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Peter, The valve spring you mentioned may have actually been a spring "damper ". These were often used on high-performance engines to reduce valve spring harmonics at high RPMs. IIRC they were coiled from flat stock (not wire) and had very light spring pressure compared to a regular valve...

Sir, you clearly lack a fundamental understanding of household wiring circuits & the means to safely & legally connect a generator to your system. I understand you are frustrated as we all have been but your tone will not encourage folks to offer assistance. I would suggest you take a step...

The brazed dipstick tube is normal. When the pans have good paint, this is not visible. Not sure if I have an extra filter assembly but will check in a few days. You should probably go ahead and post a message in the "Parts Wanted" section of the SS classifieds. One of the moderators may end...

I just checked an M116A2 & the ID of the lunette ring is 3".

Sounds like blow-by...before raising the white flag & while you have the injector out, I would pour a cup of Marvel oil on top of the piston & let it soak at least a week. You might get lucky if the rings got stuck at the same time the temperature was very cold. Just a theory here but if the...

Before you remove the injector, try getting an ounce or two of 15/40 oil into the cylinder via the intake manifold. Spin it several turns with the compression release down to get the oil well distributed in the bore, then try starting as per normal start using the electric starter. If that...

Ike, We're on the same page. .. I think I'll just wait until the supply goes up. In some of my recent base visits, I've seen some fairly large rows of both models awaiting their fate.... :) Thanks, Kevin

I don't own either of these models but have placed a few bids when they are fairly close to home base. It always seems like they bring tons of cash but at the same time I've seen a few comments on how difficult they sometimes are to troubleshoot and return to operational status. I've also seen...

Looks great like it made to order! A little bit of OD green paint and it would look original... :)

I don't believe the speed switch has anything to do with a slow rundown, but instead the shutdown time relieves the back pressure on the IP, thus allowing a successful, but temporary restart. Listen to Ike & goldneagle & either clean or drill out the check valve. I had the same symptoms you...

Could be the sender, but if that doesn't correct the problem a couple other possibilities (these not common but are possible): 1. Check oil filter & hardware is installed properly...don't want oil bypassing filter and showing low pressure. 2. Check oil pressure with a known good mechanical...

Don't fret, they still seem to have a few left in the inventory.

How about a cold chisel hole in the oil pan for draining the oil? Discovered this when I picked the set up from the ANG Base in Delaware. I guess that was easier than opening the valve. This was on an MEP-OO4AAS.

I know you already ordered the diodes but before doing that I wanted to ask if you went through the TM procedure for testing the S/R/S switch? It's a long shot but worth the look. Also I thought about the speed switch but since holding the S/R/S switch in start position didn't help anything I...

I could fix you up but we're up in the panhandle. We do travel to the Venice area to visit my in-laws a couple times a year though.

R Racing, Edit--I mistakenly thought this was the other post on the MEP-004A...my mistake & original reply has been deleted. Sorry for the mix-up. Interestingly though, later today I took a quick look at the TM for your generator and realized that some of my original comments may also apply...

I couldn't afford a Fluke. Bought an Extech that has freq capability & it's accurate. Also bought a tachometer that has direct contact method or remote with the reflective tape.

Did you happen to notice if the starter teeth "grinded" when you placed the start/run/stop switch in the start position while the engine was running?

From what I heard, much of that equipment came from the recently deactivated 3rd Brigade Combat Team, so hopefully you ended up with a good unit that was RFI status.

Understood--In my comment about the 200 amp-rated transfer switch I should have mentioned that I was planning to do a whole-house setup with no load management (except trying to keep the two legs loaded as equally as possible) and since the utility service has to pass through this switch before...