Recent content by tscott8201

I work for a North Florida utility company and decided to buy my 803a after last years tropical storms left us without power for 3 days on 2 separate occasions. Man did that pay off this year. When the lights go out we are all hands on deck to get everything put back up and I worry about my wife...

Thanks, That's what I was after. Tom

I'm working on wiring up the house so that I can use my trailer mounted mep-803a as a whole house backup. I'll be using a panel interlock kit so my neutral and ground will not be switched. For this situation, what is the proper grounding arrangement? Tom

What type and gauge of wire are you all using to replace the existing glow plug harness? Tom Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Everything went smooth. Drove up the night before, got a few hours sleep and got into base first thing. Felix was a joy to work with and gave me a bunch of pointers about the gen and helped me get it hooked up. Hauled back home with no issues. Ran 70 mph the whole way home and the hubs didn't...

Finally got around to wrapping this project up this weekend. There was definitely a blockage of the old return line. It looks like someone let it sit under a battery for a few years in high temps. There was about a 6" section of the hose that was completely flat and started to decompose as old...

Perfect. Thanks. I'll post pics when done. Tom Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Nope, no dimensions yet. I'd really appreciate it if you could do that for me. Tom Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Got the lid off last night, boy they sure were liberal with the fasteners on the body of these units. Would it have killed them to use a captured nut? As suggested, I set the motor to run and let the fuel pump show me where the leak was. As predicted, it was at the last tee in the return line...

Agreed on the glow plug wires. I'll be cleaning those up as well. I went ahead and ordered a roll of the fuel return line just in case I need it. Figured it was all probably due to be replaced either way. I've also put a wanted add in the classified section for the missing fuel control linkage...

Won an auction on an MEP803a and brought it home 2 weeks ago. The kids had the weekend off baseball so I finally got a chance to pull it into the shop and give it a good solid inspection. I found the diesel tank 3/4 full of nice clean diesel fuel, a brand new air cleaner, Perfect oil in the...

OK, just spoke with Tom on site and he verified the unit is at Ft. Bragg which does load outs on Monday-Wednesday 7:30am-12:30pm. The trailer looks road worthy and my plan was to haul it home so getting it off base to a nearby location should be relatively simple. I was hoping to make the trip...

Just won a GP auction for a generator mounted on a M116A3 trailer that I'm being told is located at Ft. Bragg. I've left voice messages with the local guys in charge, Felix and Tom, to try to get verification of location and to schedule a time for pick up, I'll know more details when they call...

Ok, so I've gotten all the payment stuff out of the way and the paperwork states the unit is at Ft. Bragg. I've also got a call into Felix to verify the unit actually there. Tom

Yep they have surge brakes. I'll take some fluids with me as well, though I am not that concerned if they work. My Superduty has pulled a fifth wheel camper with no brakes before and I had no issues. Tom