Recent content by texascadillac42

I appreciate the help. I am probably going to end up ordering a VR and capacitor tomorrow and getting this thing ready to work.

I don't really have an "extra" set, I bought 3 sets total, but really I need all 3 to be working, useable sets. Thanks for the phone number, I will definitely call him as soon as I confirm that my VR is bad. $130 isn't too bad for a new one if I have to go that route though.

I hope to pickup my other 2 003 units tomorrow or Friday. I suppose I could just steal one of the VRs from them to try it out.... I pulled the fan shroud off to get a better look at what is going on in there. In another thread discussing the same issue I thought I read that the capacitor...

After running my newly acquired MEP-003 for 2 hours or so today, I noticed that the battery voltage gauge was fluctuating quickly, from the green to the red "overcharge" zone. Confirmed this with a voltmeter on the batteries, which showed 30 volts. I searched and read a thread or two about DC...

Wiring for the utility outlet had been tucked away under some other wires. I probed the 2 correct wires and got 120V with the unit running, so I hooked them back up the outlet, ran a new ground wire (couldn't find it anywhere) and everything on the utility outlet seems to work as it should now...

Yes I know it should all be hooked up. Problem is, none of the wires seem to be there for the outlet, and the 2 wires coming off of the breaker aren't hooked to anything, that's why I said I was going to have to look at the wiring diagram.... Looking at the manual now to see what I'm missing

Found part of the problem. The wires going to the utility outlet had been cut, so it wasn't hooked to anything. Both wires coming off of the utility outlet circuit breaker had been disconnected as well. I guess I need to dig into a wiring diagram to see what it supposed to be hooked up...

Will do, I was wondering how many SS members got stuff from this auction....

Sounds good, I will head back over to the shop later and poke around on the unit a little bit. The lights have been flickering here a little bit, so I may be putting this genset to use quicker than I thought.

I just picked up 3 MEP-003 units (all on trailers) from a GSA auction in IL. I got the 1st of the 3 home today (wanted to get all 3 on the gooseneck trailer, but we are in the middle of a snow storm) so I just took one on a smaller trailer. It has 19XX hours on it and I paid $1000 for it...

Steering box had water in it which was frozen. A magnetic block heater on it for less than an hour thawed it out and I'm back in business. Thanks for the suggestion.

I'll get the salamander out and blowing on the steering box tomorrow, it probably is just water/ice causing problems.

I was wondering about this.....would it cause the steering box to be affected in only one direction?

I recently fired up my M35 to move it up to my new place and noticed an odd problem. It will not turn to the right no matter how hard I pull on the wheel. Turning to left, full lock, is no problem, and returning to center is no problem, but turning right is impossible. The truck steered...

Sounds good, thanks. I will try.