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I am mostly with derf on this, except I would lean towards the Yanmar powered MEP-016E with its slightly larger 406CC L100 series engine instead of the 296CC L70 which is on the D's if all else is equal, both of which are much lighter than the MEP-016b. Note I own an Onan powered MEP-701a /...

the 016 wiki stuff looks good, you may want to mention the L-70s are on the D's and the L-100's are on the E's (at least that is the way all of the ones I have seen are), it may also be worth noting that there seems to be a bit of variation on the D and E retrofit models when it comes to...

I would like to note the above inspection / start up seems to apply mostly to MEP-002 and MEP-003 models, and may not apply as well to others, for example the MEP-016b and MEP-016e use single batteries and have a fiberglass fuel tank with no strainer in the top, there is also no oil pressure...

It seems most people are running 15W40 HD diesel oil, oils have came a long way since the original specifications for these units were written 40+ years ago.

I will try to answer that question, being an auction it is hard to say what they will sell for, but I paid about $400 for mine a couple of years ago after watching several sell in the $700-$800 range, I have heard of people buying diesel MEP-016b's for as low as $250 or so, it just depends. I...

Take a look at the current message thread "calling all generator owners" it is an attempt to create a reference to answer some of those questions. As to the sizing a MEP-002a is a good option for general household backup like you want, may even run a bit more than you listed, but without amp...

Thanks for the reminder, I don't know much about them other than it seems everyone that has one is looking for parts to make it run. It seems like someone on here has been through 3 or 4 generator ends trying to find a good one.

This sounds like a worthy project, and I hope it will develop into a resource we can point people to when they show up for the moment I will focus on advice regarding the first step which is identification and buying, first regarding GL. In general GL auction descriptions can lack detail and...

Hey, I missed it when it was posted also, I guess we were all out on vacation that week or something Ike

I think I am going to attempt to repeat this experiment, however I will do a couple of things differently, 1 I will use a terminal strip and connect through it like the way the original VR is connected, so I can roll things back if needed. 2, I will add a small fuse to the F1/F2 connection...

It sounds like you found a deal, I would not be concerned with running one of these at 4KW all day long under sane conditions, the 3KW rating is at up to 8,000 ft altitude and 120 degrees F (or at least the Onan powered MEP-016b is I assume it is the same for yours), I think most commercial /...

From time to time you can find them at very good prices on ebay, search on facet or purolator pumps (the model family is called Gold Flow), be aware the original mil spec model has a capacitor inline for noise filtering, it is not needed. Our 125KW Onan diesel generator at work uses this same...

Doing a whole house transfer switch it woud be rated at the size of your utility service entrance, often 150 or 200 amp, sometimes larger. The NEC (electrical code) is always changing the latest version has a provision requiring the use of relatively expensive load shedding automatic switches...

In theory you will get less total KW out of the generator before soemthing smokes in the generator end when wired for single phase rather than 3 phase, but given how overbuilt these units are it is not something I would be too concerned about, this applies to both 120V only and 120/240V so the...

I have measured my 3KW MEP-701a (1 cylinder Onan in ASK) before using a cheap import digital sound meter, but only at a couple of fairly close distances, there is too much stuff to block sound around where I have it (between 2 closely spaced sheds in my back yard) to get meaningful numbers at a...

I agree, looks like one of the MB's to me, one of the regulars over on the SmokStak generator board worked on these in his earlier days in the Air Force. I have read the control systems on these are a real nightmare, way more complicated than they needed to be and were designed by the Air Force...

If this really is a remote site and must be powered by a single generator a pair of transformers could be used (one at each end, sort of like the power company does) to allow you to greatly reduce wire size, the same way the phone company does. Remember transformers are for the most part...

Sure you can do it if your bank account is big enough, seriously though there are a lot of details you have left out. Ike

Knowing that your in a crunch, I would go with the option that could be fixed in time, namely having the injection pump tested and rebuilt if need be. Sure it could be some obscure crack in the block or glazed cylinders, but those are things you are not likely to fix in the allowed time. So...

The bigger question is will you fry the electronics trying to run it without a battery connected