Recent content by jacobsk

A Picture of the insides of the start switch. The two Red arrows are pointing to a broken off lead and a badly bent lead. The pink arrow is pointing to a blob of melted metal which was at one time part of one of the leads. I presume that with wet electronics cleaner still in the switch an arc...

Ray, the throttle cable is indeed out of thread at this point. I'll get the bracket straightened out and reset the governor linkage per the TM to make sure everything is squared away. Right now the engine never gets to 60Hz so I presume someone just kept pulling on the cable trying to get more...

Thanks for the confirmation on the bent throttle linkage. I'll straighten it out. I currently have the exhaust louver box unbolted with the blower shroud being removed so I'll try jumping it to see if that helps. In other news my start rotary switch seems to be jammed now. It only allows...

Well I started the unit this afternoon after jumping the oil pressure switch. The unit doesn't stay running so something other than the switch must be causing the fuel shut off solenoid to cut out after the start switch leaves the start position. While it was running (with me holding the start...

Well today was spend mostly on fuel system cleansing, removing the fuel tank, using some gravel to get the usual quarter inch of crud out of the bottom of the tank, removing the orange varnished diesel, flushing the lines, and replacing the filters. I also removed the heavily corroded ground...

Thank you both for the ideas, I will start my search with the ground area under the control box and then switch my attention over to the voltage regulator if necessary. I appreciate your ideas!

Well tonight after some monkeying around with the starter rotary switch, basically unscrewing each lead and re tightening the screws. The relay now engages for the glow plugs, and the generator actually roared to life unexpectedly when I turned the switch to run on accident! I let her run for...

I should mention that I have function checked the fuel shutoff solenoid by jumping two wires to the batteries and it is working. The click I'm referencing in the original post is the one heard when turning the switch to preheat. In this case I hear nothing.

I've been digging through the TM's and reading old posts but haven't found anything specifically addressing an issue I have with my most recent MEP-002a. The shut off solenoid had been unbolted from its location (thankfully still present) when I purchased the generator, and after cleaning the...

My most recent PU-751/M came with a 1/4 mile spool of CX12230 coax cable. What the heck can I use it for? I don't have any radio hobbies, and as far as I can tell it's as useful to me as a 130 pound anchor. I'm thinking of un-spooling the coax and re-spooling with some 6/3 AWG... that way I...

I'd love to see more pictures of the XM-161, maybe in a different thread?

Great info to have on hand. Thank you for taking the time to share it with the group.

Great job! That's one nice looking machine!

It's likely someone went with a JD Green replacement fender on the drivers side at some point. The price for JD Green and Trail Olive fenders should have been the same so who knows why they chose the color they did. Maybe they needed it "now" or like you said someone could have been lost in a...

Nice machine! Haven't seen too many in the tri-color paint scheme. You even scored the "Mil-Only" Goodyear Run-flat tires!