A Big Veggie Engine

A friend of mine is setting up a 12HP 2 cylinder diesel engine as a 220V 60Hz 8 KiloWatt generator for his entire home and get money for feeding it back to the grid.

The engine will start on diesel, but run on (free) used cooking oil.

I hope to get more videos showing sound insulation, fuel lines, exhaust, etc.

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[trevortrevortsr2]

Intereesting - the rubber matt may be a bad idea

[smellslikefries]

@trevortrevortsr2 Why do you think that?

[trevortrevortsr2]

@smellslikefries I have a pre WW2 CS 5 hp jobbie - when I was looking into how to fix it in place I spoke to a guy who had put a rubber matt under his and it soon reduced the matt to jelly causing belt enlignment issues - his advice was to bolt it to a huge raft of solid concrete with some rebar in - maybe he used the wrong rubber

[smellslikefries]

@trevortrevortsr2 The rubber we use is a cow matt - used as ground cover for cattle at night in stables. Quite sturdy - I've seen it deployed for years.

[GrandpaTD]

Where did you buy that engine from?

[smellslikefries]

Goto woodnstuff ... wait for it ... dot ca

[memcu30]

@frosty9595 hell man you could probly run like 20

[douro20]

@spencnaz

They can still be purchased, but with the understanding that it is only for stationary use.

[frosty9595]

Big lister to run a car alternator? I hope he was meaning a generator head.

[drkaiser1963]

It was actually designed by the Stover Engine Works in Freeport, Illinois and sold to Lister as I understand