Why not run portable generator off vehicle's fuel tank?
I'm sure that there is a good reason why this is not done---using your car or truck's gas tank to run a portable gasoline generator---but I've never known why not? Please clue me in, thanks.
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back when i had my Lifetime Premiere class a, dodge 413
some previous owner had installed a diesel style water trap in the fuel line up front behind the grill
gave me no end of grief, when i got some water laden fuel did not know what was going on
after i got it all figured out, it became a God Send
i extended the drain hose on the bottom , and used it to fill the gas can for the portable genset , it also came in handy many times, helping out fellow campers
just switch on the key, (electric fuel pump) place hose in can, open valve
i rarely got any bad gas with water, after that first time, but i always kept an eye on the trap to keep it clean and ready to use
some previous owner had installed a diesel style water trap in the fuel line up front behind the grill
gave me no end of grief, when i got some water laden fuel did not know what was going on
after i got it all figured out, it became a God Send
i extended the drain hose on the bottom , and used it to fill the gas can for the portable genset , it also came in handy many times, helping out fellow campers
just switch on the key, (electric fuel pump) place hose in can, open valve
i rarely got any bad gas with water, after that first time, but i always kept an eye on the trap to keep it clean and ready to use
