Recent content by Old Geezer

I had a chance to visit Jasper Indiana while I was in the army. Jasper engines and transmissions there had some unique cleaning processes we were interested in using as well. One of them with a molten salt system. They put engine blocks heads Etc in this molten salt bath to clean them. It...

I live in Roy also. Been here about 4 years. It's changed a lot from when I had a sales route in the area 30 years ago. The wife also lived here for a little while when she was a girl. Regards, OG

A couple other things that come to mind.. How long does 5 gals of fuel last running 50% load? Has anyone been able to convert one of these to solid state ignition? (I realize it uses a magneto and it may not be feasible). Do they run okay on unleaded gas, or do you need to put something in...

Well, I'll attempt to post some pictures here. Every forum is different, but hopefully I can figure it out. I only paid $120 for the generator, and it only has 105 hours on a working meter, but, it was left out side, and it's a little rough. It starts right up though--even with the pull rope...

Thanks! I'll get in touch with him. OG

I found the manual section, but not sure how to post to it, know how to find specific manuals. I have several manuals for the MEP 017 generator, though I suspect you already have them.

Hi I came across this site while searching for information on an MEP-017 5kw genset I just purchased. I'm a Navy (1971-1973) and Army (1983-89) vet. I worked as a Communications Technician in the Navy, and as an Ordnance Officer in the Army. Since then I've worked for the Army and the Air...