On Tue, 21 Jan 2014 11:50:50 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

Hmmm... just had a thought. I wonder if they make a generator that
runs off of furnace fuel oil. Probably do. That would be more
practical as we have two 330 gal oil tanks and one 275 gal. We keep
them topped off.

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#2 furnace fuel is a very close relative of diesel, all it lacks is
the cetane booster. You can buy cetane booster and keep it around
for when it is needed. You should probably install some extra
filtration, like a Racor, in the line going to the generator.