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  1. Light in the Dark

    A little known MEP fact

    Smoking chicken thighs while wrenching makes the job easier. Happy Friday everyone.
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    MEP-802A Voltage regulator question.

    The engine should freely spin by the fan blade, or with a socket, if the belt isn't properly tightened. Cheap insurance... also pay attention to if the yellow flywheel can be seen rotating at the same time as the engine. It is not unheard of to have bolts shear at this coupling.
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    MEP-803A cranking cylinder pressure

    Id say more 803s than 802s, but thats because they have historically been more well known/popular/sought after... but plenty of each. If I think about it though, its probably more than 2:1. I honestly only pulled the cap on this one as a customer request and the oil blew out 10' behind me (as...
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    MEP-803A cranking cylinder pressure

    I haven'trun it for a few months, but I gave it a multi hour load bank run with ATF in the case to try to unstick anything... didn't seem to change anything. Just haven't gotten back to it. I don't recall anything abnormal with it in terms of starting. It actually ran very well, and made rated...
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    MEP-804A Diode Ring Destroyed

    It has a lift ring on it right? Got any neighbors with tractors/forks that you could slide a single fork into the cabinet and hook a chain?
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    MEP-803A cranking cylinder pressure

    I've got an 802 here that is a leafblower of oil out of the oil fill. Im wondering if I am dealing with a bent push rod, bent exhaust valve, demonic possession all on the table at this point.
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    MEP-804A Diode Ring Destroyed

    Google Delk's Surplus Sales in NC. They may have a machine which they can separate for you.
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    MEP-804A Diode Ring Destroyed

    How about here? https://mibotparts.com/synchronous-brushless-alternating-current-generator-88-21005-marathon-electric/ Its being sold for parts, presumably because the drive plate (which is steel, and can be brought flat) is bent. Price is right.
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    2 Stolen MEP 531A's

    No my gripe is the lawyers that write all of the fine print details that people agree too, absolving themselves of anything above pennies a pound.
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    2 Stolen MEP 531A's

    What they should do, and what they DO do, is the thin, disgusting, rotten membrane of modern life called 'where lawyers thrive'.
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    2 Stolen MEP 531A's

    Ever tried to secure a military genset to a burro for any distance? Its tough... I get it ;)
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    2 Stolen MEP 531A's

    Did you end up getting anything out of the freight company or have you just been patiently waiting for this day to arrive (hopefully)?
  13. Light in the Dark

    AC Curciut interupter switch

    Steel Soldiers is the bridge that connects us all. I'm just some monkey that has managed to retain more about these sets than I have forgotten... thats nothing special :ROFLMAO:
  14. Light in the Dark

    MEP803a Battery Charging Issue

    The fuse good in the control cabinet?
  15. Light in the Dark

    AC Curciut interupter switch

    Its the black box with the (3) yellow leads coming into/out of it, at lower edge of the photo.
  16. Light in the Dark

    AC Curciut interupter switch

    I've never experienced a bad switch in that location, in these machines. Not to say its not possible, but your time and money is better served by taking the roof off an deoxidizing/cleaning/disassembling the K1 AC Circuit Interrupter. That is where your problem is most likely to lie.
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    AC Curciut interupter switch

    Is your switch missing, or are you having troubles with a machine sending power to the lugs?
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    MEP-831A will not start air compressor

    The only thing an 831 is good at starting is a receding hair line.
  19. Light in the Dark

    GovPlanet Chambersburg, PA

    Never hurts to bring all your backup lifting straps, and other accessories to make it easier, but they have a large FEL that can move anything in their yard with ease.
  20. Light in the Dark

    GovPlanet Chambersburg, PA

    The Item Release is all you need to go retrieve it... print two copies and email it to yourself in case it grows wings on the drive! The Chambersburg yard guys have historically been helpful in getting anything Ive bought, where it needs to go on my truck or trailer. Can't speak to a shelter...
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