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    MEP-803A Starting issues! please help!

    As DieselAddict said, just try holding the start switch much longer. There is a disconnect in the circuit... You cannot hurt the starter (you actually need to hold it a few seconds so the set will begin to produce power after it hits operating rpm). If it then doesn't work, then the...
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    First MEP 803A, fix up help

    I have a block petcock as a take off, and gauge lids are listed in the classifieds if I can help.
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    First MEP 803A, fix up help

    Progress is progress!
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    How do you move your generator(s)?

    Kubota with forks. I like the integrated skid/hitch setup though you have made.
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    Mep 802a start up

    You will give @kloppk some residual VR business 😄
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    MEP-802A fuel shutoff solenoid & fuel leak? questions

    Ex wives die off at some point.
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    Mep 802a start up

    Start out at 61.5, and load it up. If you end up back around 60 under full load, you are doing OK (provided its running steady with no real variation). Don't expect for an 802 to hold 60hz at no load, and full load without having to adjust the frequency cable to compensate for the load. Try...
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    MEP803A Engine Type ???

    Depending on what it is specifically, the parts will cross to LPW2/LPW3/LPW4. DN4M is just a different part number for LPW4 (thanks, Onan).
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    MEP years

    00x ended 1992, with 80x starting in 1993-2012. I don't know of the start year on the 00xs though.
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    Mep 802 test lights

    Its a pluck and chuck item for the military. Check all connections at the back, deoxidize where you can, and reinstall and see if it works. I have one if you end up needing to source.
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    I guess it's a LPW2, not a DN2M...

    Does that make you Bi? 2023 has me not knowing anything anymore :ROFLMAO:
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    I guess it's a LPW2, not a DN2M...

    Extremely clean. Looks like my 7 hour unfielded unit. Nice score.
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    I guess it's a LPW2, not a DN2M...

    They are identical engines... Lister Petter built them both. DN2M is just the Onan part number for the LPW2. You will find almost no Onan badging anywhere on the engine, except occasionally a sticker. Anything you need for that engine, use LPW2 to find parts. They will be cheaper than the Onan...
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    Is there a treaded barbed fitting for the oil drain on the mep802?

    I think I used a 1/2-14 straight thread air hose barb on my drain setup (was in stock at napa... doesnt need to be tapered so long as it fully seats) with a length of hydraulic tube and a hose clamp. Small money, for much easier maintenance.
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    20kw Generator

    And moving sets is easy if you know the right folks, and either have access to a commercial dock (where you work, a friends business, etc) or you have a pallet jack or tractor with forks, that you can unload freight with right at your home address.
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    20kw Generator

    https://steelsoldiers.com/threads/ammps-1040-10k-generators.214645/
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    MEP 803A in 1/2 ton pickup truck bed ?

    Yeah with standard forks... just take along a 36" piece of a 2x6 or something. Place it against the face of the machine, they put forks under the set the long way. Place in bed as far as they can, then use the block of wood at the front of the machine, and they push it the rest of the way in...
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    MEP 803A in 1/2 ton pickup truck bed ?

    Will fit fine, just might ride heavy. I see no issue.
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    mep-803a coolant temperature sender

    Good work. JLG is a subsidiary of Oshkosh trucks... so I'd be willing to bet its a Faria produced item, but with an Oshkosh # on it. They wouldn't make it different for them. Onan/Cummins is great for attaching their own number on someone elses part.
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    New to me MEP-803A with a charred ground

    Yeah the sealed tops are nothing but a PITA. Thankfully Id say less than 5% of all sets that have come through my hands had it in place... they seemed to run just fine without it ;).
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