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Sandy, Oh Crap

Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 4:35 pm
by Wayne64
Only can get off a few lines and post two pics. The first is my faithful M37B1 (Vietnam era) feeding my 3Kw Desert Storm Gen-Set. The second is just one of the pictures to show what the south shore of Long Island got hit with. That's a house boat that is around 600 yards inland. Damage is bad and I don't leave the house without my model 60.

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Re: Sandy, Oh Crap

Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 7:02 pm
by W_A_Watson_II
WOW, glad you are OK. Good luck.

Re: Sandy, Oh Crap

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 2:57 am
by HingsingM37
Wayne,
Man, you guys took a beating. Thats a clever set up with the gen set. Be safe and our prayers are with you. Keep that model 60 handy and keep us posted when you can:wink:

Re: Sandy, Oh Crap

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 3:05 am
by Cal_Gary
Glad to hear you're safe and sound, Wayne!
Gary

Re: Sandy, Oh Crap

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 5:21 am
by Tuko
how does the truck supply the gen? elec start?

Re: Sandy, Oh Crap

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 5:54 am
by Sal
Good to hear from you Wayne. Nice set up on the Gen. using the Gas tank drain as a feed . I hear there's another storm heading our way....

Sal

Re: Sandy, Oh Crap

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 8:46 am
by Wayne64
Tuko wrote:how does the truck supply the gen? elec start?
Yes the trucks fuel supplies the generator. Also when I redid the truck I added the 24v slave and have the Nato jumper cable, so I also use the electric start on the gen-set which is a plug in. Sal, that next storm is making me pause in pulling the engine on the set and putting in a new rear main seal. I have a military 10KW unit that I need to repair and cut down a boat trailer to move it around. There should lots of cheap trailers once the insurance folks get finished :(

Re: Sandy, Oh Crap

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 9:32 am
by m-37Bruce
Wayne64 wrote:
Tuko wrote:how does the truck supply the gen? elec start?
Yes the trucks fuel supplies the generator. Also when I redid the truck I added the 24v slave and have the Nato jumper cable, so I also use the electric start on the gen-set which is a plug in. Sal, that next storm is making me pause in pulling the engine on the set and putting in a new rear main seal. I have a military 10KW unit that I need to repair and cut down a boat trailer to move it around. There should lots of cheap trailers once the insurance folks get finished :(
Some good, some bad news, glad to hear your still afloat Wayne64!
I'll look around for some of that trailer action.

Re: Sandy, Oh Crap

Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 5:40 am
by m37jarhead
Nice generator setup using the M37 fuel tank. Great Yankee ingenuity!
A generator is like a pocket knife, you'll never use it if you don't have one.

A generator saved my son's basement in Ohio in the aftermath of Sandy's
torrential rains.
No electricity and no sump pumps. A small generator saved his basement
from being flooded and causing thousands of $$$ in damage.

I'll proudly take the credit for telling him to buy a small generator a few
years ago. :wink:
JB

Re: Sandy, Oh Crap

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 6:19 pm
by Wayne64
m37jarhead wrote:Nice generator setup using the M37 fuel tank. Great Yankee ingenuity!
A generator is like a pocket knife, you'll never use it if you don't have one.

A generator saved my son's basement in Ohio in the aftermath of Sandy's
torrential rains.
No electricity and no sump pumps. A small generator saved his basement
from being flooded and causing thousands of $$$ in damage.

I'll proudly take the credit for telling him to buy a small generator a few
years ago. :wink:
JB
You did right by having him prepared. BTW the main reason that I don't use the below generator fuel tank is the E10 has a habit of killing the fuel pump diaphragm. So the small side tank for short runs and the truck for the longer haul since in both cases I trust gravity feed for the carb. I finally saw part of the barrier beach, OH sh!t, The dunes of Jones Beach are now gone. They were washed into the bay where I boat, so after knowing the bay for 60+ years I now have to relearn it.