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    Opinions on MEP-831A

    Tell you a little story... I bought a pump from our favorite surplus site; it was a cherry deal because the unit was brand speaking new. Even had the factory "unit shipped without oil" tag on it. Unfortunately, although it would start good and idle well, once you revved it up the engine would...
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    Opinions on MEP-831A

    Mine came without fuel and it bled out pretty quickly. Probably the easiest one that I've ever done. That said, with the engine running it wouldn't hurt to crack the injector nut and see if you get any air out. After that, I'd start looking at the fuel filter. Maybe there was some sludge in...
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    Opinions on MEP-831A

    Battery was bad and neither Yusa nor the original seller would stand behind it.
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    Opinions on MEP-831A

    Had one of my two YTX20L-BS batteries fail over the winter. Engine won't crank, but there does appear to be a glimmer of voltage. Removed the batteries and brought them home. After having it on the charger I'm getting a "polarity reversed" error. Reconnected the charger and it will charge...
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    MEP-831a Overload

    Might be moisture. With the unit off, open the voltage switch cover and leave it open. Fire the unit up and let it run at high idle for 15-20 minutes. Shut it down manually, close the cover and the restart. See if that solved the problem. The overload circuit appears to be very sensitive to...
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    MEP-831a Troubleshooting

    Yea, that outlet is only good for 1000 watts. Try testing it with something else. If it still trips, disconnect the wires to the outlet. If it holds, then the outlet is bad. Connecting to the main terminals is super easy. Just follow the diagram.
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    MEP 831 FAQ for owners or potential buyers

    But he has to lock the throttle to get it to start. Sounds like the the throttle isn't receiving power or it has a fault and wants to shut down. If that's true, then the load test is guaranteed to fail. If it's smoking, then the engine is either overloaded or it's starved for air. Check the...
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    MEP-831a Troubleshooting

    Grab a three prong plug in electrical tester from a big box store. You'll need one which has a button to test the GFI. Plug it in and see if it holds and then trips when you push the button . If it doesn't, the GFI is probably bad.
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    MEP 831 FAQ for owners or potential buyers

    The generator will operate just fine without the ground rod. The purpose of the rod is to provide an opportunity for the unit to ground it's self should there be a short. If the unit (or the device it was feeding) had a short and was not grounded you could become part of the ground path (i.e...
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    MEP-831a Troubleshooting

    Try Dan at oldsurvivor39 at aol dot com. 352-two three one-0733 I've bought from him several times now with good results.
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    MEP-831a Troubleshooting

    There are two floats. One for the fuel gauge and one for the light. The fuel gauge has several small screws holding it in and the light is simply a round switch. Although others say that you should never need to adjust the magnet, I was never able to get mine to shut down without adjusting...
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    MEP 831 FAQ for owners or potential buyers

    You certainly got lucky with that unit. Even with only 40 hours mine was a disaster for the engine, but the electrics were good. The engine parts are readily available and are surprisingly cheap. If I had a choice for a problem, I'd take a electrically perfect unit with a bad engine because...
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    MEP-831a Troubleshooting

    It's easy to isolate the Gfi by disconnecting and then taping off the hot wire. With the door open I'm pretty sure the overload light will be on.
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    MEP 831 FAQ for owners or potential buyers

    It's been too long since I had mine in 120v mode, so I don't want to answer without first checking the manual.
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    MEP-831a Troubleshooting

    I store my generator at my cabin up north in a garage. The floor doesn't have plastic under the gravel so it's a slightly damp in there. I've also noticed that if the generator sits out over night in the rain it will get a bit damp inside. Not wet, just a little damp. Well, the overload...
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    MEP 831 FAQ for owners or potential buyers

    They're called split lugs. If you take the nut all the way off you'll see the groove the wire goes in. The nut should be captured by the wire bail so don't break the bail or you might lose the nut. You can put any under size wire under the nut and then just tighten it down. The connection...
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    MEP-831a Troubleshooting

    I've found that if you flip the voltage selector switch open and then run the unit for 1/2 hour that it's enough heat to dry the moisture out. Shut the unit down before closing the cover. My unit seems to pretty sensitive to moisture and I need to do this fairly frequently.
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    MEP 831 FAQ for owners or potential buyers

    The box I used was too big so it had to be moved. I was mounting the unit on a trailer so I ended up mounting to the trailer deck.
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    MEP 831 FAQ for owners or potential buyers

    Yes, I did. The outlet fits to the side of the terminal enclosure. Just be sure to use a smaller box or you'll find the lid won't close.
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    MEP-831a fuel (gas) gauge - preventative fix

    Here are some pics
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