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  1. J

    803A @ 115% ok?

    Yes, 115% is fine for a few hours. I wouldn't want to run the unit 24 hours a day,7 days week. I load test my units around 125% for a few hours to burn off all the excess wet stacking that has occurred over the years. Anything larger than the 803's or 1050 AMMPS is 3 phase only and if you try...
  2. J

    MEP-002A No Fuel and DC Breaker Popping

    Jimc makes these and they are great. I've used them on my personal units and have about 1000 hours on them and no problems.
  3. J

    Question replaced fuel pump Mep 003

    The three wire plug is for the fuel shut off solenoid on the aux pump. When using the aux pump, there is a float switch inside the fuel tank and when the tank is full, it sends a signal through those wires to the fuel solenoid to cut off the flow of fuel. Then when the fuel drops, it...
  4. J

    Question replaced fuel pump Mep 003

    Cool, if you need anything just let me know. I've got extra parts and a few pumps if need anything. How's the generator other than the pump going out?
  5. J

    Question replaced fuel pump Mep 003

    No you don't, it should fire right up because it didn't pull the fuel out of the lines in the injector pump, to the injectors. Even if you got air in the lines, it can just be cranked over to get the air out.
  6. J

    MEP 003 Hard To Start

    It shouldn't take that long to get started, one thing you may want to consider is the injectors or compression. Does it smoke a lot before it fires off?
  7. J

    MEP-002A No Fuel and DC Breaker Popping

    That's it. I use a small extension cord from the convenience outlet to the meter for better viewing.
  8. J

    MEP-002A No Fuel and DC Breaker Popping

    If you can hear a change in your RPMs then your throttle (hertz) cable is working. If the hertz gauge is not reading, 99% of the time it's going to be the failure of the transducer and of course, you can only buy used, unless you want to spend mega bucks. A cheap solution is to buy a kill-a-watt...
  9. J

    mep803a working great but no reading on the load guage

    I would try to rotate the reconnection switch a few dozen times to see if start getting readings. The load gauge receives it signal from a transformer and then goes to the reconnection switch, then to the gauge. I've had a few units that would read low on the load gauge and after rotating the...
  10. J

    Help/Advice on MEP-003

    Don't take anything loose, just spray the entire switch with WD40 (all over it).
  11. J

    Help/Advice on MEP-003

    Like everyone else said, don't take it apart. I take the side panel off so you can see the switch and soak it in WD40, then slightly tap on both ends of the switch, while trying to turn it. Patience is the key, sometimes takes about 30 minutes to break lose. After it moves, rotate it between all...
  12. J

    Auto Start and Transfer for 803A

    https://inovahightech.com/store/index.php?route=product/category&path=20 Peter from inovahightech makes the auto start board for these units and its awesome. Green mountain generators actually sells his boards. The board will auto start and then activate the lugs. I have a 002a that is for...
  13. J

    Mep-002a Help

    Yes, it can take a while to bleed the air in the fuel system. I just rebuilt an injector pump in a 002a and installed new injectors, it took about 20 minutes to bleed the air out by cranking (of course I would let the starter rest for a couple of minutes before each attempt). Also be careful...
  14. J

    Mep-002a Help

    When your starting the unit, you have to hold the switch to start after it is up and running. This bypasses the oil pressure and temperature switch which are safety features that shut the unit down. It usually won't stay running because the unit thinks there is no oil pressure. These generators...
  15. J

    Right angle adapter on MEP-002a fuel pumps

    Use heat, lots of heat! If you will use a small torch and heat the fitting, it will come off easily.
  16. J

    Parting out a MEP-002

    Yes the transformers with the wires going through them are what I'm looking for. How much for the transformers and tank?
  17. J

    Parting out a MEP-002

    I would be interested in the fuel tank if its not to rusted, fuel pumps, and the CVT/CVT1 transformers in the distribution box. How much for those items?
  18. J

    MEP 802 Short Circuit

    Unfortunately, battle short will not bypass the short circuit fault. It is the only safety feature that battle short will not bypass.
  19. J

    MEP 802 Short Circuit

    The short circuit is tripping due to an intense surge in amperage. It only takes a millisecond for the generator to sense the surge and it trips the short circuit fault. I've had this happen on large industrial motors connected to 803a's and I had to bypass the short circuit fault sensors to...
  20. J

    MEP-002A No Fuel and DC Breaker Popping

    Now if your pumps are stuck, it was cause the suppressors to overheat and fail. I've seen this before. If I were you, I would take the bottom of the pump off and spray WD40 into it. Try also tapping on the pumps to get them unstuck.
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