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The pumps will not stop because the IP is bypassing some fuel back to the tank. So it never builds up enough pressure to stop. If it does stop you have a blockage somewhere. Take the fuel cap off when you turn that switch on and you will hear fuel trickling back into the tank.

Sounds like someone was already working on it and gave up. I plan to eliminate all of those military filters and put a more modern filter/water separator on mine.

If the filters were that bad you should disassemble the fuel pumps and clean the filters in them, they are probably just as bad.

The capacitor is only there for radio noise suppression. The military grounded and suppressed everything, I mean EVERY THING.

You can get all kinds of auto reset and manual reset automotive breakers. Plus panel mounts. Here is an Amazon link to their selection...

I don't know the codes but I do know that replacing the batteries twice in a few months and then sending out for disposal would tell me it probably has a charging problem. DC voltage regulator issue? I am sure you will be hearing from Guyfang since this was his wheelhouse.

Sometimes those breakers just get weak and will trip under very little load. If the pump tests do not show anything you might want to look into replacing the breaker. And the float switch is for the float in the fuel tank that triggers the Aux pump to refill the day tank when running from a 55...

The problem is finding the correct timing buttons!

Injectors and glow plugs if still there. Fuel pumps but looks like this is nothing more than the basic engine and none of the main genset. I certainly would not pay to ship a stripped engine across the country! You could buy a genset complete for less.

WOW! I just saw those prices!! I paid 300 and 350 for my gensets. If I had to spend that much I would scrap them out for parts and buy a decent civilian commercial unit.

I cannot speak for others, If they are interested they will see this and respond.

I know there are a couple guys here that rebuild those pumps but if Ambac has stopped support where are they going to get parts? I know timing buttons were always an issue but there are other parts that break that if not supported by replacement parts then there might be a problem.

I have seen all of the above as separate units but never together with the exception of welder/generators since the generator function supports the job. I think the main reason for separate units is the military is just like the unions. In the union each person has one job and one job only. In...

One thing I do wonder about is where all of his vehicles have gone, the later ones he probably still has stashed but I am wondering about all of his older ones.

I did a search for him and he has basically fallen off the face of the earth. Probably by design. Last thing I found was he was on his boat and doing some work in the northeast but that was a couple years ago. Sometimes people just burn out and want to disappear. Soni worked non stop for a long...

I'm confused, You said you put another control box on and it was working fine. Then you said you changed a bunch of stuff and it no longer made power. I am guessing you went back to the old control box? But from the sounds of it you are now outside of the control box. So did the good box die or...

The very first problem I see is that you just guessed at the problems and threw parts at it instead of following established diagnostic procedures. That may sound a bit harsh but the fact of the matter is that those diagnostics are there for just this reason, so you do not go off on a wild goose...

I do not. But Guyfang who mentioned the windings and the meter most certainly does.

Goes to show how much I know about generators!!! That would have to be a serious short somewhere wouldn't it? Like obvious type short.

That is where the magic smoke used to live. I am not an expert on these but that is not deep enough to be into the windings and I see a diode so there may still be hope.