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I have a Branson 40hp diesel tractor. What advice can you give me so it doesn't catch fire like your skidsteer or my genset?

Crap! It's been on it for about three months. Thanks for the heads up. I did hose it off but not a real thorough scrubbing. It's stored inside.

Not sure. But mine with 15 hours on a reset started right up and ran perfectly. I then drained the fluids and fuel and added fresh fuel and it wouldn't make full power. I assumed it was wet stacked. Well a lot of trying to get it to run properly it caught fire and almost burned up my truck...

Not sure of the extent of the damage to the muffler but pretty sure it is toast. I'll pull it off after it has cooled down. How do I go about diagnosing this engine? Should I start it up without the muffler and see if any oil is coming out? The exhaust was only black when it was buckling...

Thanks. That muffler looks pretty used. I'd hate to get another restricted one. Let me know if you find that guy's number. Thanks. Is it possible for a motor running properly to wetstack this bad or is it likely I have an excess fuel issue?

Well the good news is I think I figured out the problem. Bad news is I almost burned my truck and house down. Muffler caught on fire and generator was in my truck bed. I was running a 2.7kw load with the governor set to full throttle. It was holding the load but more smoke than I wanted...

I installed a new fuel filter and changed oil to 10w30 and same problem. At 2.7kw it bogs down, blows black smoke and eventually trips the breaker. The only other piece of information I can add is that after I filled it with oil yesterday I couldn't get it to turn over. It would try to crank...

I'm guessing it has to be related to not being able to crank it. How hard is it to replace a broken piston ring? I have no experience overhauling engines but I'm a quick learn.

I installed a new fuel filter and changed oil to 10w30 and same problem. At 2.7kw it bogs down, blows black smoke and eventually trips the breaker. The only other piece of information I can add is that after I filled it with oil yesterday I couldn't get it to turn over. It would try to crank...

OK. Going to get a fuel filter and if that doesn't work I'll switch to 10W30 that Yanmar recommends for this engine. Chris I'm a big fan of the Rotella T synthetic and if I end up keeping this genset that's what I will use.

OK I have cracked the injector nuts while running. Both on top of the engine and on the front side where the hard fuel line goes into the engine. Diesel came squirting out so I'm pretty sure I don't have air in the lines. I changed the oil and made sure I had exactly 38.4 ounces. Also...

That would make sense since I ran the fuel pump some after I drained the fuel. What is the best way to bleed the fuel system. I'm not too sure my neighbors are happy with me running it for hours blowing smoke.

Yesterday my 831a was running fine at 110% even though it was blowing more white smoke than I would like. I drained oil and the fuel that was in it. Today I put in Rotella 15W40 and fresh diesel. Now I can't get it to run past 2.5 kw. It bogs down and blows black smoke. The only thing I...

I picked up an MEP-831a today that I won on GL. It had the military 24v battery and it's in great shape. The genset had a full tank of fuel but the oil was partially drained. Go figure. Added some oil and it fired right up. I've changed the oil three times because there appeared to be water...