Recent content by milo

I will give it a look this weekend and post my progress. Sure would like to get it running.

I checked that. Moving freely. Do those things ever go bad?

Yes, the fuel level gets close to empty and the aux pump still does not kick in. I will pull the pump next time I am out there and see if it is clogged. Thanks for the assist.

I am pretty sure I have power to the pump but have not verified with a meter. The circuit breaker does not trip and everything else is working fine on the machine. I have not pulled the screen yet but will do that later today as well as hooking a meter up to the pump leads. Is there an inline...

I cannot get my MEP-002A genset to pump fuel from an aux fuel source. I have pulled the float switch and it is sliding freely. Can I test the aux pump with the flost switch out of the tank? I assume the pump should kick on with the float down and the switch in the aux position. I am running this...

I am having the same issue with my latest MEP 002A. Tom at Gulf Coast suggests it might be the transducer instead of a faulty meter. Let us know what you finally determine.

Here is the weekend update. Hooked up freshly charged batteries and it fired right up.Ran continuously for about 36 hours. Went down to check on it about three hours after filling it with diesel and it had shut down and the batteries were dead as a hammer. It was hot down here (mid 90's) so that...

I will give it a try this weekend and report back. Thanks to all for the input. Does anyone know where I can lay my hands on a noise suppression kit? Can I simply attach a muffler to the exhaust pipe or will it not help that much? The neighbors are probably getting tired of hearing it run all night.

Okay, here is a picture of the VR hook-up. I have already replaced this VR with a used one from Delk's and it seems to have stopped the smoking problem but I am still getting no battery reading at the gauge. Can I jump from the VR output terminal dirctly to the positive post on one of the...

I will post a picture later tonight or tomorrow as to the hookup, but I have the two stator leads on the terminal block with the VR in leads. The VR red wire is on a separate terminal along with the lead going to the multi plug and the resistor. The other end of the resistor is attached to the...

Well, it sure looks like I have a faulty stator. Last night I ran it for a few minutes to check the charge at the VR terminals (which indicated around 30v at the output terminal) then after I shut down the stator started smoking behind the blower. I disconnected the positive battery terminal and...

Thanks, Speddmon. I am only getting 20V AC at the stator terminals with the machine running so it sounds like the stator is the likely culprit. I will pull the blower and inspect it. Am I damaging the unit by running it until the batteries crap out?

I recently acquired an MEP-002A genset that runs great but it will not charge the batteries. Once the batteries are drawn down it dies, I assume because the fuel pump runs off of the batteries (?). My multi tester indicates 20V AC at the stator terminals but I am getting zero reading at the...