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Well, I think I've found out the main reason why the genset wouldn't run. I pulled the IP off the set last night to find that the gear face on the pump is pretty well seized up. With a pair of channellocks and some force I can rotate the gear, but it's really tight. There's evidence of wear on...

I'm definitely using 24 volts to power the genset. I don't have batteries dedicated to it yet, so I pull the whole battery box out of the deuce and use it to power the genset.

Thanks derf, I knew starters weren't supposed to smoke. rofl I still don't know why it is, but I'm inclined to say it's not exclusive to the starter itself because I got a second, used starter and it does the same thing, just not as bad. The original starter could only turn the motor in 2/3rds...

Checking valve clearances is on the agenda. I pulled the valve covers, and the tops of the heads were bone dry and look like they've never had any oil up there. I didn't have any feeler gauges to check the clearances with, so I didn't adjust them then. This machine never fails to surprise me. It...

I'm working on getting my MEP-003 genset running. It has not run since I got it from GL and was missing an injector line, and various other lines were disconnected. It also looks like the IP was pulled at some point. Anyways, I decided to try to turn the motor over by hand with the blower...