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I called Facet/Purolator sales in NY, those stores listed (napa, pep boys, ect)are for the other parts they make, the 480517 (.mil specific) is the oem for the gensets and is only available thru 3 different distribtors (198.00-258.00 ea.)
I haven't been able to cross ref.
I haven't had any luck locating either the 40128E or the 480563 pumps, the facet tells me napa doesn't carry them and NAPA says there is no P74016 in there system.
Facet sent me to J&N auto in OH and they priced at 258.00 ea, ouch.
Any cross reference help would be appreciated.
Also, can I...
You do know that you can change the GPS setting, they can be set for shortest route (which will take you through small towns and take the longest), quickest route ( usually a couple more miles added to trip but highway speeds), traffic avoidance ect.
Here's the TM, they have a great trouble shooting section, shutdown could be caused by several things ie. low oil, low or over voltage. Mine shut down becuase of overvoltage (28vdc), I sprayed the voltage adjustment knob with elec cleaner and it worked perfectly.
Welcome and be warned, your first purchase will not be your last.
I started out with a CUCV, and if you buy a CUCV you will want a trailer to go with it.
Then I bought a 2.5 ton, and if you buy a 2.5 ton you will want a trailer to go with it.
Then I bought a MEP-003, and if you buy one of...
I worked mine for about 6 hrs a few weeks ago, neighbor said it wasn't all that loud, I said sure is hard to hear over the hum of my 5 ton A/C unit. :mrgreen:
I picked up a 60 gal. tank off a Mack truck to feed off. I like the idea of only refueling every 3rd day or so. The next trip out to...
Oil filter is a fram PH-43, NAPA- 91068.
Got mine to fire up and run for 30-40 sec before cutting out. Radiator very rusty, need new exhaust (fork lift crushed).
Southernautomotive.com They reverse engineered the genset for a parts contract with . mil and have almost anything and everything you could ever need or want including filters and such. Great people to deal with.
DD
I'm picking one up in a week or so, let me know how you are making out with the parts x-reference,. If I can get a pm with the manual it would be appreciated.
mine is going to be used to pull a helicopter in and out of a hangar.
I seem to get out there atleast twice a month, Mike's saved me time and money several times, very helpful.
i just hate the ride, atleast cabelas breaks up the trip on the way home.:)
I see you move some trailers, I am looking for a spare, 5 lug, commercial tread for one of my m101's, any...
Thanks Duece, much appreciated. Heading out to Mechanicsburg tomorrow and didn't want to take off the tarp on the trailer if I didn't have to. Pickin up 2 Air rover ECU's, one will go in the pick up, the other in the trailer.
I'm up on the Delaware River, Milford.
Anyone know off hand the height, in inches, from the floor of the trailer bed to the tarp and bows, my trailer is at a different location, otherwise I would measure myself.
I need to pick up an A/C unit that is approx 43" high.
Thanks ,
DJD
Throw a sheet of plywood in the bed, if they load with a forklift and push front heavy it'll crease the bed. don't ask how I know this.
I move mep-003's and 2's all the time not an issue for an f-250.
Grumman Iron Works sure made some cool cat's, I fly over the old Calverton facility on long Island (NY) all the time. Too bad we are on oppisite coasts, I'd love to help with an old restoration project for the fun of it.
I fly now, but turned wrenches for many years as an A&P.
DD