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  1. 155mm

    MEP 805B problems. Will pay for technical help

    So along long time ago in a land far far away, I had an 805b that was the red headed step child, always throwing a fit, never working when needed. I ended up removing control coupla, removing backplane, all of the components from back plane, air blower cleaned, inspected sockets, pins...
  2. 155mm

    MEP 805B problems. Will pay for technical help

    so that thread is for you to learn mpu testing, adjustment, removal installation and provide a way and part numbers to get you a new one if needed. The OP never responded if it was fixed or not, you could ask the OP @GIJoeCzar if he got it running, that thread took from May to Sept to work thru...
  3. 155mm

    MEP 805B problems. Will pay for technical help

    here is a thread to read thru for the Magnetic Pickup Unit, MPU https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/mep-805b-no-power-to-the-adc100-electric-actuator.178809/
  4. 155mm

    MEP 805B problems. Will pay for technical help

    that is a 12v charger, 12.4v on 1 battery is acceptable, as long as both batteries are the same
  5. 155mm

    MEP 805B problems. Will pay for technical help

    Has the machine ever ran correctly? where did you get the machine? video of an attempted start? like @Guyfang said, magnetic pickup.
  6. 155mm

    Essex 427 loadbank

    @Mk23 I did have a complete wiring diagram on mine and spent a good day chasing just to make sure I didnt miss anything before I started to replace the switch. The size was different so I had to replace some of the wires. While troubleshooting, I did find a rectifier that did not test...
  7. 155mm

    Essex 427 loadbank

    this is the one that I replaced mine with, but I had information on the old magnetic sw to compare my new one to https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EZ1Q9VE/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
  8. 155mm

    #2 MEP 805B oh the joys

    I wonder if we can reverse engineer the the 805 with a locking cable, and delete the speed control board.
  9. 155mm

    Mep-805b No power to adc100-24 injection pump actuator. ESD5551 output power failure. Solution

    @mciikurzroot so, as a shtf scenario, could we not remove the electronic governor, attach a locking cable to the throttle control in IP, start unit, adjust HZ with locking cable, IE mep 005a version of hz control. everything else appears to work on the jenny except this one assembly which...
  10. 155mm

    #2 MEP 805B oh the joys

    but its in montana and i am in oklahoma, I thought I was keeping the most reliable one here
  11. 155mm

    Essex 427 loadbank

    Had the same problem with a umc 33kw, just used an off the shelf magnetic switch, had to get a base, then added the sized switch i needed on top.
  12. 155mm

    Mep-805b No power to adc100-24 injection pump actuator. ESD5551 output power failure. Solution

    had the exact same problem happen except mine got both caps, blue and black ones, and it got a trace on the back.
  13. 155mm

    #2 MEP 805B oh the joys

    Well, when we really needed her, she let the smoke out. One of our neighboring towns had a direct hit from a tornado, was sending this one to keep some coolers at a cheese factory cold, did a prestart ran just fine, called the guy said come get it moved it 100yards, he gets here, I go thru the...
  14. 155mm

    OK MV bill update

    so why is all of our local tag offices stating that we cannot register any military vehicles if they are not newer than 35 years due to this new HB ? Since I am not so smart, give me the info to take to get a wrecker register
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    OK MV bill update

    the wording on the OK HB3179 does us no good, it says newer than 35 years, that is 1988, plus it changes every year, not like its worded as, newer than 1988. what trucks do you have that are newer than 35 years?
  16. 155mm

    Essex a698 first run

    So I got a Essex A698 a couple years ago, I have never used it as I have my ol faithful UMC that i love using. So today was the test day for the Essex, so pre use, pop the top and blow out the dust, and to my surprise there is no fan in the box. I ran 33KW for almost 1 hour and never noticed...
  17. 155mm

    804A S5 Toggle

    so i plugged in your part number to the SS search, here is the results, another thread that asked the same question, https://www.steelsoldiers.com/search/4555358/?q=88-21076&o=date
  18. 155mm

    Best glow plugs

    @T9000 this link is broken, there is not a base web page even, can it be removed?
  19. 155mm

    Got a load bank from GL looking for a manual, or some help.

    I like that idea, its like the h82 thread, lots of information but 15pages long, any suggestion how to fix that one?
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