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Wet stacking is a potentially bad thing that can happen if you use a big generator to power a light load. It is a "bigger isn't always better" thing. Generators are best used with healthy loads somewhere above 50% of their capacity, in general.

At 1/2 Voltage things might try to draw 2X the normal amps. Then, when it does start it will try and charge a 12V battery with about 28V. It is best to stick with designed parameters and make sure if you have two batteries in series (or parallel) that the two batteries are the same...

I dunno if I would do either unless it was a dire emergency. Diesels take a lot of power to start. Putting 12V through a 24V system will strain something.

Good points. I thought IDI was a brand name, not a type. I should have known better since I have a TDI.

I am not familiar with IDI engines. Are they like Listers? You can still get Lister "parts kits" and assemble them yourself.

People have reported getting new "Chinamars" and running them on WVO right out of the box.

I dunno about sunlight washout. Hardy has been around a while, though. They had an issue with the meters some years ago and issued a recall. I think they handled the issue well and in a responsible manner. I have a couple of them but have not installed one, yet. If/when I find a good...

Hardy Diesel also sells nice little digital Volt/Hertz meters for $20.

The Yanmars on the 016Ds and 016Es and their Chinese copies can run on WVO. I am not sure about longevity, but I know they will run on the stuff.

I had a pleasant recovery at Eglin. There are many more security hoops to jump through there than at Ft. Polk and Camp Shelby. The nice forklift operator put an MEP-003A w/ASK in the back of my Tacoma Prerunner. I also had a 30D36R on top of the over the rail toolbox in the bed. It was...

I've had several 3kW MEP variants and the 016D is my favorite.

Great. LMK if you want to get rid of the other 017 gen head.

Of the kinds generally discussed here: Diesel is by far cheapest to operate. The 5kW and larger Diesel MEP gensets operate at 1800RPM which makes them much less "thristy" than their gasoline 3600RPM cousins. To run your average whole house with central AC - MEP-003A 10kW To run most of your...

Listen to this one: Do you have the TM? There should be a knob you turn to adjust the RPMs. Turn it, make the motor turn faster and see if you Hz meter doesn't start working when you get around 1800RPM.

I'm no expert but I think you should turn your adjustment knob and get that thing turning much faster.

If you get away from 1800RPM the Hz meter will not read very well. Have you adjusted your engine speed up and down to see if it makes a difference. You may need to focus on RPMs.

The frequency meter is a complicated contraption on the MEPs. It may be the reason you own your gen. They usually get DRMO'd for some minor reason or other. To answer your question there should always be a Hz reading. You set the gen speed by the Hz reading. There is a gauge and a little...

He said he put 30VDC on the field and only got 50-60VAC out.

Windings are usually good or not. If they read within spec they are almost always good. If you end up with an extra gen head let me know. I want a 017 head for a project. To check diodes you must remove them from the circuit, i.e. disconnect one end or the other or both. Then, put the meter...

Most Briggs and Tecumseh generators and lawn mowers run at 3600RPM WOT. If you gen seems to be running about the same speed as a lawn motor motor at wide open throttle then you are probably in the neighborhood. You might run the gen with your 30VDC into the field, getting 50 or 60 VAC out...