Recent content by cbrTodd

I thought it was 'always' the second weekend in June? We planned a family vacation last Fall and kept the second weekend open for it. Oh well, I guess I will be missing it this year.

100% agreed. This unit is connected through a Ronk manual transfer switch that will remain disconnected from the building and anything valuable until after the generator is confirmed to be operating properly again. That testing may be against a home brew dummy resistive load or through another...

It's entirely possible that there is more wrong than just the transformer. That genset has sat in its current location for many years now, with continual intrusion attempts by mice, bugs, skink lizards, etc., with many nests being cleaned out over the years, so anything is possible. I have...

Thank you both for your fantastic input! I normally hate loading up the parts cannon, but at $20, given the cost of any other action, I think it is warranted here. The entire exciter module only has about 20 hours on it. I replaced it for them after the previous one failed due to the...

Thanks Guyfang, I thought that is how the UOC worked, but I wasn't 100% sure. There were specific sections labeled 50/60 hz and one labeled 400 hz too and this was in neither of those, but I wanted to be sure. Any guidance on how / what to test to confirm that 'only' the transformer broke? I...

The failed lead into the transformer is at the bottom right of the picture, just behind the vertical aluminum extrusion.

I am working with the same MEP-006A generator at the local Christian camp, that I have tinkered with for many years now. For the last year and a half, it has done great, has been used regularly, and has been load banked by a local company for testing / clean out. It has behaved well and got a...

It may not be 'hard', but I got real tempted to use colorful language trying to get the injector lines on the back side of the pump to break free. I know I bought a special short 9/16" socket and a 3/8 breaker bar for it as well as a 'torque adapter' and a set of curved wrenches. I know the...

Like Guyfang said, the only electrical thing in that injection pump is the on / off solenoid in the cover. If you are getting any fuel it's unlikely that it's the problem. I went many rounds with an unruly 006A a while back (I will put the link to my thread below) and it had some similar...

Yep, looks like that should work.

I'd like to be entered, please!

In my case the resistance only started right as the rear most seal contacted the spindle. It was just slightly more force than I could push by hand - when I put the first axle nut on it installed with minimal torque. When the torque started to suddenly increase, the seal was fully seated and I...

The two internal seals that straddle the hole in the hub are to allow the air for the central tire inflation system to pass through. The inner wheel bearing doesn't get oil from the differential because of them, so it has to be greased. For forces being higher than normal, I do remember that I...

When a friend of mine had this happen, he took the hub and wheel assembly off at the wheel bearings and brought it to me. The thimbles had broken at the top so I had to weld nuts on there repeatedly and use the 1 inch impact to break them off, one piece at a time, until all the broken pieces...

Assuming you are talking about the overflow valve circled in the crappy picture of a picture above, my ESN shows the part number superseded to 3963593.