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  1. rickf

    First MEP 803A, fix up help

    "When I was putting it back, some of the wires looked weird so I checked all the connections and a couple of wires were out of place. A couple were on jumpers so they did not really matter, but I did find that 5 and 9 were reversed. I believe this put L1 and L3 load readings in series instead of...
  2. rickf

    First MEP 803A, fix up help

    I would think the normal green coolant will be just fine. I don't think liner cavitation is an issue with these engines which is what the SCT is needed for. As far as the broken valve just get a wrench and take the whole valve out and replace it.
  3. rickf

    First MEP 803A, fix up help

    Soot is carbon and carbon is conductive so I can see where there could be all kinds of issues with contacts and switches.
  4. rickf

    First MEP 803A, fix up help

    I admire the skill and patience of you guys that can take these electronics apart and make them work. AND track down replacements!! Icesythe7, I now understand why you are always wanting to put the replacement meters and senders in. LOL.
  5. rickf

    First MEP 803A, fix up help

    Remember, those people in the military did not have to pay for the parts they were pulling out of the parts supply. And the manuals were written for guys right out of high school with very little or even no experience working on equipment. It is much easier to tell them to replace it than to...
  6. rickf

    First MEP 803A, fix up help

    You are correct, if the sender is out of spec and it is 9.00 them replace it. BUT, you are expecting $9.00 senders and $25.00 meters to do the jobs of $50.00 senders and $500.00 meters and that is simply not going to happen. The gauges on these units tell the operator it is working...
  7. rickf

    First MEP 803A, fix up help

    You are headed in a bad direction with the oil!!!!!! I wish I had gotten to you before you drained the old oil. You really needed to have that oil sent out and analyzed and that would tell you the condition of the inside of the engine. But whatever you do do NOT run straight ATF as oil!!! That...
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