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Hopefully the problems with your set are nothing a little TLC can't solve. It looks like some parts were canibalized, and others are new. New fuel pumps, but missing the shutoff solenoid. Under the "somethings missing" lot of pics, the empty hole in the bellhousing is where the flywheel...
Congrats on a smooth recovery Brian. That a pretty nice looking trailer. You should have plenty of room for the 002a and an aux fuel tank on that beast.
Do some more reading...the Hz gauges are notorious for going bad. It could be a loose wire on the gauge or the frequency transmitter, or a bad transmitter. Most of us don't rely on the gauge. You should always verify the frequency with a good multimeter or get yourself a "kill-a-watt" meter...
Like harley said, they run on one pump. The second pump was put there for redundancy. The military frowns on loosing power during critical times because of a fuel pump going bad...that's why there is 2
Those beveled washers have a name, but for the life of me I can't remember what it is right now. Anywho, they are designed to make up for the angle of the channel on the frame of the generator. They are used when bolting anything to a piece of "C" channel steel because the sides of the "C" are...
From what you posted your starter lockout switch is not adjusted properly. The contacts should be closed (you should have continuity through the switch) in order for the starter to crank.
Yes it is safe as long as the wire that would have gone to the load terminal doesn't touch anything. Tape the end of the wire really good with electrical tape and it will be fine. If you want, send me your address again and I can get you the nut set for the other load terminal.
No other...
You get a 1/4" or 5/16" hydraulic hose and get the male and female JIC fittings put on it Some places will have 5/16" JIC that will fit into 1/4" hose and some will not. In those cases you'll get a 5/15" hose and 5/16" fittings.
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