I needed to refill the gas "can" I just pulled the fuel line going to the generators out of the "can", refilled the "can" and the siphoning began again - without the generators ever stopping.
I now carry both generators and about 2 gallons of gas in a container in the bed of my truck while traveling and put it in the shade when camping.Larry KE4DMG
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06-17-2021, 12:11 PM #17
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The orientation of the picture when posted on here correlates directly as to how the picture was taken on the phone.... turn your phone sideways to take a picture and it will show up on here sideways. Unless you do like you stated and open it, edit it, and re-save it. Be sure to post the saved version and not the original picture.
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