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i would meter the a/c output lugs. just to see if its just the gauges. if you lose that ground strap for the control box you will lose all but your dc gauge.
a couple of past threads dealt with problems similar to yours on the 803 and they had bad master control switches. i think they found replacments on ebay. i looked and i have the operators and parts manual only.
60 lbs. oil preasure 3600 rpm cold on this eng. is normal it will come down a little once hot. i use mobil 1 20-50 symthetic motorcycle air cooled eng. motor oil for my 017a and 018a. the tm recomends straight 30 wt. and 15-40. connect your batteries in series strap a positive and neg. post...
you may have a stuck plunger in the ip. i have been able to get a couple to work again once i tapped it free. this can be done without ip removal. refer to tm. the large nut on the ip must be removed and also the nut underneth it (delivery valve holder)
glad to see you got her going. putting a timming light on it helps it did mine. saturn surplus has some failbanks mag. points not the slick. i still fire mine upnow and then.
ones 120 volt only (3 prong). the other being 120/240 plug(4 prong)
i use my 16a set on 120/208 3 phase setting to connect to the house as these sets didnt offer a 120/240 setting. the 240 setting has no nuetral available.
get yourself another L30 plug.
i have adjusted the idle jet on my 016. after you adjust the main and have it running good, manually pull the throttle back and hold it with one hand(or tighten the detent screw that you pull back on) and adjust the idle jet with the other untill it runs the smoothest. try to get it done as soon...
dont worry about the idle. right now.at 3600 rpm the carb. is useing the main jet only. also you can set the no load(61.8 with that stop screw on the gov.
your aware the engine runs at 3600 rpm on this gen.? the idle is really not important as you wont be operating at this speed. these eng. were also used for other applications allowing the idle to come into play.you can only idle for a min, or you will blow output trans. in the ac reg.
tm says with engine stopped turm both the main and idle adj. needles clockwise until fully seated.
then turn main adj. needle counterclockwise three quarters of a turn off its seat.
then turn the idle adj. needle counterclockwise off its seat one half turn.
start eng. and operate 5 min. then...
two piece aux. fuel adapter. that short piece i added for a 15 gal. drum. the head unscrews and goes in that large hole above the fuel filters. the paint does have a name just dont remember what that green was called. i use forest green on mine. a paint shop can match the color if you bring them...
i have several aquariums also. i use an inverter with auto transfer with a batt. bank consisting of 6 golf cart deep cycle batts. this suppies a few lights,tv, computer and the aquariums with uninterupted power for quite a while. in my case if the wind blows i lose power, so starting one of my...
i sold my 018 less than 200 hrs. last year for $1,300.00 it was in top shape.
i think prices are regional though. still have my 017(top condition) asked $450.00 last year lots of calls no takers. decided to keep it was worth more to me. before ethonal fuel arrived these gen. commanded more $. i...
my guess the line on the bottom was probley used to suppy another piece of equipment. the trailer is a m105 1.5 ton its not a gen. trailer(cargo). a boarding latter might be a good idea.
pictures would really help. i have never seen an arrangnent like that for a 002. they are normaly mounted on a 116a trailer. that line along side of the filler cap you describe sounds like the suction line going to the aux. pump conn. at the gen.. at the aux. tank their should be a long tube...