Generator for AC and heat

[tx2sturgis]

as someone who rebuilds 20-30 carbs a week, sometimes ones sitting for years, the ethanol stuff is mostly a myth. Rust and plain old gunk 99% of the time. When you do get the green bowl of death you actually find less dirt/grime but sometimes what looks like lime scale.

Sorry, no.

The rust you see is because ethanol fuel is hygroscopic.

Vented gasoline fuel tanks allow air in, and the moisture is absorbed into the fuel, and the volatiles evaporate too, thickening the fuel. Where do you think that rust and gunk (sludge) is coming from?

Why would you even have to rebuild 20-30 a week if the poor grade, stagnant fuel was not plugging them up?

The resulting sludge and rust plugs up the small jets in the carburetors of small engines.

Not myth. Fact.

 

[jonsun]

carbs needed cleaned before ethanol. 20-30 a week is just the sheer volume of business we do....most of our customers bikes have 4 carbs and we're the ONLY shop in town that isnt afraid of carbs.

They need cleaned because they don't understand or care fuel goes bad and they have to take steps to prevent it. 9/10 they also need a battery. We have significant shall we say, urban, clientele. We also do plenty of racebikes with non-ethanol leaded race fuel that has congealed.

alcohol absorbs water and allows it to blend....i.e. less rust

like I said my generator is 5 years old....never drained never a problem. Heck my van just sat for 2 years and fired right up. The issue is wildly blown out of proportion.

 

[AbuelaLoca]

Lets say you bought a large marine style ice chest. Think REALLY big.

Cut a hole in one end. Trim it up so its nice and comfy for the dog, no sharp edges. Add padding inside.

Install the guts from a thermoelectric cooler in the lid (or even a cheap 12v compressor fridge).

Use a small computer fan, and a thermostat, set at 72° or so,  and hang a soft curtain in the opening.

VOILA!

Instant meat locker for Lassie!

If the guts all ran on direct solar, then no battery needed, no controller, and it would run the best when its hot and sunny outside!

The van needs to be vented, of course.

Dude....you solved it.

If dr_nelson is watching this thread, please draw me a picture  :blush:  I really like this idea as my dog will likely need to be in my van during the day here and there and I've been debating about that rear A/C unit and leaving my van running just for her!!

 

[tx2sturgis]

The problems with ethanol and small carburetor engines are real.



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[tx2sturgis]

There are many sources for information about ethanol:


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[Gideon33w]

Oh, just noticed that tx2sturgis thermoelectric comment. Do not hook solar directly to peltier devices. They require steady voltage and solar panels just dip and rise too much from clouds and whatnot. One of the big reasons the cheap thermoelectric fridges fail. Otherwise, that's basically the idea I came up with since I didn't read through the comments to notice his, haha. - Another note, cool drinking water goes a LONG way for dogs.