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    grywitt replied to the thread Mep 831A load issues.
    Sorry I know i jump around a lot. I try not to. One more thing. I never saw any fue
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    grywitt replied to the thread Mep 831A load issues.
    I did make one troubleshooting mistake when making this new video. It might be that sitting with sea foam made the difference and not...
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    grywitt replied to the thread Mep 831A load issues.
    https://youtube.com/shorts/tAAsPIdXzy8?si=jxNNoynAacGKmqvX Here I think is proof and hopefully a clue for someone more knowledgeable...
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    grywitt replied to the thread Mep 831A load issues.
    I just realized I even took a picture of my thoughts on how to check the spray pattern. Is that how? Like ice got it?
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    grywitt replied to the thread Mep 831A load issues.
    I do keep it in a conex that has good seals but I definitely will rodent proof it if and when it's susceptible to them. I already killed...
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    grywitt replied to the thread Mep 831A load issues.
    Well i figured out the debris. Just a lot of sticks and twigs,leaves ect down by the exhaust and close enough to get burnt then fly out...
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    grywitt replied to the thread Mep 831A load issues.
    Thank you for clarifying. I did pull out the push rods and they looked good. I didn't roll them on a flat surface. I'll keep digging in...
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    grywitt replied to the thread Mep 831A load issues.
    I didn't get far nought into the engine yet to check the tappet under the push rods. Do i pretty much need to remove the engine from the...
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    grywitt replied to the thread Mep 831A load issues.
    Thank you for the suggestions. I will work on the things you mentioned. So the injection pump only has one shim. Is that normal? Seems...
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    grywitt reacted to 2Pbfeet's post in the thread Mep 831A load issues with Like Like.
    So, yes, that's more smoke than I would like at the loads you are adding. When you add loads, I can hear the engine respond, and it...
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    grywitt replied to the thread Mep 831A load issues.
    I didn't add the fan load specifically but the amps the load bank says it's drawing match my clamp meter to the 10th of an amp so the...
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    grywitt replied to the thread Mep 831A load issues.
    I thought I might have found something. When I checked the valve clearance it seemed pretty off one pretty tight and the other loose but...
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    grywitt replied to the thread Mep 831A load issues.
    For a little more description. When I got it the reason it wouldn't run is a rat called it home and had chewed the wire to the fuel...
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    grywitt replied to the thread Mep 831A load issues.
    https://youtube.com/shorts/dJM055cDXl4?si=9Aorlz8xkTHs-XrD This is a video of me loading it to 3kw. At 3kw she blows black smoke and dies.
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