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New guy here who is pretty much clueless about the MEP004A I just got. Plan is to restore it and hopefully use it as a whole-home generator. Spent most of the night digging around the web for info on this beast and I have some simple questions for now. if someone can help.
The last time this thing ran was probably 10 years ago so I have lots of work to do with oil changes, fuel tank clean-out and radiator drain and refill before I can even attempt to start this thing up. Pretty sure that when it was "retired" ~10 years ago that it was not making power but reading thru here I got the impression that that part can most likely be fixed. But I need to get it running first.
My questions at this point are fairly generic info about exactly what I have here, part numbers for filters and such. Once I get it running, the dumb questions will really start.
I'm a bit confused about this thing to start off with. It has a tag riveted to it by Groban Manufacturing that says it's a MEP004A-62E. The tag says it's 20KW, 240 volts, 1 phase and 68 Amps. I'm a bit confused about this as everything I've read so far says the MEP004a is 15KW and using the power equation of P=IE I get roughly 16KW. That's a lot closer to 15KW than 20.
I'm also thinking, that from what I've read, that this unit was converted to single phase by Groban and then resold on the civilian market. See photo of tag below.
Can anyone steer me to things like part numbers / sources for fuel, air and oil filters? That is my main focus at this point. Other than that, the case on this thing is in pretty bad shape. I've already started to disassemble the case so I can get it all sand blasted and repaint it all but not going to spend a bunch of money on that before I get it running and making power. At this point, pulling the case off just makes it a lot easier to work on the internals. Not at all sure I believe this but the hour meter say 120 hours.
Any tips or suggestions on other things to do to get the motor running? Any other advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance for any help.
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The last time this thing ran was probably 10 years ago so I have lots of work to do with oil changes, fuel tank clean-out and radiator drain and refill before I can even attempt to start this thing up. Pretty sure that when it was "retired" ~10 years ago that it was not making power but reading thru here I got the impression that that part can most likely be fixed. But I need to get it running first.
My questions at this point are fairly generic info about exactly what I have here, part numbers for filters and such. Once I get it running, the dumb questions will really start.
I'm a bit confused about this thing to start off with. It has a tag riveted to it by Groban Manufacturing that says it's a MEP004A-62E. The tag says it's 20KW, 240 volts, 1 phase and 68 Amps. I'm a bit confused about this as everything I've read so far says the MEP004a is 15KW and using the power equation of P=IE I get roughly 16KW. That's a lot closer to 15KW than 20.
I'm also thinking, that from what I've read, that this unit was converted to single phase by Groban and then resold on the civilian market. See photo of tag below.
Can anyone steer me to things like part numbers / sources for fuel, air and oil filters? That is my main focus at this point. Other than that, the case on this thing is in pretty bad shape. I've already started to disassemble the case so I can get it all sand blasted and repaint it all but not going to spend a bunch of money on that before I get it running and making power. At this point, pulling the case off just makes it a lot easier to work on the internals. Not at all sure I believe this but the hour meter say 120 hours.
Any tips or suggestions on other things to do to get the motor running? Any other advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance for any help.
![20210925_133918.jpg 20210925_133918.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/601/601689-4a8238b764d220262e1984cdb423159f.jpg)
![20210925_150706.jpg 20210925_150706.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/601/601692-e8242614dd89eee38dc09f2296320514.jpg)
![20210925_150638.jpg 20210925_150638.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/601/601694-2a79b6b009638b44042c0d3c50d9d774.jpg)