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Just wanted to bring this full circle and say thanks to those who helped. To bring this to conclusion, I did a preview of the various generators available and ran through the various recommended inspection steps as best I could and ended up bidding and winning an MEP-002 on GL at a local AF...

Interesting. Maybe I'll take pictures of the units I'm interested in so I have a record of some sort. Probably wouldn't be worth a claim if something were missing but at least I'll have a record. Thanks for all the input.

Thanks, Tom. I'll do that as well.

1800 Diesel, thank you very much for providing that guidance. I appreciate you taking the time and I will follow your advice. I'll let you know how it goes.

Bob from Green Mountain Generators said this about common problems: "[W]e understand the common problems: blown voltage regulators ($399), blown bridge rectifiers ($134), damaged/seized injection pumps ($500-$899), seized fuel pumps ($200), damaged throttle cables (esp. on the MEP002A) ($100+)...

Thanks, 1800 Diesel, for watching my back. My guess is I'm okay because I'm not referring to any specific auction: just asking generally about inspecting/previewing a unit. But, that said, better safe than sorry. Maybe I'll tweak the post a bit.

I plan to preview an MEP-002A in the next few days and am curious what I should be looking for. I recognize there are lots of potential issues but I'm looking for a sense of what someone experienced in buying 002s would look for at a preview. I'll be previewing five or so 002s with hours...