[C320-list] generator storage safety

[Pat Moriarty]

Can't you turn the gas off and run it dry. I always did this on all 
my small generators as the main jet is so small that varnish will 
plug it very easy. If you use it every week or two no big deal but if 
you go a month and the gas all evaporates out of the bowl now you 
have a problem. Same for lawn mowers, weed eaters etc. repair shops 
just love people who leave gas in them and never use them.

Most people never run the gas out an pretty soon the damn thing just 
won't start.

Pat
#130


At 10:19 PM 7/22/2008, you wrote:
>I put mine in the starboard locker making sure the fuel cap breather is
>firmly closed first. There is a safety issue if you have any spillage but I
>have locating sockets for each of the feet and a strap to hold it down
>firmly.  The real issue with the fumes is that to get the Honda into the
>locker you have to tip it up and the small amount of fuel remaining in the
>float bowl drains out a bit.  You should really drain the float bowl before
>tipping it but this requires you to take of the side cover of the generator.
>I leave both port and starboard lockers open for quite a while to dissipate
>any fumes.  Like all things on your boat it's a matter of risk management.
>
>Stephen Cox
>Tegwen #1141
>
> >
> > I was wondering if there was a safety issue with storing a
> > gas fueled generator in the starboard locker as recommended
> > on the list. It is a space open to the aft cabin and the
> > bilge through the access door and limber holes. Couldn't
> > fumes from a minor spill fill these areas? The main ac switch
> > is in the space as are several other potential spark hazards.
> > Seems a little dangerous to me. Probably just to cautious.
> > Jim Brown  "Desafinado"
> >

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