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    MEP 003 VR repair.

    hello jim how are you, looking at the board q1 and q2 are in the upper right had corner and q3 is the one with the two bolts through it. on the left side of the board, next to terminal 14a little transistor or what ever you call it, its very small and shows cr5 to the right. next to terminal 16...
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    Parallel operation of MEP-002A or MEP-003A, with video

    Matt that's another great video. Do you plan on doing any more video's on the 002 & 003 machines? My cousin still has he 002 I lent him during Sandy. I have a problem starting it with the throttle set at 1800 rpm. If the throttle is at idle speed it will start, then go to operating rpm and will...
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    MEP 003 VR repair.

    Hello and how is everyone, Have a quick question. I have my 003 that quit making power (like 6 volts) so I swapped out the vr from my 400 hz machine and put the jumpers in as per the TM. Now, will the voltage have to be calibrated on the vr I put in or should it already be properly adjusted? I...
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    MEP 002 & 3 glow plugs

    Hey guys whats going on, got a call yesterday from a guy over at federal mogul. Says that they arn't taking the glow plugs off of their list of parts and should be available for some time. Thought I would just put that out there. metalworker393
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    MEP 002 & 3 glow plugs

    Thanks for the input guys. I didn't really try turning the voltage rheostat more than three times while I was checking the ac voltage. I'll definitly try the contact cleaner too. Issac, I am by no means electronics friendly so what is involved with testing and/or replacing that transistor...
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    MEP 002 & 3 glow plugs

    Hello and how is everyone. First off, I called INDUSA to order some glowplugs and they informed me that it looks like Champion will no longer be manufacturing these glow plugs. Anybody have P/Ns from other manufacturers avail? Second thing, I have an 003 thats been sitting since the spring so...
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    mep-003a teardown and refurb

    Hey how's it going. Good luck with your project. If you need a flywheel I may be able to help you out. I have a dead 003 engine that will be stripped down for anything salvagable. metalworker393
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    003A low AC voltage.

    okay, I changed out the voltage rheostat to see if that made a diffrence. I'm getting about 116 volts on each leg in the 240v configuration with the rheostat turned all the way to the right. Looking through the tm would R15 be out of adjustment no. 1, and no 2 I'm looking for R15 and not sure if...
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    003A low AC voltage.

    Thanks jerry
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    003A low AC voltage.

    Hello and thanks for the reply, Didn't go that far last night as it was starting to get dark and I had a bit of a mess in the driveway to clean up. Sucks not having a garage to work in but it is what it is. If the voltage rheostate is malfunctioning how do you test it. Was looking for that last...
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    003A low AC voltage.

    Hello and how is everyone doing. Hope everone had a safe and happy thanksgiving. So, I finally got around to taking the engine off the 112 and put it on the 003 today. This 003 has been sitting for some time, and the engine that it came with was siezed. I picked up the 112 unit last spring and...
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    002 starting trouble

    Okay I had time to tinker with the 002 again. I took the front cover off the engine to expose the governor assembly. I decided to move the spring up one notch at a time and now it does seem to hold rpms better. I then took a look at my throttle cable, seems to have a problem with not being...
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    MEP-003a Engine Swap

    That would be it.
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    MEP-003a Engine Swap

    Hey storeman, its one of those claws you can get at almost any auto supply. has a flexible extension,usually 4 flat pieces of metel at the end. Also has a t shaped grip with a spring loaded button you push in to extend the thin flat claws. You can find it McMaster Carr catalog. If I can I will...
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    MEP-003a Engine Swap

    Ditto on chasing the threads on the flywheel. I did an engine swap on one of my spare 002's and found that using one of those claw retreval tools helped significantly. It made holding onto the bolt when removing it a snap. Also putting the bolt back in was very easy,and it doesn't fall down...
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    MEP 002 AC voltmeter.

    Hey guys thanks for the info. I used a handheld multimeter to check the voltage across the lugs. So what I should read at the back terminals of the analog meter should be 240V +/- a few? If so any voltmeter would work as a suitable replacement? I understand that the frequency meter has the...
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    MEP 002 AC voltmeter.

    Okay guys nice to be back online. Have a new issue. I just got power back this morning so now I have internet service and land lines again. I was without power for about five days so the 002 kept everything running.Didn't suffer any major damage but did lose utility power. Okay, after about...
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    002 starting trouble

    Sticky linkage Okay I had time after work yesterday to take another look at the 002. Now, the linkage on the IP is moving real easy. So I started the unit up, low rpms up untill I was getting about 60Hz & 120v. I decided to throttle it down to see how it would respond. Wouldn't slow down...
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    002 starting trouble

    Im going to pick up some diesel fuel conditioner this weekend and add that to the fuel as well. Just wondering if it wouldn't hurt to take the supply line off and fill the IP with a good penetrating oil and work the linkage for a bit. Then i could drain it out before starting it again. Thanks...
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    002 starting trouble

    Hey guys whats up. I had some time yesterday after work to fool around with the 002. Pushed up on the throttle linkage and it was sticking a little. It didn't require hardly anything to push it up sot I decided to try to start it. Started at low RPMS, started and brought it up to speed. Shut...
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