anickode
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Well, I got the hookup from a friend of mine... A pair of Chinese tri-fuel (gas, propane, NG) carbs today. Tonco 168F carbs, which are sized for 5-6.5 hp engines.
I've got a garage full of assorted engines, including one that as of yesterday, needs a new main jet. I think it's time to make some adapters and start playing around.
These carbs are a direct swap for GX style engines and clones (up to 196cc), and the slightly larger 170f is recommended for the larger (212, etc) engines, as well as more larger sizes for engines up to the GX390/pred420
I will post updates as I try these things out.
There's not a lot of documentation about them, save for one page of poorly translated Chenglish instructions, and apart from some YouTube videos of them running on generators, not much online either. My buddy has converted several generators ranging from a 6hp clone to a genuine GX390, and has had good results.
I may even consider getting one of the larger units and adapting it for my 10 hp Subaru generator. Running off a 100# fuel tank with no shelf life is awfully tempting.
Who's up for some propane karting?
I've got a garage full of assorted engines, including one that as of yesterday, needs a new main jet. I think it's time to make some adapters and start playing around.
These carbs are a direct swap for GX style engines and clones (up to 196cc), and the slightly larger 170f is recommended for the larger (212, etc) engines, as well as more larger sizes for engines up to the GX390/pred420
I will post updates as I try these things out.
There's not a lot of documentation about them, save for one page of poorly translated Chenglish instructions, and apart from some YouTube videos of them running on generators, not much online either. My buddy has converted several generators ranging from a 6hp clone to a genuine GX390, and has had good results.
I may even consider getting one of the larger units and adapting it for my 10 hp Subaru generator. Running off a 100# fuel tank with no shelf life is awfully tempting.
Who's up for some propane karting?