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I used Rotella 15w-40.

One more question....while I was holding the starter down I noticed that I was building oil pressure. After it started and now that it's running the needle is all the way past the 50 and can'tgo any further. Is this normal? As part of the pre-run maintenance I changed the oil and is in the...

Well after several hours of cleaning, flushing and changing fluids (including 2 acid treatments to my rusty, making sure the IP wasn't stuck, and removing the fuel line from the IP and letting it flush fresh fuel through for several minutes).....she's a runner. It took 3 sessions of rolling the...

Thanks you for this. I'll certainly give this a try/check before I begin rolling it over with the starter.

I've been reading your write/breakdown of the IP and it seems fairly straightforward but still a little intimidating. Looks like a lot of parts in a small area. Really good detail and pictures. This post is/will be helpful for a lot of people. One question I have is is there any way of checking...

Thanks for the feedback. I've been really involved in the TM in the last couple days. These TMs are awesome. I'm not sure there are any other generators on the market that has such detailed documentation. I may regret saying this later, but it seems like the operational pieces of this 003A is...

I removed and drained the tank along with opening the fuel separator. Its definitely got rust but it seems to wipe off the surface. I also pulled the strainer in one of the pumps and it didnt look to bad....it didnt have any big rust clumps or didnt seem to be to clogged. Would you guys...

I'm trying to get my bearing with this generator before actually turning any wrenches. From the documents, I've pulled this exploded view of the injection pump and I'm assuming that I need to check #16/#13 for stickness/locked up/operation back and forth?

Thanks. I'm ordering 2 fuel filters, oil filter and air filter tonight. The unit looks to have 3/4 tank of "diesel" according to the indicator. When I took the fill cap off the tank to look in, the bottom of the cap and part of the filler tube had rust on it. Hopefully it's just at the top of...

Thanks for all the detailed advice. My understanding is the right 2 filters are fuel filters and the left one is a water separator...correct? I'd like to get some filters on order and if I understand correctly I need 2 fuel filters. Is there anything to replace or change in the separator?

To prime the fuel system, do I use the toggle switch or is there a priming procedure?

I just picked up a 003A from a local municipality today. This gen had apparently been donated a few years back from someone in the community. I'm told it ran when it was donated but the local muni didn't follow through with its plans for a power source and thus decided to sell it. No one from...

Schedule? How many positions are used?

We just built our house last year and our electrician debated if to install a 200 amp or 400 amp service. After we discussed the possibility of a large barn/shop he opted for the 400 amp. Looking back on it with all appliances using natural gas, we could have probally got by with a 200 amp...

I just purchased a MEP-003A at goverment auction that was used by previous owners in emergency managment department. Is like to use this generator for a whole home backup and have started looking at Automatic Transfer Switches. Ultimately I want it to automatically start, transfer, transfer back...