Gas for standby generator from car. How to method?

This used to be a common modification for oil field workers' cars. They ran hoses to the trunk or pickup bed, and used the gasoline to wash their tools, test equipment, etc.

I would not recommend it, even though you could do it.

If I were of such a mind, I would install the T after the fuel filter, if feasible. The fuel pump will normally activate to power up the FI system when you turn on the key.

Again, while possible, I think this is an accident waiting for an opportunity. Find a better solution.

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I'm curious as to why you think it such a bad idea?

Dunno about "other places", since I've never had the situation arise, but I once found myself stranded in the middle of nowhere Michigan, out of gas, and a long hike to the nearest source. Was fortunate enough to have a Michigan State Police cruiser notice the truck, and put 2 + 2 together to come up with "This guy trudging down the road with what looks like a hundred-year-old gas can in hand probably goes with that truck I saw a few miles back" when he went by me about an hour after I started walking. He flipped a u-turn, we chatted about the problem ("Just out of gas? Not a problem!", he says), and he gave me a lift back to the truck. Where he proceeded to pop the hood of the cruiser, unroll an obviously dedicated-to-the-task hose from a just-as-obviously dedicated bracket mounted on the firewall, and run it down the filler neck of the truck. After turning a valve that I didn't get a good look at, but was close to, if not part of, what looked suspiciously like a fuel line, he wound up the engine of the cruiser a bit, and over the course of the next 5-10 minutes, pumped a couple gallons of gas into the truck. No muss, no fuss, no bother. That was the day I found out that most of the MSP fleet is (or was, when this incident happened - Seems to me it was '89 or '90) plumbed up the same way, and for exactly that purpose. If it's good enough for the MSP (a notoriously anal bunch when it comes to vehicle safety issues) I can't see it being as dangerous as you seem to suggest.

I, for one, think it's a decent idea. But I probably count as biased, since I've been the beneficiary of a car rigged for the trick. :)

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If your Merc is like my 88 T-Bird, you can tap into the fuel rail's pressure test port (schraeder fitting) under the hood, and ground the tan/light-green wire at the EEC-IV diagnostic plug. The pump will keep running as long as the key is on. If your 95 is OBD2, then never mind. :)

As I said, it has been done. Depends on who installs it, and who uses it as to how safe it is.

That goes for driving the car as well..

Sure does. Had a friend burned to death in a situation like this. He was neither stupid nor careless, but his pickup went up like a flashbulb.

Was he injured? Did they find the cause of ignition?

Crispy critters... there was little left. He was driving on the highway when it happened, and I don't know exactly what precipitated the incident.