So I had the dumb idea earlier today to look up 200cc diesel engines. I previously have looked up "small diesel generators" and got nothing. I found that 200cc and under diesel engines can be had on amazon for fairly cheaply though from chinese manufacturers. Now I was looking these up to possibly set up a diy genset to run AC in the truck at night and use diesel rather than carry gasoline as well.
Looking up some info I found that a 200a alternator should only take about 3hp to run and the link at the amazon store below has an engine that's 5hp for $386.
Futchoy
I figure if someone really wanted to run their ac at night with a cheap generator you could probably buy one of these, slap a 200a alternator to some homemade belt setup and have a diesel generator for less than $750. Now personally I'd want to slap a big ####ing muffler and resonator on the engine as well. Aside from that though does anyone think this would or wouldn't work?
Dumb idea for DIY Generator
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