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    Mep 831A load issues

    Well i figured out the debris. Just a lot of sticks and twigs,leaves ect down by the exhaust and close enough to get burnt then fly out. Back in the actual exhaust in not sure how anything could get in there. I dug far enough to see bank in there. I replaced the fuel lines from the fuel pump to...
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    Mep 831A load issues

    Thank you for clarifying. I did pull out the push rods and they looked good. I didn't roll them on a flat surface. I'll keep digging in the directions you mentioned instead of breaking the engine apart for now. Thanks again
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    Mep 831A load issues

    I didn't get far nought into the engine yet to check the tappet under the push rods. Do i pretty much need to remove the engine from the housing do do all these checks or can it be done installed? When I checked the valve clearance I did it with the pull cord and several times around and my best...
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    Mep 831A load issues

    Thank you for the suggestions. I will work on the things you mentioned. So the injection pump only has one shim. Is that normal? Seems like you might want more adjustability. I did look inside the air intake and it all looks new and shiny in there. I do seem to get a bit of debris flying out of...
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    Mep 831A load issues

    I didn't add the fan load specifically but the amps the load bank says it's drawing match my clamp meter to the 10th of an amp so the load bank automatically adds the fan load or it's so small as to not matter. Thanks for the suggestion though. I've a couple times forgotten to use the 1.732...
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    Mep 831A load issues

    I thought I might have found something. When I checked the valve clearance it seemed pretty off one pretty tight and the other loose but it's doing the same thing with the adjustment. I think I'm going to have to just go through the fuel system one thing at a time until I figure it out. I...
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    Mep 831A load issues

    For a little more description. When I got it the reason it wouldn't run is a rat called it home and had chewed the wire to the fuel pump. I cleaned all the rats nest and fixed the wire and am now trying to get it running perfect. I feel lucky I got one with a working inverter.
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    Mep 831A load issues

    https://youtube.com/shorts/dJM055cDXl4?si=9Aorlz8xkTHs-XrD This is a video of me loading it to 3kw. At 3kw she blows black smoke and dies.
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    Mep 831A load issues

    Hello. I finally have time to tinker with all the gens I bought. So the 831A runs nice and holds load up to about 2kw. At 2kw it acts like my 803 at 10kw. It holds it and smokes just a tiny bit. When I add say 500 watts it starts smoking pretty good and doesn't like it. If I try 3kw black...
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    Aux fuel tank and setup

    OOps
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    Aux fuel tank and setup

    Awesome! Thanks a lot for the info. It sure looked like it should work. Is it already the right fittings too? I'm definitely going to do it now. Thats a really nice trailer but it should have brakes.
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    Aux fuel tank and setup

    Awesome. Thanks for the info. It looked like it should work. Good to know.
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    MEP-804A/B fuel float switch replacement - non-existent??

    I don't know that the pics help much
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    MEP-804A/B fuel float switch replacement - non-existent??

    The tank on my 804 is about 8.5 inches where the float mounts
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    Aux fuel tank and setup

    I do have a couple other trailers. And I've thought about mounting the tank on the front sideways in front of the gen also. Heck I've got an M1101 cargo trailer I could use to haul the tank around with too. Lol I can't make up my mind. I do see it would be possible to mount the tank above the...
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    Aux fuel tank and setup

    So I said I would get more pictures of the brake system on that trailer. It really does seem like it wouldn't be that hard to modify it to work without air and mostly with still using the parts that are there. That link I posted was just for an example of something that might work not...
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    Aux fuel tank and setup

    So I guess if it's the fuel tank on the vehicle it is in a different category and exempt?
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    Aux fuel tank and setup

    Maybe I need a smaller tank or at least a was to know I'm not over the 119. Then I will be sloshing more.
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    Aux fuel tank and setup

    Thats great information to have!
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    Aux fuel tank and setup

    I am really surprised and impressed with the way these military trailers carry loads. I stuck about 1300LBS in one of the M1101 trailers and it was a pretty tall load. I was expecting it to squat some and prepared for it to be kind of squirrely. It was rock solid and stable as could be. I've...
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