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  1. Superthermal

    MEP-531a 1st Fire up after purchase from GOVPLANET. What to do first

    Measured the LOP switch and it is open with the unit not running. So bad. Thanks to @kloppk and his amazing referencing skills I was able to find a LOP on EBAY for a reasonable price. The Broken off breaker lever on the main circuit breaker... WOW $160 bucks... Hmm I will use a screw driver to...
  2. Superthermal

    MEP-531a 1st Fire up after purchase from GOVPLANET. What to do first

    OK, Both units are fired up. 1st one was a bit harder to get to started. Once running it ran smoky for about 1-2 min and then was clean and ran strong. Saw a few sparks from the exhaust (dust catching fire from what was in the muffler... :oops:I hope, LOL. Put a 60% load on it and ran fine with...
  3. Superthermal

    MEP-531a 1st Fire up after purchase from GOVPLANET. What to do first

    Great video. Good advice on all points of checking this. Thanks for the assistance. I'll post back when I have them running.
  4. Superthermal

    MEP-531a 1st Fire up after purchase from GOVPLANET. What to do first

    I did see that video last night! The one on how to prime the fuel system. Thanks for the excellent reference. If the injector pump is stuck... I didn't see that referenced in that video, is there somewhere else to see the work around for it?
  5. Superthermal

    MEP-531a 1st Fire up after purchase from GOVPLANET. What to do first

    Hello, I have Two MEP-531s that I just purchased from GOVPLANET. So far I have- New-Fuel Filter New-Air Filter New-Fuel Lines Verified tank is perfectly clean. Replaced padding around the fuel tank I have some new 15w-40 T5 Rotella that I will be using for crank case oil. My questions are...
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