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Note if your fuel pickup uses a foot valve it will generally increase the effective dry priming suction lift ability. Ike

If this is a Facet style pump like the one on my MEP-016b (cylinder with side fuel connections near the top and bottom, screw off bottom cap with mesh filter inside, probably place for a socket wrench on end cap) They generally have a dry prime lift of around 18 -24 inches, and are rated around...

If the injector pump is installed out of time it can smoke a lot, also did you have the injectors flow tested when you replaced the pump?

No, I was just tempted to bid on one or two things in that auction, but skipped it since I am recovering from a broken back, and it will still be a few months before I am able to bend down enough to work on things much. I currently have a 5 pound limit of lifting, just reaching the control...

I was just wondering if this is one of those MEP-004's from the GSA at the Forest Service Warehouse south of Alexandria last month? Ike p.s. if your going to use this generator for anything you depend on I suggest getting the pump rebuilt.

Ok, there should be 2 levers on your injeciton pump, one is the fuel kill lever, it should always be one way or the other (On/Off). It can do strange partial fuelling things and act almost like a throttle in the middle posiiton. The other lever is likely locked in one place, or has a return...

This may sound simple, but first make sure your getting fuel to the injection pump and out of the injection pump. I have dealt with more than one diesel engine that has sat up for a long time and found they usually have clogs both before and after the injection pump where ever there is a 90...

I would say it depends on what your doing with it, the MEP-802a will be a lot quieter, and a little more fuel economic. Parts availablity is the only big question, but chances are this will get better in time with eh MEP-802a as more show up on the surplus market, compared to the MEP-002 which...

Does anyone here know the rules on exporting an EUC listed generator for personal use? I ask because I may have an chance to purchase a partly finished vacation/retirement house in the tropics (central America) at a quick sale price. The local power grid is highly unreliable and some form of...

The GL pick up experience can be a headache, just don't get in a rush, and don't depend on the directions on the GL web site, when you call the on site GL rep, ask about access procedures. I have only bought from 2 site (maybe a dozen or so items over the last few years), at the local Army...

Sorry about being so late joining into the conversation today, but I was out in the back yard working on my generator (connecting my external 55 drum fuel tank and a pair of 20 amp accessory outlets) I bought a pair of 100 ft. T plug 20 amp 10/3 extension cords on sale last week to run power to...

The problem with those instructions is they leave out how to connect reference voltage to terminals 7 & 8 as well is polarity for F1 and F2 (I think terminal 6 is unused). There is another version of the instructions floating around online with this information, but if I recall the English is...

To confuse matters even more there is another ebay seller that list their SX-460 clones at 6 price points from $73-$124 with one they call their Super Class 1 SX-460 (the super has what may be better components and use actual wires with blade connectors for the jumpers). Of course if you keep...

I don't know if your trying to stay original or not, but someone either on here on the smokstak board recently replaced the shoe box sized voltage regulator on a MEP-018 with a cheap deck of cards sized Newage SX-460 clone and it seems to work ok. (SX-460 clone start at about $60 on ebay, real...

Speddmon, don't get me started on scroll compressors, they may be to the point of being ok for air conditioners now (and even getting common, I have not looked at how common in the last year or two), but they have a long way to go on the refrigeration end of the business that I regularly have to...

There are a couple of things to consider here, air conditioning compressors are always starting against a load unlike most other types of motors. This means they have high inrush currents (this is why the NEC now requires special HVACR rated breakers for air conditioners), if the compressors...

This topic has came up before, you should be aware the MEP-002 and MEP-003's apparently have aluminum oil pans so you don't want a magnetic heater. Ike

Picking it up, and being able to work on it any time soon is part of the reason I did not bid anything in this lot. To put it simply, having a broken back sucks, but hopefully the doctor will let me out of this brace by Christmas and I can get into physical therapy in January. Ike

They were 1960's Air Force units, very complicated control system, built on the philosophy of using standard aircraft components in a generator control system. Search over on the smokstak board for information, one of the regular posters over there worked on them when he was in the air force...

Price range on the SX460 Chinese knock offs start around $60 or so on ebay and go up to about $300+ for a real made in the UK Stamford Newage SX460. Some of the copies are built better than others, some are sold as cheaper than brand name direct replacement regulators by reputable companies...