For those of us who use gasoline generators for an apu

Do you notice if that other guy had a gasoline generator? I'm just wondering because you know a gasoline generator is a really bad idea for the same reason your posted about. A diesel generator should not kill someone. That's the idea about diesel truck engines. They might smell, if older and smoke. But it won't kill anybody because they need so much air.

 

Many years ago, 1985 to be precise I mounted a Honda Generator right behind the cab of my IH 9670 cab over. For quite a while the fumes really didn't enter the cab. But one night the wind was just right, and just like you I almost didn't wake up the next morning.
I have been using gasoline generators on my present tractor for at least 15 years. But this time it has it's own stack that goes along side of the muffler of the truck and dumps out above the roof. Less noise, and I don't harm anyone or myself.

 

I can smell the exhaust, even from the Diesel APUs. I don’t know about natural gas, but I can sure smell that burning. One year ago, New yrs eve, Parked next to a NG Truck, left the vent window open.Just about made me sick to my stomach. Wife ended up in the hospital later that day, with lung embolisms. Totally unrelated, I’m sure. But I can’t help to think, it pushed her over the edge. Don’t really know, it came on so sudden, barely got her bobtailed to the hospital. By the time we got there her pain was excruciating, 2 shots of Morphine didn’t help, it was horrible. Can’t breath, sharp pains. Something to watch out for, blood clots in legs, going to lungs. It’s a real risk Driving Trucks.

 

I have an exhaust stack on mine. I also have a carbon monoxide detector that was going off before I put the exhaust stack on it.

Having a carbon monoxide detector in your truck is a good idea.

 

Incidentally, the flex portion of that pipe is an exhaust pipe for an Espar heater. It fits perfectly over the stub of pipe coming out of the muffler (after removing the spark arrestor).

The stack is a length of 3/4" steel electrical conduit, which also fits exact. I used Permatex Ultra Copper to make sure the connections are sealed and regular hose clamps to hold everything together.

 

@lilillill
Does your little condenser on the back of the truck say to his big brother on the front on the trailer:
"gee, when I grow up I wanna be just like you"

 

Ha ha! I like a little AC now and then, but if he ever gets the idea to crank it down to -20°, I'll stab him in the evaporator with an ice pick.

 

@Hulld Glad you're safe!!!!