Evening All. Hope everyone has had a good winter.
Slowly starting to contemplate where to go this season but thought I'd share a novel use for the outboard tank over winter:
Replacement tank for the genny.
Have had the genny for quite a few years as a hand me down from my father who Bought it during the 70s blackouts I think. Decided I ought to at least make sure it works. The fuel tank was rotten and the lines full of muck.
Cleaned it all up, ditched the tank and with ethanol in fuel there was no point in a new tank and having to drain it down everytime so I decided to replumb it to use the outboard tank as there would never be a usage clash.
After a liberal dose of MEK through the lines and carb it fired up easily and ran perfectly.
Actually, I tell a lie. I had been nearly killing myself for about half an hour using the pull cord to no avail when the phone rang and I decided it would be smart to have a break and answer it before I gave myself one of those midlife heart attacks. It was my father and I proceeded to proudly tell him that I was recommissioning his old generator but it was a bugger to pull start, to which he replied that I was some kind of bloody idiot and should connect a car battery and just turn the key!!! Well, I didn't know it was that fancy. 5 mins later the battery is connected and it fires perfectly.
Red Mist
