PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-693
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 693
AUGUST 2010
46
PS 693
AUG 10
Dear Half-Mast,
I’m stationed in Iraq and I’m looking for a way to hook up a 55-gal fuel drum
to use as a fuel supply for a tactical quiet generator (TQG). I have looked in
the operator’s and parts TMs and can’t find any parts or instructions on how
to do this. Any help is appreciated. The mile walk to the fuel point twice a day
for 5 gallons of fuel is getting old.
SPC A. T.
Dear Specialist A. T.,
I feel your pain. Back when I was a private, I lugged Jerry cans of fuel until my arms
ached, my back broke and my dogs barked! Fortunately for you, there is a system to
hook up a 55-gal drum as an auxiliary fuel point for your generator.
Let’s start with the parts you need. Somewhere, in your generator TM–probably in
the Additional Authorized List (AAL) or the Basic Issue Items (BII) list–there should
be an entry for an adapter assembly or an adapter container, NSN 2910-00-066-1235.
That adapter is what you need to connect the auxiliary fuel hose of your generator set
to an auxiliary fuel source.
You’ll ±nd the auxiliary fuel hose stored behind the generator’s battery access door.
If it’s not there, look for the hose behind other access doors. Replace a worn hose.
The adapter consists of a
strainer clamp, a plug, a pipe,
NSN 4710-00-185-6948, and an
extension pipe, NSN 4710-00-
597-8731. The pipe and extension
pipe come with the adapter. But,
replacements
can
be
ordered
separately. The extension pipe
is not needed if the fuel source is
a 5-gal can, but is needed if the
fuel source is a 55-gal drum. The
extension pipe will reach about
30 inches into the drum.
Now that you have the parts, put the external fuel source a safe distance away
from the generator, but no more than 25 feet—the length of the auxiliary hose. Make
sure you meet all local and unit safety requirements for a fuel point.
Assemble the adapter by threading the main pipe into the plug and then the
extension pipe into the main pipe, if you’re using a 55-gal drum. Now thread one
end of the auxiliary hose into the adapter.
Make sure all adapter parts
and the hose are clean.
Generator
Auxiliary
Fuel…
Avoid Another
Long, Hard Walk
this mile
walk to
get five
gallons
of fuel
is getting
old!
maybe we
can hook
up a 55
gallon
drum of
fuel.
You need this adapter!
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