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Article #2020Re: Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fuel Conversion For Light Trucks
From: Paul Hovnanian P.E.
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:34
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:34
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Scott Dorsey wrote: > > In article <48C9D4F6.601030D8@hovnanian.com>, > Paul Hovnanian P.E. <paul@hovnanian.com> wrote: > >On a distantly related topic: anyone have a URL for a supplier of > >natural gas conversion kits for small engines (Briggs & Stratton, 5 HP > >size)? > > > >I've got a genset with a crudded up carb that I'd rather run off the gas > >service anyway. > > If it's an Onan genset, you can buy a kit from Onan. > --scott No. Its some odd brand unit. Fortunately, it uses a B&S engine, so that should be easy to find parts for. But B&S doesn't have conversion kits, nor do they endorse after market mods. Their position appears to be: but a new B&S motor already fit for the purpose. I found one site that appears to be selling something which appears to be a pressure regulator, a metal tube and instructions on how to drill a hole in your carb and stick the metal tube in. But this looks like a cheap hack. Some years ago, I converted a pickup truck to run on propane. The metering unit that sat n top of the carburetor was a non-trivial piece of hardware, as I recall. -- Paul Hovnanian paul@hovnanian.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Have gnu, will travel.
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