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    MEPs and Hurricane Irma

    Hi Heath, why not shut down for a few hours and cycle back on later
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    803a hours

    803a hours (PHOTOS ADDED!!) Hello, I am considering grabbing another 803a with higher hours (over 5000) that looks to be in good shape. I spoke to someone locally that knows the lister petter well and he has seen this engine go to 25-30k hours. He said expect or budget to change half the...
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    Replacement access doors for MEP-803a

    Hello, I have 3 803a with a couple missing pannels, depending on which units are good runners, I may part one out, if they are all good, I plan to make some panels, using aluminum and a break for window capping on your home. Can anyone confirm which gauge of aluminum I should make these out of
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    MEP-831A Inverter Cleaning

    Can any cleaning be done via vacuum with generator blocked up at 30 degrees on the inlet at bottom Will a shop vacuum induce any static electricity that could be a problem to vacuum inside inverter box
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    MEP831A recoil start, bleed fuel lines

    Thanks for the clarity! The no fuel fault design seems a bit redundant then! The engine ran at a very low rpm maybe 1800-1900 and sounded just like the yanmar in our sail boat
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    MEP-831A Governor Controller Voltages. TM Typo?

    With so many bad controllers around - is it possible to rebuild the controllers? D.A> have you opened one to see what the failure cause is?
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    831a - Tier two replacement engines

    Thank you for this info 90cummins!
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    Generators at GL ?

    Is that the Missus or the township/authority
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    Generators at GL ?

    Hi DA - uhhh I don't know what to say, I took a total guess on the talon. I'm a former dsm'er. Are you spoofing me, or do you actually have one?
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    Finally joined the MEP-803A club...

    Couldn't you use your house system's ground?
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    Generators at GL ?

    I like the MR2, does it run? Where is the turbo eagle talon?
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    MEP831A recoil start, bleed fuel lines

    Hi guys, back from holiday in NL (they have almost no mains power outages due to buried mains) and I put the governor in today - did the calibration as per GAC website: http://www.governors-america.com/documents/PIB1007%20A%20SLC100%203%20kW%20Gen%20Set.pdf Generator runs beautifully now...
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    MEP831A recoil start, bleed fuel lines

    I like it, that is what I will do. Also the wires each have a printed label on them already.
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    MEP 831 FAQ for owners or potential buyers

    I will check into it a bit more. Agree on cost.
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    MEP831A recoil start, bleed fuel lines

    Do you guys think I should mess with the factory battery any further? I.e. Use it? I have it AGM trickle charged up to 25v now using the noco 7.2 amp charger. I am worried I killed the original speed controller with trying to use the alternator to charge the low voltage battery.
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    MEP831A recoil start, bleed fuel lines

    I will do so
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    MEP831A recoil start, bleed fuel lines

    I was going to transfer one wire by one from old speed control to new speed control, and also label them as Afghan suggests
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    MEP831A recoil start, bleed fuel lines

    Hi DA is there anything particular I need to pay attention to while replacing the governor control module?
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    MEP 831 FAQ for owners or potential buyers

    load sharing & synchronizing Has anyone tried to run the 831a's sharing a load? I called to order a governor from GAC today (see my problem thread) and noticed that have a basic load sharing and sync for parallel cable interconnection. Any thoughts on this...
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    MEP831A recoil start, bleed fuel lines

    Ordered from Charlotte at GAC (413) 233-188 Same day shipping $328. Hope this fixes it.
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