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You have a great point about loading the bendix. Spinning it on a test bench isnt going to show much more than I know now. I could stretch out the starter gear...measure to the mounting flange and compare that to the distance from the bellhousing to the flywheel. Then.. maybe dig into the gear...

Thanks for the replies. Starter is now removed. Nothing obviously wrong. Flywheel teeth still intact. Starter sticker indicates the its a "type II." My generator was made in 86. From what Ive read the type I was replaced by the more efficient type II in 1990. The type II supposedly will work on...

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I recently picked up a MEP003a that appears to be in decent shape and plan to put it back into service for some limited 3 phase home shop power as well as emergency back up. I am not new to diesel power or generators but this is my first MEP. It seems to run well (after a bit of the usual cold...