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My "3KW" MEP-701a will run my fridge and freezer, plus a 5,000 btu window unit, and a 11,000 btu portable air conditioner with enough left over for some CF lights, tv, etc. For a box store unit, I would certainly suggest one rated for 5,000+ watts, but remember the military rating on these...

I have bought 3 generators from GL, one small 3KW MEP-701a, and 2 larger commercial standby diesels, a 30KW Kohler and a 125KW Onan of the three only the MEP-701a was a ready to run when I bought it. (It did have a small pinhole oil leak in the oil cooler though, I found a replacement oil...

rpm=frequency on a 2 pole generator like this one 60 hz =3600 rpms, on my MEP-701a /016b the frequency meter will swing wildly up start up as it gets to speed. You do know about the throttle knob to set speed under the right side of the control panel? Ike p.s. I suggest you get a kill-a-watt...

That looks to me like the numbers for a MEP-701a (MEP-016B with an ASK), it is my best guess that the T89 and T90 refer to 1989 or 1990 either construction date or revision date for the MEP-701a housing. the -24P manual for the MEP-016B is TM 5-6115-615-24P which matches the partial number that...

Some company was selling off their inventory of rebuilt MEP-002/003 injection pumps on ebay a few weeks ago, just in case you need one. Ike

I can't help too much with this one, other than to say that broken throttle cables/knobs are a known common problem with this model. Ike

I had a similar problem with my MEP-701A when I bought it, I was lucky the nut will still hanging on the retainer wire though. Another problem with the MEP-701A (and probably the plain MEP-016B) is the upward pointing squirrel cage style cooling blower, it is wedge shaped and a section of the...

I just wanted to note if your planning using it to haul fuel, etc. you may want to check your local laws, it seems 600 gallons is the diving point to various permit requirements, etc. in many locations. Ike

All sorts of things tend to act up after the first good run on an engine after they have been sitting up, I recently had one on a JD diesel where the temperature gauge worked on first run, then stopped/ read very low, turned out to be a bad ground point at the sender. (it, along with the high...

It depends on the need for 230V, many motors for things like well pumps, etc. are 208-230, however some are 208 or 230V only. We just ran into that with a customer at work today that bought a $500 dispenser pump system from us a couple of weeks ago, and are now upset that it has burned out. At...

From looking at the data plate for a MEP-017A online it seems these have the same reconnection options as the MEP-016 series shows in their tech manuals (maybe different than the 016B/D/E based on some peoples real world testing). These are 120V 1 phase, 240V 1 phase, 120V 3 phase, and 120/208...

Looks nice, is that Square D switch standard or heavy duty? Ike

Alternatively you can get a 240V to 120V transformer, these should be available fairly cheap. Ike

That is because the tan ones have been thoroughly sanded rofl Ike

APU's are becoming popular in the trucking industry thanks to the ever spreading no-idling laws, and come in a variety of types. Some of the nicer ones couple a small diesel engine with a generator on one end and an air conditioning compressor, and a high output battery charging alternator on...

There are long and short answers to this one, the short answers are: Stanadyne is the new name for Roosa Master. There is a lot to the configuration to a given model of injector pump, so it is best to only replace with identical units or ones the manufacturer states are compatible. Note the...

400 Hz was also used for a number of systems that may share design concepts with their aircraft cousins, things like missle launchers and radar sets. The 400 Hz units look a lot like the MEP-003, but have their own model number MEP-111 (maybe MEP-112, something like that anyway) Ike

I have one that came from GL that is a Diebold, probably one generation older than yours (made in the 1960's), with it after dialing the last digit in the combination you turn the dial back to zero then turn the knob in the middle of the dial the lock. There is a video on youtube from a gun...

If you don't have a multimeter that shows frequency you can buy a plug in device called a Kill-A-Watt for about $20 at many hardware stores, harbor freight, etc. these are designed to show how much power a common 120V plug in device is using, they will show watts used through the plug...

Diesels are simple, at least in concept you give them fuel, air (which should free flow on non turbocharged engines) and compression and they run, they may run poorly, but they at least try to run. Personally I tend to check the return line first and work my way back from there by group, 90...