#SMALL UNIVERSAL GENERATOR FUEL TANK ZIP#
I like to make the connecting hose long enough to zip tie it to the frame of my generator.Ī note about the hose leading out of the gas tank: you can buy hose of pretty much any length you want. To the flange that points to your boat tank connection, add a short length of hose and then the “quick connect” set up outlined above. This option involves tapping into the line between your internal tank and the carburetor, and making it possible to continue to use the internal tank but also attach a quick connect-equipped boat tank.įor this you need a hose splicer such as this:īTW if your in-line hose is ¼ inch, then the 6mm fitting is your huckleberry. Option 3 – Tap Into Fuel Line Of Internal Tank The principle is the same though: just depress some sort of a lever and pull the fitting apart! Other outboard manufactures (Mercury, Yamaha, Honda, Tohatsu, etc.) have different connector styles and sizes. Note that when the connectors are disconnected from each other, they are designed to self-close, limiting spills. – making sure the barb size matches your carburetor intake hose. To this one would attach something that looks like this female adapter barbed fitting: However, note that it has a threaded fitting.
It will connect to a fitting that looks like this: I’m an OMC (Johnson and Evinrude) guy, so the connector at the end of the hose coming off my tank looks like this:ĥ/16 inches Barb Female Fuel Line Quick Connector Quick Connectįor “quick connect” style you’ll need to mate your quick connect female fitting on the tank to a compatible male fitting on the motor. In all cases the hose should fit quite tightly on side of the barb or dangerous leaks (enhanced by the vibrating motor) may result, creating a hazard. This is hard to find, but Amazon is your friend and the big box hardware stores also have walls lined with options.īTW, always get brass, not plastic, for the toll the chemicals in the gasoline take on plastic. In this case get a variant that “steps down” the hose size or is a “reducer fitting”. The hose leading from the boat tank has a 3/8” or 5/16” I.D.
It will be common that the hose leading to the generator’s carburetor has 1/4″ I.D. One issue may be differing hose sizes between what’s on your generator and what’s on your boat tank. It will need to be kept in place by a hose clamp, or stout zip tie. Hose Barbįor a simple “hose barb” connector, consider something that looks like this: The quick connect is…as its name suggests. There are two basic kinds of fittings: “hose barb” and “quick connect”. Option 2 – Direct to Carburetor connectionįully drain and disconnect internal tank, and connect remote tank directly to intake hose to the carburetor.
Johnson/Evinrude/OMC Fuel Hose Fitting by Attwood
#SMALL UNIVERSAL GENERATOR FUEL TANK PORTABLE#
If you would like to go this route, here’s an external tank, hose, and connectors:Īttwood Portable Marine Boat Fuel Tank, EPA-Certified – 6-GallonĪttwood Universal Fuel Line Assembly Kit with Tank Fitting With this rigged up I can simply clip in a new tank whenever needed! My fuel tanks are for the OMC outboards (Johnson/Evinrude, yeah I’m “older”!) The first thing was to set up a quick connect in the generator. What if we were to rig up the generator the same way we rig a boat motor: when we want to run it, just connect the remote tank and go! And when it came to refuel, just plug a new tank in? Taa daa! Enter boat fuel tanks! Fuel Quick Connect for Generator External Fuel Tank Another problem was you had to let the generator cool down before refueling, and even then there was spilled gas and the potential for explosion. One problem was limited fuel reservoir in the generator. We were without reliable power from Florida Power and Light (the utility), and had to generate power 7/24. Then Hurricanes Francis and Jeanne hit in Florida in the early to mid-2000’s.
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