[TenTec] Emergency Power via Generator - Natural Gas

[Dave Heil]

k8vf_mark at centurytel.net wrote:

> Propane powered generators generally develop more power than gas powered.
> 
> That being said, if I could get natural gas I would do it in a heartbeat. 

Gents,

There's an outfit in Canvas, West Virginia (near Summersville) which 
sells affordable conversion kits for gasoline-powered generators.  I 
bought one which converts my Craftsman/Generac unit to natural gas for 
about $80.  Add a little more if you want the optional beefy rubber tube 
with brass pipe fittings which goes to your gas line.

Also sold are propane conversion and tri-fuel conversion kits.  I found 
these folks on the web at: http://www.propane-generators.com/

My kit came with a tube of blue silicone, a right angle brass fitting 
which runs up through the carburetor venturi (after drilling it out with 
a 17/64" bit), a small rubber hose with fittings and a 6" pancake 
regulator.

Do the mod, replace your engine oil with synthetic and you have a clean 
burning, long running generator which won't gunk up.

Dave Heil K8MN
nr Cameron, WV