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I normally carry a small Honda EU10i in the boot, and have only noticed a petrol smell seeping though to the habitation area once, solving it by putting a piece of a plastic bag over the filler and screwing the cap back on.
When I open the boot I sometimes get a faint whiff of petrol, but it's caused me no problems in there.
Now I'm going to carry a small motorbike hung on the back, I was thinking through the weight distribution options over the axles and moving the generator to the front of the cab was one thing which went through my mind.
I bought some vacuum bags ( the type used to store and compress clothes etc.) and stuck the Honda in, expelling as much air as I could before sealing it, placed it in the passenger foot well and left it there for a couple of weeks without being able to detect any petrol-type smells - result.
My only slight reservation being that the bag I bought is made from rather thin plastic, and I can see it need being replaced after it's been used a few times, and I wouldn't want to put the generator in the bag hot..
Got a smaller one for the petrol can as well.
I think some of the petrol smell comes from the unburned vapour left in the silencer when you switch it off.
I think some generators are stopped by running the the carb dry. Would take a bit of time to empty the float chamber but seems a good idea.
Bill, on your Honda's petrol cap there is a On and Off symbol, ten minutes or so before you turn the Genny off turn the thingy on the petrol cap to Off..this will cause a vacuum in the petrol tank..if you leave it in the off position long enough it will stop anyway.
We had a Honda EU20i and I have never noticed a smell from it. I always make sure the petrol is turned off before stopping it. I dont carry a spare petrol can in the van as the genny will easily run for 8 hours or more on a tank, so I just top it up when required. Our garage doors do have a vent in them though.
Had the Same Problem, when carrying our genny , i Mounted in a box on the back of my van , and run it from the box , works really well for us , specially for winter skiing .Ive bumped my genny box for all who are interested , thanks Gary
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