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Running lean at part throttle, enrichment at wide open throttle alleviates the lean. Bad gasoline and carb issues.

Or it could be something with the rotor causing the rotating field to quench. Like a shorted rotor diode. Electricity is easily produced. Spin a magnet in a coil is the method, the magnet here is an electromagnet, made by spinning a coil through a magnetic field, then converting it to direct...

Flashing the field is usually not required, auto field flash was added due to the 1800 RPM and smallish rotor on the 002 and 003A. There should be enough residual magnetism in the field to bootstrap. my Lima MAC on the 1031 SECM generated power the first time I ran it, only 1.6 hours on the...

Last time I checked, the Lima MAC is a standard T designated 12 lead generator. Something like an 004A recon board might be easier packaged, it would not fit in the stock box.

Very handy mods there dependable. I have a Robotool in mine, it needed new brushes so it was free, the brushes from a CUCV alternator work just fine ;) If I could find the reconnection switch from a MEP003a, that would work great on the Lima MAC. Just need two pole 45 amp breakers for single...

Spot on. Someone swapped out driveshafts without consulting the parts manual.

Works fine for hard surfaces, I needed off road and didn't want to strain myself so I built a 24 volt motor powered cart for my 002 using a two speed +reverse lawn tractor transaxle! turf tires on the back and wagon type steering bar on the front using automotive style steering. The drawbar...

I have not done too much to mine, other than take the air compressor off the floor and mounted it above the generator to save floor space. Made it from 1" square tube, it required no new holes to mount. I still have space for a horizontal cylinder rack for shielding gas. I have a Dynasty...

When cranking, does the fuel shut off solenoid retract? If not, there is a bypass circuit on the start position of the master switch that could be bad. If the solenoid retracts on cranking, does the fuel control lever on the IP rise? It must, if it doesn't, the IP is gummed up. If it still...

All commercial diesel is ULSD, due to many factors, it can suspend more water. But when this happens, it turns noticeably cloudy. So it is easy to tell when it needs to be changed.

Iceman nailed it. Cast iron doesn't like fatigue, cyclical stress cracks it easily.

Used my 1031s tailgate vise to change the rear universal joint on my boy's 1009. Pulverized bearing on one of the cups, shot seals, all cracked and dry rotted. it was a learning task for him, old hat to me. That vise made it easy. Then we went out for Mexican food. He bought ;)

The 002A shakes like Michael J Fox testifying before Congress, this causes water to suspend in the fuel, hence the need for all that filtration and straining. But in reality, if you keep the tank full of new diesel, a single filter is more than enough. Diesel has gotten much better in the past...

Oh come on now, that 4k psi pressure washer at 4 gpm will take care of the mess easily. It runs, the little stuff is just whack a mole. Methinks you need a change in latitude or attitude. Get on to margritaville time ;).

Save those broken bits, it can be fixed. By all means, bypass that filter.

Which gauges? I should order a few of those meter movements for frequency. At $19 each, they are a steal. Brand new too.

Must be wrong part. Not out of the standard. I've gotten wrong parts several times. Now Chinese castings? All out of spec. I've had to grind brake parts like wheel cylinders and rotors because the casting surface was way too large. Guess iron is cheap in China.

Ok, I've got nothing, that isn't a stock filter. You have all the luck, don't you?

How far off are the holes? That is weird. Guess they use RTV and no gasket. But you could make a tracing and take it back to them.

Ah, I forgot about range of motion check. It is in the TM, if I recall. The same type of injection pump control is used on MEP 002 and 003 military generators, I had one stick and was able to remove the control lever and free it without pulling the pump. All while observing with a small...