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To add to what was said above, Do NOT run it again until you do some looking around inside the unit. You will need to remove the top covers to gain access to the places where the main wiring goes.
Also, since the term DEAD SHORT is a new one to you, I strongly suggest you "phone-a-friend" that...
They aren't hard to bleed. Make sure you have good fuel going to the pump, loosen the hard line on the injector, turn it over until you get fuel weeping from the fitting, tighten and start it up. It will cough a bit and clear up in a minute or less.
I hold the compression release down when...
I can tell ya from first hand experience if there is any air getting into the high pressure pump, even a little, it will spit and sputter and overall be a very unhappy little camper. I just went through that problem with the HDT that I'm working on. It sounded like the timing was WAY off and I...
OK. Modification isn't the best way to go then. Just use 2 of the 3 phases when you are running single/split phase loads and understand your output will be limited to around 10kw.
Since its a MEP005, no way would I try to use an external transformer when you can do a straight forward modification to get single/split phase out of it directly.
Yea, the droop adjustment might need touching up. If it hasn't run much in a while, I'd give it some exercising before doing much adjusting. Could be just some tight linkages.
Edit - When it drops does it ever come back or do you adjust it back right away?
I've not done this so I can't comment on how well it will work. Since the machine wasn't released with this in mind, you'll need to do some modifications.
I recommend avoiding trying to get the voltage too high. The generator is wound for 208v, not 230v. Driving the voltage up over spec can...
Yea, if it’s not running in all cylinders, you need to resolve that first. If you are taking everything apart to unstick valves, you can put the muffler in a smoldering fire and cook out the junk. Will give a good head start on things when you put it back together.
Yep, load it as much as it can hold without chugging down and wait. If it’s spitting out chunks then it’s clearing itself. Bump up the load as it can take more. It should recover.
The worst one I ever got was an 802 that couldn’t even hold 2kw. After a few hours of “therapy” it would take 6.5kw.
I had one come through here a couple of months ago that had around 300 hours on it. It smoked and wouldn't take a full load. It peaked out around 8kw. I loaded it up as much as it could hold and let it run. As the exhaust heated up it started spitting out chunks of carbon and the smoke reduced...
The load meters are estimates only. Get a good clamp on meter and know for sure what your load is.
If you find that it is indeed tripping early, get the TM and check the burden resistors. The resistors could be bad or you could have a bad connection somewhere in that circuit.
I'd seriously look at an inverter and some LiPO batteries.
You can charge the batteries from the engine or a modest sized generator, or even at home in the downtime. Overall I expect the cost might be a little more than a MEP802 BUT in the long run, it will be a much more livable solution...
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