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Oh by the way, apparently these units had issues with the frequency counters. My 002a only has 144 hours on it since new and one of the two things the military replaced was the frequency counter.

I agree with crad4u. It sounds pretty good. I would expect the governor linkage to move that much. I would first confirm what the frequency is really doing. I know lowes sells a cheap multi-meter for like $20 that has a frequency counter function. You can put the probes in the convenience...

A friend of mine who has since passed had a big old military type hobart welder. That was the best running stick welder I ever used or heard of. I tried to buy it from him but he wouldn't part with it a the time. Sometimes old equipment is the best ever!

That's cool, I'm going to do that to mine too.

I'm about to go through the fuel system of my 002A. I was considering adding a big fat O-Ring at both ends to insure a tight fit.

Yea, I agree this beast is probably very thirsty. Back in the 80's I had an experience with a 60kw diesel generator under low load and we couldn't keep fuel in it.

Are you sure what you bought on ebay wasn't just ferrite beads and not magnets? If it's not magnetized, wouldn't it just be ferrite? I've never hear of such, but I suppose when you manufacture them, they have a process of magnetizing them. I know to magnetize something, you stroke the item to...

I guess I could repair the half of the bridge that is blown, but I got a new 150 amp rectifier coming from China for like $9 bucks so what the heck. Probably if I dug into my spare electronic parts at the other house, I have what I needed on the shelf to replace that part, but since I'm also...

I mis-quoted the model. Mine is an 002a. I've looked at so many and have been buying so many I got a bit confused. Interesting you mentioned the acit hurting the plastic tank. It shouldn't hurt the plastic. It's sold in a plastic bottle. Now the metal, it will etch that. I didn't want to...

Yea, That's about the time mine was last worked on. It was an 002A instead of an 802A The last worked on mine in 2014 and about 6 months previously. They put a new frequency starter on it as well as a new starter. It noted mine wouldn't start either time. I can't imagine the fuel not being...

I believe I just got my MEP-802a at the same auction you got your 803a. My fuel take also has about a quarter inch of diesel waxy sludge in the bottom also but no corrosion or rust. It smelled like bad paint thinner when I got it. I didn't know diesel fuel would go bad like gasoline. Mine...

Thanks Guyfang, I see exactly what you mean. Getting these things going takes someone with patience, knowledge, resources and a very hard head. I've found the manuals have many typo's, especially the technical training curriculum I found on line. That document had excessive mistakes, but it...

Thanks Superman, I'll try that. Guyfang, that's funny, I can see why. It's not that complicated but with just enough important information missing they make you work for it! Thanks for uploading the manual. Apparently what ever actually failed is what took out the contacts on the low...

OK guys, I need some advanced advice. I've recently acquired a MEP-016B Onan generator. I've repaired a long list of fuel system issues already. Now, I can get generator to start and run by holding the fuel shut off solenoid as if it were energized. I tried jumping in 24 volts to pull the...

Hi guys, I got lucky on this issue. I found the dipstick stuck in the frame. Thank goodness I don't have to reverse engineer it and make it from scratch. I also had some broken governor linkage. One of the guys mentioned that McCaster-Carr has the linkage ball joints. I ordered some and...

Hi Guys, I just picked up a couple of MEP-016 generators from the military. One is an E with the Yanmar engine and the other is a B with the Onan engine. As usual, the military drained all the fluids and took the batteries and oil filter. On my B version they also took the oil filler...