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So, I let it sit overnight. Some notes; It did not burn any oil. The 3rd cylinder back from the front by the fan, has some wetness around the valve cover and exhaust manifold gasket. Smoke in the crank case. Temp on the exhaust manifold for the 2 cylinders closest to the fan are significantly...

I have used ATF many times to free up stuck parts, and already put it in the fuel & crank case.

All this is what I wrote in my post #11 above, except removing the pre-heaters to put SeaFoam in. But, I don't think it is we stacked.

Well, I made some good headway & have been documenting via video. But, ran into in issue. Loaded it up to about 80% load, over about 10 min. It was taking it good, but after about 5 min, I could tell it wasn't happy and slowly was loosing power. Just as I walked up to it, it was about to...

Actually, it's not. It's silicone. So, it may swell a bit with diesel but it won't harden & get brittle like PVC. It's made for performance intake & turbo applications. I use them often on vehicles and they do last & hold up well.

Got the generator off of the trailer. Removed all the panels that were damaged as well as the one to have access to the fuel tank. Should be able to work the sheet metal and door back to acceptable. Nothing inside looks bad as I suspected. Ordered the proper Optima batteries for it & made a...

I found a decent fix to this in my thread here; https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/mep-802a-fix-up-thread-3-0.212213/post-2510220

Just a bump. I should have a fuel line kit for the MEP 803A soon as well.

Here it is at home. My job is done! Thank you everyone who helped me learn some more with this project, as always. Now, I have more of them to do. o_O

Well, as of yesterday, this unit is at it's new home in the Texas hill country. It ended up getting mounted on a M1101 chassis trailer I had & was sold with it. Used the Light Material Handling Crane (LMHC) I just got fixed up for my M1078 to remove the MEP 803A from the trailer and install...

Yeah, I'm happy about it! I'm going to put this one on a trailer now I think, and put the one I've had on a trailer for years on a nice deck out at my off grid place. Small steps to make things easier.

New gauge arrived. Installed, it works. Problem solved. Don't think we have any other issues!

Well, put the new fuel sender in. Wasn't it! But, here was the process... You have to set the new one up to match the old one. Takes a little while, but nothing major. Link to fuel sender - https://amzn.to/3ojYSN4 Before you remove the old one, make a mark to where the orientation is, and...

I should have added above, here are some links to the filters I ordered; Oil filter - https://amzn.to/3MJHSJk Fuel/Water filter - https://amzn.to/3MIKcjG Fuel filter - https://amzn.to/3WkQysJ

So, after about two hours, I found the issue. Probably was the problem all along. I didn't take a picture, but it was the 90deg 4an fitting at the fuel pickup. I don't recall loosening it at all, but it was loose. So, it was sucking some air. Tightened it up, let it purge, and it ran fine...

I used the fuel drain. Fuel was good. No blow by. I did find a suction leak.

It would run on one, but would be very obvious.

Well, I was hoping that this project would be done, but it taking a not so fun turn. Hoping it's something simple. Replaced filters. As I was letting it prime up, the electric pump made some bad noises. It was the original, and the square ones are not the best, so I figured I would change it...

If I only had something in my shop to do that. One day!

Yes, I fabricated it for the LMHC on my LMTV since I need to get the generators as close to the boom as possible to get in the bed as it's a small crane. Honestly, I have only used it to tug, but will be testing it soon. No doubt it will work great. Made from all scrap stuff. Will share a...