Stepney 2,354 #1 Posted March 5, 2021 Evening, all. Figured this would be the place to post this. Been wanting a classic Kohler 4 cylinder generator for a while, but rather hard to get around here.. Stumbled into this 1967 (so I was told) Kohler 3.5kw 110/230v, 1800rpm light plant. (Nice and quiet) Allegedly was used exactly one time. It came out of a schoolhouse. It's never had gasoline in the bowl, the sediment glass has blue paint. At first I was lead to believe it was the K331 pressure oil system engine, turns out it's just a 301. Ah well, we can dream. It's a dual fuel, was always run on propane gas. My question here is, on the intake, you will notice a broken fitting and needle valve next to the propane inlet. I've not yet traced the steel line, but it goes behind the shroud. Has anyone here played with a propane fired K series? We had it running pretty good the day I bought it, but still haven't got around to setting it up properly. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mickwhitt 5,131 #2 Posted March 5, 2021 Very interesting engine. Quite a conversion to LPG. Im not sure what the steel pipe does, could it draw air from the fan casing to mix with the gas? Must be some LPG guys out there who know how this stuff works, can't be as simple as just swapping fuel lines over. Watching with interest. Mick Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 72,672 #3 Posted March 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Mickwhitt said: Watching with interest Me too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 66,747 #4 Posted March 5, 2021 My genny I pulled apart was set up LP. I believe that tube is a vacuum valve to regulate the flow of gas. Some of the components in mine were busted so my plan is to convert for gasoline use. I was surprised to figure out the other day that it was not only hand crank, but the genny was a starter as well! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
