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Recent content by Skyhawk13205

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    Webasto Heater?

    The heater is 13Kw or 45k btu. I keep forgetting that it is higher than 10kw.
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    Webasto Heater?

    The one for the arctic kit is the 24v DBW 2010 It is a 10kw unit. The 12v units are common on school busses, they are called the webasto DBW2020 and 30 The school bus ones are orange and usually called the scholastic heaters. I don’t think they are every efficient in electrical or fuel for what...
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    Webasto Heater?

    It is a nice unit, I am not sure it is worth the price point. On my truck it gets the coolant to about 50-60 deg at about 20 deg ambient, I am not sure it has enough power to heat the engine and get the cab warm. When I did that to test the unit the air coming from the vent is luke warm. I...
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    Webasto Heater?

    It is part of the Arctic kit, I spent a couple of day installing one from a doner truck, there are two coolant valves under the skid plate underneath the radiator that direct coolant flow. You need to remove the valves and clean them before you use the heater, I didn’t and it overheated the...
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    MEP-531a Aftermarket regulator/project

    Ran a test today, couple of hang ups, the 100w field resistor is to low, it got so hot I burnt myself on it and it melted some insulation on a wire touching it. Also I am getting a 120hz on my analog gauge vs 60hz on my multimeter. Generator worked great, provided consistent power and met the...
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    MEP-531a Aftermarket regulator/project

    Spent some more time re designing. Disconnected my exciter system from the DC buss, I found out that the exciter was backfeeding line voltage onto the dc bus and using my Espar ecu as a ground path I found the Espar heater had a chassis ground of 18k ohms when the ecu was connected. I combined...
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    ECO Hubs Who needs 3:07 gears?

    Are both plates tapped/threaded? I don’t remember from when I installed mine. If only one is tapped it would be a problem.
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    ECO Hubs Who needs 3:07 gears?

    check time stamp 2:48, the adapter plate is installed backwards. The welds are doing all the work now instead of clamp load.
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    HEUI Troubleshooting - Injection Pressure Desired and Actual Mismatch

    I was thinking of doing the huei filter or a bypass filtration, sounds like one of the issues of contimated oil if the oil cooler leaking unfiltered oil. Adept Ape has a good video regarding the secondary filter.
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    MEP-531a Aftermarket regulator/project

    yes, that is basically how my wiring is. The exciter windings are part of the stator windings and terminate on the N side of the power windings. I would have liked to separate the exciter from the power but it is not possible without taking the stator apart. you were right about almost killing...
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    MEP-531a Aftermarket regulator/project

    If I die from this project I will make sure to post the details. thanks for noticing the issue with the grounds I didn’t see the issue with the grounds when I drew up that schematic, the grounds are isolated. the DC and AC buss ground check has no continuity between the two. I was debating...
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    MEP-531a Aftermarket regulator/project

    My project seems to have blown something up, I installed the generator in my camper to run the AC buss. I basically gutted the MEP-531a electronics and moved them into a control panel in my camper. I had to modify quite a bit to get it to work, the ops check was ok the generator was able to...
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    MEP-531a Aftermarket regulator/project

    Hello, first time posting on the generator forum. I have 2 MEP-531a generators, I could not get either of them to work, I found that the VR does not pass the lightbulb test and I can’t get to power on. Both VR are swelled and once is cracked. I found an aftermarket VR called a EA350, I could not...
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    Screw in Tire Studs

    I did a pattern, about 120 studs per tyre, look up you local laws, laws in my state was no more than 3% of tire surface area could be studded otherwise it was defined as a “metal tyre”. I used the igrip studs 15mm shouldered studs PN: SS-151000
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    Screw in Tire Studs

    I did mine, works well, have not driven much on them or removed them yet. You should be able to remove them every season, I bet you could stud them at least 5-6 times before you run out of space.
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