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I figure they were running something like 60mpg (at least, w. Canuck gallon). Part of that was low-weight (vs. today's safety add-ons)...

Yep, olde modest, long-running small diesel, likely just mech-inj back far enough... not the 1000 ft# of Tq that everyone "Needs" to...

Pretty much the perfect setup for that task :cool:, I can see why he kept it. Turning over vehicles that "fast"... sure he wasn't a...

And, of course, the VW p/u...... There are modern turboD versions of all of these (that mostly we can't get).... but for just a basic...

There was an OE (not homemade) camper on that chassis, down the road from me for a # of years. Didn't confirm the engine in it, but...

d - discussion today, reminds me of being @ my Uncle's shop in Atlantic Canada, as a kid. He had a big chunk of thick truck Inner Tube...

Are you looking to go up to 10kw range ? If so, you might want to look @ Generac portables. I don't know their reliability well, but...

(y) Murphy, is not going to like you ! Rgds, D.

Thanks for posting that. As you'd know..... good-quality Marine-grade switches are Spendy, so not surprising as a cut-corner.... If...

Let us know what the failure point was pls, on that gen of yours. TBN-minds want to know :cool: Many of us won't put 1000s of hours...

I really don't NEED another generator, but I've been looking @ the Champion inverter line now and then, in the 3k - 4k range. Good...

That observation keeps coming up in this thread. I believe it to be true.... In my small engines, I tend to rotate thru Stabil...

Some people (that Murphy smiles on) don't seem to hit this, but what you described ^ is often the case with modern fuels. For low-use...

@ 3kw, what is impressing me is the weight. OK, small(er) tank is one thing, but it would be interesting to see an engineering teardown...

(y) If it starts/runs/produces power.... paint colour/bling are definitely secondary in a power-outage. What sticks in my mind re...