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Put some seafoam in and let er chooch for an hour with a loose gas cap.
https://youtu.be/npZKsrXYCcI
tightened up the cap and let it chooch for another half hour
https://youtu.be/Rr9rpVzBFo0
if it keeps running like this i'll be really happy about how i spent my money. I'm going to let it cool...
finding Things to put on as a load is difficult for me. at 2:50 in the video i show the black specks that are coming out of the exhaust
https://youtu.be/9f4OimbGGk0?t=229
Terminal lugs
You could try but it wouldn't end well.
i tried again today. ran the 11 amp heater for a while with no problems, but once i connected the big heater it surged quite a bit.
https://youtu.be/9f4OimbGGk0
@floridaAKM it is rated at 10kw at 0.8 power factor which means it is 12kva a heater is a resistive load which means 10kw is the same as 10 kva. the heater is also single or 3 phase and i didn't check how it was wired i only assumed based on where it was run last and it is very old. i say...
found a large 240v 10kw heater that took it up to 75% load on the gauge. frequency drooped a good bit but held steady, only thing disconcerting was the embers and blue smoke that came out of the exhaust.
I have a MEP 803A that is new to me. it starts right up and while it's cold runs great, once it warms up the frequency won't hold steady. i shot a video showing this. it is very long but it is one cut from start up to shut down. Any help would be appreciated. If you are reading this...