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Mine also were replaced with solid bolts, I just cracked the line loose at the check valve until fuel came out there let it run for a couple minutes then cracked the injector lines at the injector until fuel came out when cranking it over.

Holy Crap!! I some how some how got this thread mixed up with another thread that was on a 002a ....sorry **** early onset dementia!! My original response pointing to Beede instruments I believe to be valid as they were a original supplier for that NSN 2910-01-366-8985...

Oh you need the fuel gauge sender unit. I found this thread: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?101932-mep-003a-teardown-and-refurb/page5 I cut and pasted the relevant info here for you, that thread is worth a going through he did a awesome restoration. "I managed to track down the...

Maybe a stuck starter solenoid, probably need to open up starter and clean things up. You could try starting and wacking the solenoid a few times with a rubber mallet or dead blow hammer a few times, maybe it will pop it loose.

Check the hose routing, make sure the in and out hoses are not reversed....simple but it happens. Also check fuel tank dip tube, a hole in it will stop fuel pick up. These are low pressure pumps, 3 lbs. only so the suction may not be felt by your finger on the inlet. You could put a hose...

Well can you manually give it more throttle to get it back up to speed ? If you can then it could be a governor issue. If you cannot manually add throttle with the cable and get it up to speed then it could be a linkage adjustment issue, can the governor or cable pull the throttle to the full...

Personally if it was my hookup I would leave the generator bonded to the frame and ground terminal lug and just pass three wires to the house panel, two hots and a neutral. just like your power company does. I would then ground my generator from the grounding lug to the SAME ground rod as the...

Some digital meters do not have a ZERO function, some have nothing and some have a OFFSET function where you short the leads and hit a offset button...this nulls the meter removing lead induced error..functionally the same as the ZERO function.. DMM"s that do not have a zero or offset function...

Well got to spend some time on the generator it is up and running solid with 38 lbs steady oil pressure. I did a oil and filter change on it and started it up and it shot right up to 40 lbs. pressure and once warmed up drops to about 37-38 lbs and sits there steady. It was about 2/3 quart low on...

Taking out the fuel pump is really not that big a deal. I just took mine out a couple weeks ago, it was the first time I had ever done so. I put the motor to top dead center compression stroke and verified so by the timing marks on the flywheel and removed the pump. To re-install I verified...

Thanks for the responses, it had fresh oil in it when I picked it up so not sure of the oil weight that is in it. I am going to do a oil change and check out the filter bypass check valve and thermostatic oil valve make sure it is all clean and no broken springs then check out the oil pressure...

Surplus MEP-002A up and running but strange oil pressure fluctuations. RESOLVED Ok got most issues figured out but have now experienced something that has me kind of flummoxed. When I acquired the generator it had a bad oil pressure switch in it which I simply jumped out as I awaited arrival of...

Well got some time to work on the generator today. Moved the spring to the bottom threaded area where it is supposed to be and have been playing around with the adjustments. The way I have it figured is that with the spring lower on the arm the governor action has more effect on the linkage...

Well I looked mine over today and if the spring lower down = less droop I may have found the problem: Seems somebody must have figured it worked opposite as that spring is over the top of the adjuster. Here you can see the linkage and how close it is to the frame edge and solenoid...Is...

OK my $349.00 GSA MEP-002A is up and running and making power but I had some issues (and still have a few). Problem 1: Fuel system gunk and corrosion, took off all lines, filters, and tank, cleaned an new filters. Problem 2: Fuel tank had 2 pinhole leaks, filled with water and MIG welded up...