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I redid a MEP003A 5+ years ago. Fresh rebuilt engine, new gen head...many other new parts. I had it running...making electricity. Then it has just sat. Anyone not real far away from se Iowa know these machines well and be interested in doing the fine tuning?

Scored 2 mep003a's on trailer today. Look good...but...they have been sitting out in Iowa weather for 10+ years. Cleaning fuel tanks..changing filters. changing oil and filter. Anyone know filter #'s off top of head? I was able to get one engine to turn by prying generator thru the perforated...

I have been sputting a MEP 003a back together. I had a Melton rebuilt engine and a A1 gen head. I used the control panel from the old unit, but it was dead. Bad switch?? I didn't work to diagnose, I just swapped in one from a MEP 002a parts machine. I thought I had read they are the same. Unit...

Around the frame that the electric panels and fuel pumps bolt to, there are square, angled..spacers that go on the underside. What purpose do these serve and are they necessarry?

I am reassembling a MEP 003a. Fresh, rebuilt engine and I just got an A1 generator head from GL. My goal is to make this unit look as close to a 'new' unit as I can. I have been searching through these threads...trying to figure out if the control panels/electronics are the same for the 002a...

Fired up unit...runs good, but oil pressure dropped to 20 psi. I will check tomorrow with a cold start to see where it runs at cold. Also need to get another manual printed so I can troubleshoot the possibilites. I just did an engine swap with a new engine...it runs 35 psi. Just wondering...

Moving on to next gennie. This question regards the capacitor that is down by the terminal block...below the VR. I have 3 of these so far that the leads have broken off of the ends. I did a google search with info on the capacitor and got nothing. On the paperwork it says "any 47uF - 50uF...

Got the Mep003a pulled apart a few min ago. I am doing engine swap with rebuild Onan I got from Mechanicsburg year or two ago. The gennie I bought looked rough...even in the pictures....but it was engine that was missing stuff. When I split gen head from engine, I grabbed the plate on the...

I received the replacement Voltage Regulator for my MEP002a today. About $150 from Southern Automotive. Shipping was excellent!! Unit has 3 white wires out of one end...one wire has a piece of red tape on it. The other end has 2 white wires...and the little black resistor...or whatever it is...

Doing research, I have found that the VR for the 002a & 003a are no longer available. Seems I am having issues with the battery charging system...and it seems to point to faulty VR. Is there an 'aftermarket' VR that will work on these units? I am getting ready to take one of the gensets to...

I bought some MEP002a gensets. Fortunately, I also bought some fresh rebuilt engines last year. First genset has the IP out of it. It came in a ziploc baggie. I will also state...I have a manual printed out, but not sure what happened. The engine removal section didn't print. So...eyeballing the...

My manual is at work...40 miles away.They run great and make electricity, but they don't charge the batteries. I remember reading about MEP002a's have alternator issues, but so far, I have not found the posts, nor been able to bring them up. I bought several of these lately and so far all 3 do...

I just bought some oil and fuel filters for my MEP002a at Autozone. CH6PL and C1125PL. Price was app. $10 each. I just went to www.rockauto.com and ordered more. I have 7 of these units to get going. The oil filters were $4.25 ea. The fuel filters were $5.53 ea. I ordered 4 oil filters and...

I bought anolder Lincoln 400 series welder. It is a big one! It was never used as a welder. It was used as a power source in a lab at the University of Iowa Physics building. I got in a few years ago...sent it to the shop and had it all checked out. Is great! Cable question....the leads were...

I have a M101a2 trailer. I hate split rims...and not concerned with keeping it original. I want to get rid of the split rims...and I want smaller diameter wheels and tires. I think they are 21" tires now...just from memory. Has anyone swapped out the wheels on one of these trailers? If...

Trying to figure stuff out. I have a couple of the Onan 2 cyl. diesel engines...rebuilds...that are for the MEP002a genset. I have learned I need a SAE 4 bellhousing. My plan is to buy a generator head ...probably off of ebay....and put a generator together. Where do I buy a bellhousing...

Perhaps not military vehicle related..yet...but am starting to research doing an lp conversion on a gasoline powered vehicle. Anyone knowledgeable? I have done somebasic google searching. A company called Hendrix out of Wauconda, IL does these....which is close to Iowa.[thumbzup] They say...

Heidi in Phoenix did a great job trying to get things coordinated for me when I was having a third party pick up my stuff in FL. Guy was hard to contact...for both of us, but she called...emailed...and faxed. Finally the appt. was scheduled and engines got picked up. THANKS Heidi...

Looks like I need to get the tig welder out and weld some pin holes on the bottom of the tank. Tank had a lot of rust in it...flakes...and some water. I reached what I could with a rag and got some of it out. Then I took it to car wash and hit it with high pressure soap and water. It doesn't...

I have one of the rebuilt Onan 9hp diesel engines for the MEP002a genset. I am looking to buy a 5-6kw generator head on ebay and build a generator. Has anyone done this? One outfit needs to know bellhousing size and some other measurements. Yeah...I know I need to get another manual printed...