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If it were mine, I would check that the fluids are at the right level and visually look good, then run it until the next service interval.

That should be plenty. It's just a little 4 cylinder Diesel engine. It would probably start just fine with a pair of lawn mower batteries. I use Wal-Mart brand Group 26R batteries for $50 a pop. They have 540 or so CCA each. More than enough.

Fleabay item number: 151970127699 There are multiple sellers with them available but that listing should give you an idea of what to search for. I would simply replace the flex ring with the new style part and be done with it.

Sounds like you are talking about the master flex ring. It depends on your governor cage whether or not the ring existed in the first place. If you found pieces of it in the pump, then it likely needs one. If not, you might have a pump with the solid weight cage. Some reseal kits have the master...

There are two types of fuel that a Diesel engine will burn but ultimately be destroyed by. Vegetable oil and high concentrations of biodiesel. Veggie oil will leave a thick, tar-like substance on anything it touches, over time. Biodiesel will destroy rubber hoses and seals inside the injection...

Stanadyne made many variants of the Roosa Master design rotary injection pump. Let's start with the exact model you are working on. They usually say something like DB2 or DB4, etc. There may be a sub-version number as well. A word of caution: opening an injection pump without knowledge and...

Definitely thin it out and pre-filter it. I usually thin mine out and let it settle for a few months, filter it and run it. I usually run it in my vehicles but now that I have a generator...

Any year MEP 8 series will burn any petroleum-based, liquid oil. Diesel, transmission fluid, hydraulic oil, engine oil, etc. If using straight oil, I usually cut it with 25% unleaded gasoline to thin it out. Almost all mechanically injected, IDI Diesel engines can run on these fuels.

Does your meter-mounted transfer switch send a signal to start the generator? Does it function the same as an automatic transfer switch would? If so, that might be worth looking into. The plan was, to run two 2" conduit pipes to the pole with 4/0 Al service entrance cable in each pipe. The...

Daybreak, I have a very similar electrical distribution as you. The shop and well are buried lines. To the house is aerial. Pretty much all existing lines are going to stay in place and I am going to redirect the meter output to the transfer switch and from there, tie back into the existing...

No doubt. It is a digital meter, so it probably reports back to them. I wonder if they would come out and pull it for me. I would be more comfortable doing the work if I know I won't get zapped.

There are no laws or permits where I live, in regards to this project. The electrician that came out made that clear. We are out of city/county limits. I could do all of this work myself and no one but the insurance company would ever question it. Sure, I can do some of the work but the...

I'm getting serious about having my 803A wired in before the winter hits. I bought an Eaton Cutter-Hammer 200A automatic transfer switch and about the same time, had an electrician come out to quote me for the install. He wants $2800 to do the job. I'm looking for more quotes but would like...

Since you live in Oklahoma, you might want to consider renting a trailer and picking up the unit before you drop a grand on someone to ship it. From OKC to Fort Worth, the quotes I got for one 803A shipped was right around $1000. Seems like if you want anything roughly the size of a pallet put...

The 803a I am installing is a 1994 Libby model with just over 6000 hours on it. The engine was rebuilt in 2011. It's beat up but it everything critical seems to work. I'll know more about how it performs under load once it gets wired in.

My limited knowledge of these units tells me that the run circuit is open due to the low oil pressure cutout. The circuit will have to be reset after the oil leak is repaired. As to will it crank over right now, Guyfang hit the nail on the head - try the dead crank switch. If that fails, check...

Right. I figured it would be a situation like that. People like to wait until there is a problem before they do anything about it. In that case, I could probably get even more $ if there was a storm, etc. I was hoping to sell this one soon so I can buy another batch of generators to sell when...

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I have an 803A on craigslist that is ready to go for $3000 and I still have not sold it yet. The only issue with it is the battery charge gauge does not show a reading. It is charging from the alt, though. I had one person call on it a month ago but never they never called back.

Wal-Mart has Group 26R batteries for $49.99 + core. I use them in my 803 sets. No issues so far, starts right up.