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Carl thanks for your reply. I ran the pumps without starting the engine and several drops per minute were dripping from the control shaft. With the engine running it's hard to tell what the leak rate is with all the air blowing across the ip. I'll wait until warmer weather and after observing it...

How difficult is it to replace the injector pump control shaft o-ring? The drawing looks like you can remove two screws and pull the shaft out. can this be done without pulling the pump? this machine has 340 hrs and runs fine as far as i can tell. haven't put any real load on it yet, a 500 watt...

MEP-003A fuel Hello, I am new to the SS site and the MEP003-A. Our MEP-003A has only been run twice since arrival. The first start was slow to fire and on a set of mismatched batteries with jumper cables. Today was on a new set of 6TL's. It spins over very well but comes to life slowly. It was...

new East Penn Deka 6TL batteries picked up a pair of new East Penn Deka 6TL batteries today from my local battery dealer for our MEP-003A. I'm sure that a smaller set would have worked but figure that the 6TL's should last a very long time in standby service. Fast service from the dealer. Gave...