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Hi, I wanted to post this information for other users. Don't know if it will be useful for anybody or not. In June 2021 the gear on the oil pump on my MEP-002A sheared off. The only thing that got damaged was the gear cover plate and the oil pump. I got some really good help here on the Steel...

Hi Blade, When I first came across your post with the video of the MEP-003A gear failure behind the blower fan I downloaded it. I just re-watched it because I had a very mysterious failure. In June 2021 the gear on the oil pump on my MEP-002A sheared off. The only thing that got damaged was...

I wanted to see if anybody has an Oil Cooler for an MEP-002A or MEP-003A (Part #102-0843) or knows where I can find one. I will post in the classifieds too. Thank You

/ Thanks for info. I will do the ATF next oil change. When you say "main gen bearing" is that in the engine or generator rotor? Which end? Is there any way to check it without major disassembly? If it was compression, wouldn't that have a significant impact on running and power output. It...

Thanks for tips. I checked the flaps and they appear to be working fine. No critter nests. I did find that the oil cooler radiator was plugged with sludge. I cleaned out the radiator and did a flush on the oil system and put in new filter. It works great now, no overheating. The oil...

I bought an MEP-002A in 2013. I recently bought another and there are some differences that I wanted to ask about. 1) The oil pressure gauge on the new one does a weird thing. It reads about 40PSI when the generator is running. When I stop the generator it will stay up above 40 for somewhere...

Hi, Does anybody know where I can get a Spin-On oil filter adapter for am MEP-002A

Excellent video and very good explanation and details. I was the one who started this thread when my 002A oil pump failed in June. It was not the roll pin in my case. I was never able to determine what caused my failure. The shaft on my oil pump gear sheared off but there was no damage to...

Does anybody have, or know where I can find, an ASK for a MEP-002A that is in good shape? Has anybody succeeded in finding a suitable replacement for the batting in an ASK? Where did you find it? Thanks

I have been using an MEP-002A for off-grid backup for 8 years now. I have been inquiring about modern generators just for comparison. I will call a dealer or manufacture and describe the 002A to them and ask if they have anything that would be a good replacement. The thing that gets mentioned...

I finally had time to open the Oil filter that I had put on the machine after an oil change 1.25 hours before the oil pump broke. It was totally clean. No metal or any foreign debris of any kind that I could find. I also took apart the old oil pump. There was no internal damage or dings or...

There was a small amount of metallic sludge in the oil pan and some super fine shavings but no "pieces" of metal. The oil path is straight out of the oil pan through the oil cup which has a fine mesh screen on it and then directly to the pump and from the pump directly to the oil filter...

Here are some photos. Turns out that after the gear sheared it was apparently still contacting the crank gear and spinning and banging around. The crank gear had no signs of any damage at all. The probably make the crank gear out of a much more durable harder steel. There was a hole in the...

Does anybody have an S1 Start switch or a fuel gauge (Just the very top part with the needle pointer that mounts on the top of the gauge assembly) they can sell? The knob on my start switch is frozen on with rust so I will need to cut it off to remove the switch, so I need the knob too.

Thanks again for all the help! The new pump should be here by the end of the week. I have the repair partially closed up to keep it clean. Will take photos when new pump is here and installing it. Will post them at end of week.