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Recent content by Ray70

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    MEP 804A RETAPPING

    What am I missing here?? Reading the articles ( 2nd one in particular ) it sounds like he's saying you can rewire the 10 lead generator into a "reversed" dogleg output, but then he goes on to say the output will be reduced by 1/3 and the voltage will be 208 not 240. What's the difference between...
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    Ground and neutral wires on MEP-003A

    Maybe I'm misreading, after he disconnects the small wire from the generator ground stud, he then needs the 3 connections you listed above PLUS a ground wire from the house panel to the gen chassis, correct? A 4 wire connection, right?
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    MEP-803A Troubleshooting Question - RPMs cycle after warm up

    The injector lines are much thicker than any standard steel brake line etc. and you will not be able to make the ends with a normal type flaring tool etc. I would assume you would have to have a hydraulic shop make the for you. I looked quite some time ago and raw line was available, but you...
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    MEP-831a Wont turn off

    What?? that's the strangest thing I've heard of! I'm suspecting you inadvertently "Fixed" something else while you were swapping out the fuel sender.....
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    RAPCOPARTSCOMPANY just joined our crew !

    The cheap HVLP guns I've used were $30 on ebay, 1Liter gravity feed cup ( 33 oz ) and come with 1.4 1.7 and 2.0 mm tips. I prefer the bigger cup simply for more capacity, but the taller cup may get in the way if you're painting underneath and inside things. I purchased one originally as a cheap...
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    MEP-803a with Start/Stop Lever Issue

    Sorry, I missed up above where you asked about the radiator, no you do not need to remove the radiator yet, just the fan, which is also a left hand nut! Only reason to remove the radiator is if you end up needing to pull the governor rack out, otherwise leave it in.
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    MEP-803a with Start/Stop Lever Issue

    IF the binding lever is the only issue than manipulating it to the right should allow it to start. But if there are other issues going on with the governor linkage you could end up stuck at full throttle, so I'd have the air inlet tube removed and be ready to block off airflow just in case...
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    MEP-803a with Start/Stop Lever Issue

    On the pulley, usually it will pull right off, no puller required. The bolt is indeed left hand thread. The fuel shut off lever is 2 pieces held together with a bolt through the inner end. When you reinstall the new lever be sure the 2 halves are indexed together properly before you tighten the...
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    MEP-803A - New to me, excited to get it going.

    Are you in need of some lifters, is that what you are saying? How many do you need, I should have a couple used sets.
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    MEP-803a with Start/Stop Lever Issue

    Welcome back Guy! Yes he started a new thread to discuss additional issues he found. Yes, you definitely will be taking the gear cover off. Since the rack does not spring back on it's own the metering pumps and the fuel lever will never move to the correct position. I suspect something...
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    MEP-803a with Start/Stop Lever Issue

    When you were working on reinstalling the metering pumps correctly did the lever pins on all 4 move freely? ( the pins that engage the fuel rack ) And if you removed all 4 metering pumps at once, did you notice the fuel rack always springing itself all the way to the right ( rear of the engine...
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    MEP-803A Troubleshooting Question - RPMs cycle after warm up

    The video is great, it really shows your issue in detail. The "cycling" you have going on is definitely not your typical governor droop out of adjustment, it's very odd how RPM's slowly increase, then abruptly drop right to 60 then repeat. When the droop is adjusted wrong it will be more of a...
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    Mep-803A Diesel Gen

    Have you given it a visual check to see if everything looks to be in place or if anything looks disconnected or missing? Is your Fuel solenoid missing or the arm disconnected? Also, when starting it from the Dead crank, your electric fuel pump should not run, if it is, perhaps you have a wiring...
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    MEP-803A Troubleshooting Question - RPMs cycle after warm up

    Welcome to the forum! First off you should know that these machines are not designed to idle. they are intended to immediately start up at 60hz ( 61.5 without a load ) you should never idle them down. Have you done any load testing at all yet? Seeing that you could not raise the engine speed at...
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    RAPCOPARTSCOMPANY just joined our crew !

    Welcome Aboard Rapco! I too have used quite a bit of the Gillespie paint for several generators, trailers and power plant refurb projects.... great stuff! For @AZ Bengal , I suspect most / all hand held electric sprayers will have a hard time atomizing the paint sufficiently. The bigger...
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