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Hello All, Well apparently the surplus equipment disease is spreading as I have a newly acquired MEP 831A. I will likely be selling my 16D since they seem to be identical with the exception of the 831 being better in most ways. (I can't seem to find any reason a 16D would be better). One...

Hello All, Just a quick question about load gauge on the 016D. I've noticed that when running on a 3kw load (2 electric space heaters verified with a kill-a-watt) my gauge reads about 30%. I suspect the gauge if faulty, any suggestions for testing/adjusting/repairing the gauge ? The TM...

Hi All, Another quick question regarding the MEP-016D, obviously the engine will run on diesel #2, has anyone ran it on other variants of fuel such as JP-8, Jet-A, Kerosene etc? Is it possible? I was looking at the yanmar tech manual and I didn't see a section listing which fuels are...

Hi All, I have what I think is a silly question. I'd like to hook up my generator for now as a stand alone unit in 120V single phase only. I'm starting small by wiring up a single NEMA 5-15 outlet to the lugs. My friend suggested I hook up Hot to L1, Neutral to L2, and GND to L0. After reading...

Hi everyone, I just purchased a MEP-016D generator from Craigslist it runs and seems to make power so that has to count for something right? Anyways just wanted to start off with a thank you to all of the members on this forum who helped me know what I’m getting into! This is my first surplus...