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G/L had 28 of them at Tobyhanna, PA. I managed to get a couple 8). 28vdc/ 5kw. Odd looking. Kinda cool, I guess. Any one use one of these or also get one? If someone wants to run them down I-81 (part way or all the way) for me I can kick in $'s for fuel. I won't have any room for more...

Hi, I'm Looking into possibility of the re-configure of the 400Hz units to either 60Hz 3 phase military or swap the gen end for a late model domestic type 4 wire end. I don't care about the few controls those are easy to refit. I assume the 400Hz is 2000 rpm and the existing governor can be...

Anyone have a spare electric cooling fan for the MEP-701A? The top one on my unit does not work. I switched positions with the side fan and the side fan works fine in either position. I tore down the bad fan and see nothing wrong with it, no burned wires, etc. It spins free just no response to...

Hi Everyone, I'm trying to get to the rear main seal on the engine as it is leaking oil. I have the stator off and the 8 bolts holding the flexplate to the gen fan are out. The flexplate is stuck on the fan, and it is stuck tight. I tried prying and smacking the rotor with a deadblow hammer...

I have converted around 10 or so units from the 24 volt 4HN battery to a pair of Lawn and Garden 12 volt U1-1 batteries. I do this to add value and make it easier to get batteries and easier to keep them charged or jump them with a 12 volt vehicle. Despite having dimensions to cut all of the...

Since I'm always messing around with the 016B I decided to try to find a "will fit" air filter option to the existing hard to find stock Nelson filter. Tonight I found an almost identical Baldwin PA5579. Anyone tried this? It is super close in size right down to the 5/8 bolt hole in one end. I...

I was introduced to the magic smoke yesterday. I have a Goodman Ball 1110 Coast Guard unit http://www.goodmanball.com/mod1110.php and was powering a couple of small heaters inside my camper , about 2000 watts and just letting it run. It was in the back yard and I was in the front yard. When I...

Here is my Pow'r Gard 3KW gen put into a Carver Fuel pump silent housing. As you can see it does not exactly fit! Pretty close though. the base dimensions are 20 x 22. Put way too many hours in this but I will say it is very quiet. It can be placed between 2 people and they can have a normal...

Hi I'm looking at a Viet Nam (or earlier) era military 10 kw diesel generator with a name plate that says it is a 4 wire 3 phase unit. Does this mean only four wires exit from the generator head in a Wye configuration and each of three windings is made common internally to neutral? Reason I...

Just want some of you experts to chime in and let me know if I'm on the right track and should be repairing vs replacing the A1V1 main voltage regulator in the 016E. From the tag on the regulator it does say used on 5kw and 10kw so if common all of you 002 and 003 experts can help too. This...

I've been runniing a 701A and have noticed that after about 10 - 15 minutes of running the output voltage drops off. Starts out around 120 when the knob is cranked almost fully clockwise. Then, as it warms up the voltage drops off until it gets to around 106 or 108 at full clockwise on the...

Is the voltage on the controls and charging system for these older generators 12vdc or 24vdc? Thanks,

Does anyone know of source and part numbers for the primary spin on fuel filter with water drain for the 5kw MEP-802A? This is the fuel filter mounted in the cabinet by the control box not the engine mounted secondary filter. NAPA sold me one crossed over from Wix number and the thread size...

Where do I find a 24vdc fuel pump like the ones on the MEP002, 003, 016B for reasonable cost? I have a 016E that is a fresh Yanmar conversion and the brand new pump that they add to supply the injection pump went bad after only 1 hr of running. I disassembled it and the coil in it is open...

Anyone get any new toys in the latest GL ? I tried for more 016Ds but they went high in my area and I came up empty :-(

The info below is my opinion so please do not be offended if you do not agree, and your sets may be different. And feel free to interject any comments or corrections. I'm hoping this entry will start some discussion. I recently have got three of these sets up and running and all were similar...

Here is one of the little 3kw Pow'r Gards I finished fixing up and reconditioning. I have a few more to do. The next one is going to be desert tan in a black frame. Some interesting things I discovered along the way. - They make 120 and 240. They carry full load on 120. They do this by having...

Hi Everyone, Does anyone have a 016D where the fuel pump actually works off of the engine flywheel charger and pumps fuel from the belly tank to the Yanmar tank? I'm 0 for 3 with these. Add the fact that I'm 1 for 4 with operational flywheel chargers on the Pow'r gards makes me 1 in 7. I...

Anyone have the wiring diagram for the resulting conversion? (Not the engine diagram and not the TM for the gen side) My electric transfer pump that pumps from the belly tank to the engine tank is not working and it is not stuck. What's the little device mounted by the start switch in line...

Hi everyone, I just picked up 4 of these little Pow'r Gard Wisconsin / Robin powered 3kw sets in a G/L auction. They are a little rough so I have been working on getting them fixed up. So far I have one running. Two of them have gasoline in their tanks! Question: Can they be run and make...