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Originally Posted by jaschanks
The thread below about Hurricane Ike got me to thinking. I have read articles about people in disasters hooking inverters up to their cars to make small amounts of electricity, enough to run a refrigerator and a couple of lights. How practical is this? Will it hurt a MB diesel engine to idle long periods to keep the alternator going? How much fuel does a 616 engine consume at idle? Seems like an inexpensive way for people to make do for awhile and putting a MB to good use. Thoughts?
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Not inexpensive, but a PTO and powerhead would be the way to go if your in a hurricane prone area and lose power often. We've got a PTO driven generator on our field repair truck to run a welder.
How and where you'd stick a PTO on a 240D...
