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Well it looks like my collection is a step closer to being complete as I just won a decent looking 831 hours showing green and brown MEP-003a from the local GL site for $1050 which was average on today's batch (one low hour unit sold for about the same as mine), which included MEP-016D's...

I was just wondering has anyone ever seen a bad generator end on a MEP-016 series generator? (not counting the voltage regulator which can easily be replaced by a cheap SX-460 clone) Thanks Ike

As some of you know I was having trouble a while back with the voltage going high on my MEP-002a after it had been running for a few minutes. Well now that the holidays are over and while we were having a few hours of nice warm weather today before the rain hits again I decided to go trouble...

Well it looks like the output transistor on my MEP-002a has went out for the second time since buying it this year (no I did not idle the engine), when I started it today to try to track down whatever is causing the battery to drain I saw the voltage had spiked (156VAC regardless of adjustment...

What would cause the battery on a MEP-002a to drain over the course of a few weeks? (I normally keep mine on a battery maintainer, but somehow it managed to get unplugged and when I went to test run the generator the batteries were so low it would not start) thanks Ike

Well tonight it looks like the AVR on my MEP-701a finally died, it has been maxing out with low in hot weather for a while, and during the short power outage at the house tonight it has decided to add a new symptom, very slow voltage swing from about 95-120VAC. Here is my plan, please let me...

I was browsing GL auctions within reasonable driving distance and ran across a 1947 truck (looks much newer, so I am not sure, but build date does look like 47), the description even said had batteries, starts and runs, which started me thinking, what is the oldest intact MV you have seen on GL...

Well I just ran across an online write up about using MEP generators and thought I would share Generator-Diesel Part III | It seems to be part 3 of a series on back up generators, I have only skimmed it so far and it seems to be basic information. Just thought some of you might be interested...

I have a concrete floor shop area where I tend to work on my new GL purchases, including Generators, etc. Anyway I have found that while running they like to vibrate and spin around, particularly the smaller / lighter ones. The little Yanmar powered MEP-016d is so bad about it that it has to...

Well I bought a new toy from GL in the auctions that closed Tuesday, it is a 65 GPM fresh water pump in an ASK housing (measures about 2x2x3, so about the size of a MEP-701a, maybe a little smaller) powered by a 4HP Yanmar L40 diesel engine (NSN 4320-01-338-8010 built by Schleyer Pump) . I was...

Ok, I know this topic is a bit sacrilegious to some, but I am wondering what modifications have you done or are you thinking about doing to your MEP generators to make them more useful in their civilian duties? I am thinking of things like, spin on filters, gauge replacement, adding onboard...

I wanted to ask all of you, what do you think the various MEP generators should be worth as a fair market price in typical running condition? (lets stick with the 3-10KW units to keep it manageable ) This is not a question about what they are selling for, or the level of value for your money...

I had some time today to check over my "0 hour" MEP-016d today. I had already discovered that it was not really 0 hours thanks to the coating of sand and sludge in the fuel tank and clogging the fuel filter. I had also discovered the wiring diagram plate loose and rattling around in the...

Well after several years of buying generators and other stuff of GL I finally won a MEP-002a today along with a couple of 3KW MEP-0016D Yanmar, now for the fun of having to wait for the paperwork, make pick up appointments, etc. (2 are about 10 miles away, the other one is about 50 miles away)...

I was just wondering how many people here buy non-green (OD, not tree hugging) stuff from GL? For me it seems to be a mix which include all sorts of non-green items, such as commercial equipment (industrial generators, fork lifts, floor jacks), as well as office stuff like color laser printers...

Does anyone have a copy of the MEP-016b / MEP-701a wiring diagram like the one printed inside the top cover of the control box? I can't find it in the tech manuals. Ike

Before going through all the detailed trouble shooting steps I thought I would post the symptoms here and see if anyone has any thoughts on things to check. My MEP-701a / MEP-016b was working fine until today, now it will have a max output of 101V in 120V single phase mode, as recently as last...

I am considering bidding on a couple of trailer mounted generators which appear to have low tires in the photos, I was wondering if anyone knows what size wheels / bolt pattern the following trailers use, so I could see if I have the right size laying around to use for potential pick up, as this...

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...

There is a Mule and a couple of Horses I noticed for sale near here on GL, which make me wonder about GL and their listing codes. All are listed as code HX, but also claim to be vet checked and in riding codition. the claimed location is also the local DRMO building. Sometimes you just have to...