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    Mep 803 exhaust pipe/extension

    I plan on running mine straight up, horizontal, pass through shop wall, and up again. I will put a rain cap on the end. My goal is to avoid putting a hole in roof so I don't have to worry about water leaks. I want the output exhaust up and away from the shop wall so soot does not deposit all...
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    MEP-802/803 Filters and Parts

    Yeah, that's the color when applied to a surface. In the can it looks darker. I'll have to look around for a radiator shop local to me. I don't feel right selling one of these units with a hack-job radiator in it. Certainly not for the price one of these goes for after it has been gone through.
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    MEP-802/803 Filters and Parts

    It was the same kind I use for sweating copper pipe. Not sure if it says acid on it. The can is probably 40+ years old and most of the writing is faded. It's a dark brown almost black color flux.
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    MEP-802/803 Filters and Parts

    One of the tubes in the core was punctured and leaking. I tried to flow some solder in it to fill the hole but it would not take the solder. I pinched the tube on both ends of the leak with a pair of duckbill pliers but I am not confident it will hold under pressure. Not to mention the other...
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    MEP-802/803 Filters and Parts

    I'm having a hard time finding a replacement radiator for one of my 803A units - at least one that does not cost twice what I paid for the whole unit. Any recommendations out there?
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    Military MEP generator reset information

    One of my sets has a tag on the engine that says it was bored +040 over and rods are at -020 under. That engine was clearly rebuilt in 2011 according to the sticker. Oil and fuel filters are still painted green - never changed. Yet the hour meter reads 6000+ hours. I highly doubt those hours...
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    MEP-802/803 Filters and Parts

    The fuel line going from the tank to the fuel pump. Looks like 5/16"
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    MEP-802/803 Filters and Parts

    Does anyone know what the correct replacement hose is for the 803A fuel supply lines? Mine are hard as a rock. Looks like the fittings can be reused.
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    Generational Change ,,,,, Won two MEP-803A Units Today ,,,, Upgrading

    The 803 sets are easy to work on. The most annoying part I have found is that the panels are held on with numerous nuts and screws. Kind of a pain to open it up for repairs but I plan not to have to redo work once I finish with a set.
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    MEP Sizing Help

    I didn't think of that. If the shop is grounded, can I connect a ground wire to the frame or breaker box or do I need to run a ground rod outside?
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    MEP Sizing Help

    Here is a video I made of the generator I am working on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQb7CGEYgTA
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    MEP-8xx stainless steel screw information

    Has anyone tried using sheet metal screws on these generators? I was expecting to see them when I disassembled the top cover but to my surprise there were nuts and bolts holding it together.
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    MEP Sizing Help

    Oh, and I am at level 2 trailer backing now!
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    MEP Sizing Help

    All went well picking up the generators and making the trip home. Only two would fit on the trailer, so I have one in the pickup bed. Not sure how I am going to get that one out of there yet. Luckily I don't notice it in the back of the pickup minus the lack of cargo space. I started work on...
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    MEP Sizing Help

    I got the generators with no issues. Unloaded two of them at the new house by hooking them up to a post in the workshop and pulling the trailer forward, sliding them down the ramp. The third one is still in the bed of my truck. Not sure how I will get that one out yet. I won't have time to check...
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    MEP Sizing Help

    LOL. True.
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    MEP Sizing Help

    Is that at the GL location?
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    MEP Sizing Help

    Thanks for the advice! I will call you if I run into trouble. Hopefully I don't have to reverse the truck with the trailer attached. I'm terrible at controlling a trailer in reverse! Once all is said and done, I will be sure to post some videos of them.
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    MEP Sizing Help

    Good info. I made the appointment online right after I received my paid in full invoice. I have printed out the confirmation and the invoice to bring with me. I did not see an EUC restriction on the items, so I think I am good there. My appointment confirmation states I am picking up 3...
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    MEP Sizing Help

    I'm renting a trailer this Thursday to pickup my generators. This being my first time at one of these facilities, should I expect helpful staff or just the opposite?
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