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Mine doesn't click at all. I'm wondering if somebody already bent the tabs and I just need a new cap. I'll have to take a look when I get home.

The more I use my MEP the more the little things bug me - today it's my fuel cap vibrating to the open position. Can the gasket be replaced? Source? Or, is there metal tabs that can be bent slightly to keep the cap from vibrating loose? My gasket looks like it's in good shape, just not tight...

Chainbreaker - LED lights came from the same place I get everything if I can't source it locally - ebay. Here's a link to the listing...

Took a pic last night while the genset was running. I haven't run it in the dark since the panel upgrades so I figured I'd post a quick pic. 24v LED lights that screw in to original sockets and a digital frequency display that also happens to have voltage display as well. If I could figure...

Just wanted to throw out a quick THANK YOU to all the contributors here. Picked up my MEP 002a a couple years ago with 221 hours on the clock. Did a couple fixes, added some windings in the box so the 10k load meter (003a box) read correct for a 002a, and put probably 20 hours on it in testing...

OK guys - here's what may be the most inconsequential question of the day. My MEP-002a came to me with a burned out bulb on the panel. I decided yesterday to order a new lamp, and found a lamp housing on ebay that reads "bulb not included." I went out and tried unscrewing the top of one of my...

any recommendations on avoiding that, other than "don't use the big wrench"? Short of a power outage I don't need to run the gennie for another couple months... is penetrating oil a wise thought?

Hello everybody! I have gone to a schedule of running the unit quarterly for 2-3 hours versus running the unit monthly for 45 minutes, per recommendation of several folks on this page. A couple weeks ago was my first time firing up in temps well below freezing (9 degrees that morning) and...

I'll start by saying I'm still a newbie on this site, so if somebody else chimes in listen to them. That said, when I got my unit the PO started it up with a bit of throttle then idled it down once it was running. Not only did I not understand this was a bad thing to do, but the issue was...

If it makes you feel any better I've got a 2012 RAM pickup with the 5.7l hemi engine. If you turn the key and let it run it idles for a minute at 1200-1300 rpm, then settles down to about 850. If the big boys are doing it on a relatively new aluminum block gas engine I don't worry too much...

I'll look thru the LO. I have a digital copy at home, but I don't think I printed that one. I may actually move to intervals LESS than 100 hours on things like oil change, mainly because I was told that once oil has been run thru an engine it gets a bit of a shelf life because now there's...

So to answer the questions... I purchased the unit as a runner with all filters supposedly replaced. $1200 - a little steep from what I've read here, but it came from a reputable army surplus store that sells "pretty" 002a units all day long for $1800-2200. Mine's an ugly as sin brush painted...

I bought a 002a back in March. Since purchase I've gone thru everything and then some thanks to the knowledge I got mostly from this forum. BTW: Thank you to everybody that contributes, this thing may have been a major PITA to figure out without forums like this. I've been running it for half...

unit is sorta kinda inside - unheated outbuilding. I've got a couple 1000+ cca batteries I've been using, but those need to settle in to their permanent homes in the travel trailer and the ham radio standby power setup. I can get the 400cca batteries for $25 each with core, so I was kinda...

quick question - I need to get a dedicated set of batteries for my mep002a. Original spec says the milspec batteries are 12 volt 445 cca. The bigger garden tractor batteries are 400 cca, and given the cost they're hard not to consider. Has anybody used two small batteries to start their 002?

Ahab - I guess it depends on whether or not I remember to flip all the right switches. Currently no provision to stop generator from going live without first eliminating mains power. Transfer switch is going to be a purchase in the VERY near future

Finally had a chance to go thru and figure out exactly what was going on in the output box. I owe an apology to you guys - there was indeed two leads in each hole. That said, I also verified without a doubt that there wasn't enough wire to do 8 wraps thru each hole. I added almost 11 feet of...

ok so here's an update on my 002 - had a chance to tinker over the last few days. I pulled the tank and cleaned it. Not perfect, but I can see metal instead of rust on most surfaces. Fuel pump filters cleaned, oil changed, diesel kleen and killem biocide added to fuel. I don't know what the...

Never mind, it's late - you spec'd 002. Your load meter reads correct? If so, who made your set?

Looks like 1 wire per hole wrapped 4 times in each hole. 10k set?