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Originally posted by silver912e
Just wanted to chime in that if you already have a gasoline generator, there are kits to convert them to natural gas or propane.
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FYI, every NG or LPG conversion kit I've ever seen just updates the fuel system alone. The problem with this is the higher combustion and exhaust heat produced by buring NG or LPG can tax the engine more, and reduce its service life. Specifically, the exhaust valve and head gasket are subject to premature failure due to the high heat levels.
Next, be aware a gasoline engine converted to run on NG or LPG will never make as much horsepower as it would with regular gasoline. Fact of life; expect 10-20% reduction in total power. Your 5Kw gasoline generator may only squeeze out 4250 watts with NG or LPG fuel. It gets worse with altitude.
Finally, for those nervous-Nellies, converting a gasoline engine to run on a different fuel violates federal EPA and California CARB regulations. And spitting on the sidewalk is illegal too.
