Re: [MV] Lantern Fuel in Generator Set?

Joe Foley (redmenaced@yahoo.com)
Sun, 24 Jan 1999 07:55:54 -0800 (PST)

You just listed every good reason for draining your gen-set for long
periods of storage.

Joe F.

---WMesmer@aol.com wrote:
>
>
> I have a problem with the gasoline in my 1.5 KW Military Generator Set
> regularly turning to the consistency of honey and / or varnish and
plugging
> the fuel system up. I "regularly" will put fresh fuel and fuel
stabilizer
> into the generator but within 7 or 8 months it is all gummed up
again and
> needs a carburetor rebuild or replacement.
>
> Many years I met a man that that claimed that he solved this problem
by
> keeping his generator set filled with Coleman lantern fuel. He
would test run
> the generator from time to time on this fuel but would top it off
with regular
> fuel if he planned to run it for any length of time. Is lantern fuel
> something that I can safely run in my Military Generator set?
>
> Bill.
> M151A2
> M116
> M416
> 1.5 KW Gen.
>
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