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  1. K

    Mep 803 Auxiliary fuel question

    I was worried about that . I think I can use a float to open the aux fuel pump circuit when low enough. Thank you Jared
  2. K

    Mep 803 Auxiliary fuel question

    I am wondering how these units handle the aux tank running out of fuel ? is there a safety built in to protect the aux pump ? thank you Jared
  3. K

    MEP-803A Troubleshooting Assistance Needed

    Check your governor , sounds like lean hunting to me . maybe manually open and close it a few times , same goes for the throttle on top ( linkage from the frequency knob hooks up to it ) Best of luck -Kemp
  4. K

    3 phase 208 help

    With everyone's input I was able to better understand the gen and have it wired correctly. Good news the gen will output 40.6A on all 3 legs @ 208 , bad thing is that is 120% load and protection doesn't kick in . Now I need to come up with a way to vary the load via the 15kw heater to use as a...
  5. K

    3 phase 208 help

    Sorry I thought the AM/VM switch had something to do with output besides the phase selector. I have the phase selector set to 3 phase 208 , I am now guessing the AM/VM switch really only has to do with the sense gauges on the panel for monitoring. Thank you
  6. K

    3 phase 208 help

    Then I must be misunderstanding the AM/VM switch , this heater should not have a neutral . I guess I will try Black to L1 , Red to L2 and White to L3 and see if any switch settings allow it to work .
  7. K

    3 phase 208 help

    I guess L0 is neutral but there is no setting that I see that uses L1,L2 and L3 simultaneously. I can pull the heater access panel to show you the L1 - Black L2-Red and L3-White that runs through to T1 T2 and T3 if that helps . -Kemp
  8. K

    3 phase 208 help

    I apologize I have searched and found nothing on this subject. I have a 15 KW heater that I am trying to use to load test my MEP-803a . The heater has Black (L1) , Red (L2) , White (L3) and ground wire, In 3 phase 208 settings on the 803 I cannot get 3 legs unless the N is acting as the third...
  9. K

    Governor setting gauge

    Does anyone know if the Lister Petter governor setting gauge is in mm ? Wanting to adjust my governor and dont have a gauge but could make a 26.5mm spacer to set bottom stop. Thank you -Kemp
  10. K

    MEP-803a Fuel pump question

    Wondering from other 803 owners , does your Airtex style ( round body ) fuel pump pulse when you set prime and or run ? Thank you -Kemp
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