mep-003a first power run and concerns

[TucsonVTXF]

where does fuel cap gasket 0110-0419 live? the ipc shows under the spacer in the head but that spacer looks thin and I don't really want to pull on it... any one have a photo of the spacer removed from the cylinder head between the heat sink......

definitely remove all 4 of them and have them gone through. i thought mine was running great too until jerry did them. when i got them back it was a totally different generator. there are 3 gaskets per injector you will need when you put them back in.

 

[Jimc]

Yeah thats the first gasket so that goes in yhen the spacer then fiber washer and cooling fin. That spacer is about 3/16" thick steel. You wont bend it. Clean the rust on the walls above it with some sandpaper or wire wheel then you can even LIGHTLY slide hammer it if necessary.

 

[Isaac-1]

While we are on this topic does anyone know a replacement source for the fiber washer?

Ike

 

[TucsonVTXF]

Thank you for the info!! I am not the type to jump in with a large hammer and think I know how its put together... info is the key!!!

Yeah thats the first gasket so that goes in yhen the spacer then fiber washer and cooling fin. That spacer is about 3/16" thick steel. You wont bend it. Clean the rust on the walls above it with some sandpaper or wire wheel then you can even LIGHTLY slide hammer it if necessary.

 

[TucsonVTXF]

they are on back order right now from sears parts direct so I was able to get them off the big auction site from a seller that had them in stock. I will have 4 extra in the future that I might keep for spares...

 

[Jimc]

the place i get them from has over 700 in stock right now and prob hundreds of all the rest. goto

www.srsales.com

you will need to set up an account.

 

[Munchies]

The fiber washers are current new parts from onan. I get them from a diesel engine shop that has an account with cummins mid south. $4.00 each or a bit less maybe IIRC. Made in 2013

it goes,

thin copper ring against the seat in the head<<<<Steel spacer<<<<<Fiber washer<<<<Aluminum heatsink<<<thick copper ring<<<<Injector

I use sticky copper head gasket spray on all of my injector copper sealing rings.. Necessary? No. Can't help myself I suppose.

Take your aluminum heat sinks and lapp the inside faces down flat. Piece of sandpaper on a granite counter would work.

Anti sieze on the OD of the aluminum heatsink and a light smear on the portion of the injector body that goes inside the aluminum.

 

[TucsonVTXF]

looks like Ambac, WMR2041/7X, Copper Washer, 0.562" Hole Dia. - is a part number for the copper washer. I was able to buy a pack of 25 off the big auction site for 12.00 I will measure the outside dia. and post the results when they arrive...

my Ambach WMR2041/7X arrived today they measure out as .080 thick id .564 od .759 my old copper washer measures .082 thick id .564 od .755

 

[Munchies]

In regards to the steel spacer. I had one real nasty one last year and it would not come off. TO avoid pulling the head and torching or blue axing it out I found this
http://www.harborfreight.com/blind-hole-bearing-puller-95987.html

Worked good after I set down my purse and gave it ****.

 

[Jimc]

haha thats funny. its the same set i have. works fantastic

 

[Munchies]

Yah I was worried about the teeth wearing off the tip there but it seems to be holding up well for what it cost.

 

[TucsonVTXF]

In regards to the steel spacer. I had one real nasty one last year and it would not come off. TO avoid pulling the head and torching or blue axing it out I found this
http://www.harborfreight.com/blind-hole-bearing-puller-95987.html

Worked good after I set down my purse and gave it ****.

now you guys tell me after my home made dent puller with vise grips welded to the end with a 90 degree wrench gripped in the vise grip broke off and dropped into the cylinder!!!

 

[Munchies]

Want a free headgasket?

 

[TucsonVTXF]

no (but thank you) keep it for when SHTF I was able to get the piece out with a small magnet on safety wire that I dropped down into the cylinder thru the fuel hole and get the piece out... I will keep you in mind for when I need complete gasket kits and pistons and rings...

 

[Munchies]

I got 12 on the parts board along with 145 of those washers you just ordered

 

[TucsonVTXF]

Why am I wasting my time trying to help people out with these meps lol im drinking beer at your place.. you got this covered!!!

I got 12 on the parts board along with 145 of those washers you just ordered

 

[Munchies]

Be back to Tucson in a few years. Headed to Utah first though.

 

[robkiller]

Ok so when i pulled all of my injectors the copper ring stayed in the injector hole. Should i try and remove them or just leave them and re use them how they are? If i need to remove them how do i get them out?

 

[robkiller]

"I have all 3 gaskets on order for each cylinder and will hold off until they arrive I want to make sure I have no leaks that could cause low compression."

Where did you order all 3 gaskets? how much did that run?

 

[TucsonVTXF]

sears parts direct ran about 65.00. All but one fuel injector gasket has arrived but I also was able to get the heat sink gaskets and the injector copper gaskets from the big auction site just incase sears fell through..