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Hi all, Anyone have any good ideas on how to load test a MEP-003A without wiring it to a house or shop. I've got one of these beast I bought a couple years ago and never had the unit load tested. Any ideas?

Thanks guys, There's nothing wrong with the connections except the positive cable lug on that bolts to the solenoid has frayed cooper and corrosion. It just seems weak so I'm going to lop it off and reattach another cooper lug. The negative or ground side that bolts to the starter isn't as...

Hi all, I had the starter motor go out on my MEP 003A yesterday which I confirmed through the technical manual. While I'm spending the money on a new starter and solenoid I wanted to replace the battery cables since they are a bit frayed at the ends on where they attach to starter and...

Let me know if you want to sell one of those grounding rods; I could use one for the 003A I just got a couple weeks ago.

It does; thanks for the reply. :-D

Is that pan aluminum or cast iron? Cast iron would allow magnetic pan heaters that would be ideal.

Any of you guys using block heaters on these units?

I have to ask what the inline fuse connectors for off the battery posts?

Thanks all. I didn't know if these sets were sensitive to differences in battery power so it doesn't hurt to ask.

Ok me again, what is everyone using for batteries on these gensets? 6TL heavy duty cells are $200+! Ouch!!!!! I was reading the TM and claim a 100 amp 6TL are the standard and out of reach for me price wise on a generator I don't know even if it runs. 12V automotive batteries will...

Yeah the less I have to buy the better since I think I paid too much for it during the sale. Not as much as some but enough to want to keep the costs contained somewhat. One of the sets I bid on I think went to $2800 or $2900!

I pulled my filter cover and luckily I have the spring and spacer in there for the filter. This unit is also a tan 003A and there wasn't a speck of sand anywhere. The control panel looks new and the gauges look new; as long as she starts and puts out juice I'll be tickled.

That's what I thought and was a bit confused when I pulled the filters out today. **** even my wife said, "hey ya know that smells like kerosene." I'm in the NE as well; if you buy the diesel today would it already be cut for winter. Once I get this rascal up and running (fingers crossed) I...

I was reading about JP8 which the US military switched to for tanks, gensets, and aircraft back in 96. I guess it was that stuff in there; could have fooled me since it isn't everyday I'm fueling my A1 Abrams or my YF-23 vectored fighter. :grin: The only diesel I've owned in 45 years is my...

That's ok; isn't straight kerosene used to cut #2 diesel in the winter? Could it be something else in the tank? Sure smelled and looked like straight kerosene to me. I guess its better than gas or water!

I started playing around with this genset I bought from Ft Meade a few weeks ago and it looks like there was straight kerosene in the fuel pumps when I popped off the bottoms to check the fuel screens. It also looks like it was in the fuel tank as well. Fuel lines to the injector pump were...

Awesome, thank you. I'll check it out!

Looks pretty clean. Picked up my 003A today from Ft Meade and it looks pretty good for being 23 years old. The one fuel line was disconnected from the water separator for some reason but everything else looked to be in overall decent condition. All I need to do is get the thing home and go...

Well i have probably the same airtank and I have a 12 V DC tire inflator that came with my vehicle so that should be enough. I'm using a small suv so I'll definitely know if the surge brakes work or not; I'll be taking it easy for most of the trip so I should be ok. Thanks for all your info...

Very cool, thanks for the response! I sent a PM with my lot number so if you have any details on the one I purchased that would be fantastic. We took a shot in the dark wit these since we are in Eastern PA and didn't have a chance to get down to inspect any of these. This isn't something I...