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    grywitt replied to the thread Mep 831A load issues.
    Ha ha. I just reread my message about taking the exhaust off. Hard to follow. I'm sorry guys I write terrible. I ran the gen with no...
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    grywitt replied to the thread Mep 831A load issues.
    I need to tear the engine apart and check and or adjust my ring gap. Ugh. It's my fault but the owner of the shop wasn't happy his guy...
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    grywitt replied to the thread Mep 831A load issues.
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    grywitt replied to the thread Mep 831A load issues.
    The exhaust looks pretty good on the outside and what I can see from the ends. The wrap is in pretty bad shape.
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    grywitt replied to the thread Mep 831A load issues.
    You meant for me to reattach the exhaust and run for hours at whatever load it will take without smoking? Oh I called the machine shop...
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    grywitt replied to the thread Mep 831A load issues.
    You mean run it a few hours with no exhaust?
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    grywitt replied to the thread Mep 831A load issues.
    The exhaust looks fine
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    grywitt replied to the thread Mep 831A load issues.
    So I just ran it for another 15 minutes at 3kw then I took off the load and brought it up again and it held. This is all with the...
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    grywitt replied to the thread Mep 831A load issues.
    I didn't try with the air compressor but with no air filter it improves but not fixed. So I think it might be the exhaust. I just...
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    grywitt replied to the thread Mep 831A load issues.
    I have another little gen that's not military but has a yamnar L100 and it has no problem holding rated load here which makes me think...
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    grywitt replied to the thread Mep 831A load issues.
    Ha. :cry:.. I think i might cry!! It's still pretty much the same once it warms up. So the only thing that's not new including the...
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    grywitt replied to the thread Mep 831A load issues.
    I still haven't done a legit load test so I'm hesitant to believe it's fixed. I've seen it do well for a minute before. Lol. The signs...
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    grywitt replied to the thread Mep 831A load issues.
    Sorry no. We were sinking a 29 foot diameter shaft down 2140 feet and the crosshead was the device that hung between the cables and...
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    grywitt replied to the thread Mep 831A load issues.
    I don't think it would work very good in this situation but I did it on the last job I was on. We were changing the batteries daily on...
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    grywitt replied to the thread Mep 831A load issues.
    I agree. Once i get the terminal hardware for the batteries I'm gong to do something different but I'm not sure how yet. Probably...
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