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I prefer 1/8" holes as mice can get through 1/4" openings...

That is helpful. Have you looked at how much your freezer actually draws when it kicks on? (LRA?) At first glance, since you have observed that it correlates with the freezer starting, I would at least consider that the LRA plus the other loads is too much, triggering the "Short circuit"...

I'd bring it into your local auto parts or Napa store, as it isn't too fancy, just needs to be diesel compatible. The spring is required to keep the filter in place, so it is great that you have it. The one of the small o-rings helps keep dirty fuel from bypassing the filter, the other keeps...

The fuel filter assembly has three kinds of gaskets. Top to bottom: 1) the thin outer o-ring between the outer bowl and the filter mount. 2) the thick, wide inner gasket/washer between the filter and the housing, (usually comes with the filter) 3) the two, small o-rings either side of the spring...

There is a whole thread on this, but the short answer is it is a dash 202 o-ring available from a many suppliers. e.g. McMaster-Carr. https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/leaking-secondary-fuel-filter-at-the-bolt.218979/post-2560670 In general, you can measure the o-ring size and turn it into...

I agree with @Guyfang on this one as well. Unless you go all in, stripping this down to an engine and a gen head with AVR, you are going to have a lot of wires, so the odds that removing the wires will solve the short issue is much less than one in three in my book. If you want a stripped down...

FWIW: the eBay listing from @Light in the Dark maps to Carquest auto parts as the actual seller. All the best, 2Pbfeet

Thanks! The part label looks reassuring! I've ordered one. We shall see, All the best, 2Pbfeet

I think that they are actually two tanks, and designed to go around a beveled hull or wheel well. The MSRP is $5k/ea, which makes me wonder what is inside them, e.g. anti-spark / flashback resistant material. The caps are labeled for Diesel. They look to have been around the block, but could...

Thanks for the follow up, and I'm glad that you got it working. There are third party strainers to be had; I tend to assume that diesel isn't clean, and refueling tends to occur in less than perfect conditions. But maybe that's just me. All the best, 2Pbfeet

If it were me, I would try to find a NOS/good used one. If you go down the route of new, in the past, I have used these folks, but be prepared, pricey! https://www.engravers.com/instrumentation-panels https://engravingandlaser.com/ I'm sure there are lots more around, and comparison shopping...

No, I didn't intend to scare you with this. Yes, it functions just like a coolant overflow bottle on most engines. The only unusual thing to me about the MEP-803 radiator cap is access / location, and that tends to leave behind a little more air than radiators with the cap at the high point of...

The overflow bottle is there to purge air out of the system. When the coolant heats up, the pressure is vented into the bottle, which includes any gas, or air. On cooling the vacuum, sucks only coolant back in. After a few cycles, on most reasonably designed engines, the air and therefore the...

Or just a clamp amp meter on the alternator output...

It is the little things that reach up and bite you, isn't it? Thanks for sharing! All the best, 2Pbfeet

Congratulations! Good luck on running down the random misfires. Out of curiosity, how much fuel did you go through? All the best, 2Pbfeet

+1 on water in the fuel, both from the perspective of an intermittent misfire, and being a generator running post hurricane in a humid area... Try draining the water block filter as @FarmingSmallKubota suggested, and then add some extra cetane booster/water emulsifier. All the best, 2Pbfeet

With all that you have written this motor failure sounds like it just happened to be the time when the motor gave up the ghost. I'll be interested to read what you think the new motor sounds like compared to the old one. I don't generally think of 5HP motors, especially Baldor motors, as being...

I'm with you about coincidences. Sorry to hear about the motor issue. In my experience, Baltor motors generally last better than 200 hours, but I don't know the motor model in this compressor. Did you check the generator output with a DVM? Was anything else running? Did you check the capacitors...

@spotrep one of the reasons that I put IEC 60309 receptacles on my generators was to increase the safety of interconnections during wet weather. I was uncomfortable with the risks with the more common connections. The military finesses wet weather safety through the use of the cord pass through...