3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
professor95 wrote: EDIT ADDED 45/5/2013- When this thread started in March of 2005, I never expected to see it survive this long or amass the quantity of information that has been shared here. In...
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Porfessor95 wrote:
If the gas in your tank is reaching 140 degrees F or higher, you can bet that it is rapidly vaporizing. Pressure will build and fumes can escape into the surrounding atmosphere. If they collect (they are heavier than air) in enough density and an ignition source comes along, you could have trouble.
The gas tank on your genset is NOT sealed like a modern automobile fuel system. It is an atmospherically vented system.
IMHO, I would exercise caution at those temps. Any thing you can do to keep the gas tank cooler would be smart.
Professor95
The above statement through's a wrench in my gears to place the fuel tank on top of my box. If I place this box on a carrier on the rear of my MH and this Texas sun heats the fuel in the tank to 140 degrees and someone comes close with a flame (cig. or lighter)the box could be a bomb. More and more Lou's beautiful box with the fuel tank undercover but separated from the genset (his new design coming out soon) may just take first prize. Professor, you do know how to hurt a guy. Got to start over with the present design on my bench. Do you have anymore surprise/s to be in the next post? Maybe should just wait for your propane retro post.
Floyd
Ps: Is there any problem with carrying a propane tank on a rear carrier?
Porfessor95 wrote:
If the gas in your tank is reaching 140 degrees F or higher, you can bet that it is rapidly vaporizing. Pressure will build and fumes can escape into the surrounding atmosphere. If they collect (they are heavier than air) in enough density and an ignition source comes along, you could have trouble.
The gas tank on your genset is NOT sealed like a modern automobile fuel system. It is an atmospherically vented system.
IMHO, I would exercise caution at those temps. Any thing you can do to keep the gas tank cooler would be smart.
Professor95
The above statement through's a wrench in my gears to place the fuel tank on top of my box. If I place this box on a carrier on the rear of my MH and this Texas sun heats the fuel in the tank to 140 degrees and someone comes close with a flame (cig. or lighter)the box could be a bomb. More and more Lou's beautiful box with the fuel tank undercover but separated from the genset (his new design coming out soon) may just take first prize. Professor, you do know how to hurt a guy. Got to start over with the present design on my bench. Do you have anymore surprise/s to be in the next post? Maybe should just wait for your propane retro post.
Floyd
Ps: Is there any problem with carrying a propane tank on a rear carrier?
