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    Low hour MEP-803a blue/white smoke at startup

    Thanks MtnSnow, I Have another MEP-803A on a trailer with 1342 hours on it that I have at the office (people are starting to say I am addicted to military generators generators) I started that one up today for the first time since summer and it hardly smokes at all... It also runs a bit...
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    Low hour MEP-803a blue/white smoke at startup

    full load a few minutes later... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sASmXytV6so
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    Low hour MEP-803a blue/white smoke at startup

    OK so here is a video... I had run the generator the night before so this is a cold start after running at temp and full load for about an hour the night before... so is this normal? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2daAXO8i5Xw
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    Low hour MEP-803a blue/white smoke at startup

    Thanks for the help. sounds like it may not be optimal but perhaps not anything to worry too much about. perhaps some day I will fiddle with the injectors and see if I can make an improvement. I have never really worked on a diesel before so I could just as easily make things worse. For now I...
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    Low hour MEP-803a blue/white smoke at startup

    That is my question... it smokes more than the 802 always but when at operating temp it only smokes when loaded over 80%... is this normal? does it need more break in since it is still a 50 hour machine? do i need to adjust it? the smoke is not really a bother but I want this machine to last a...
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    Low hour MEP-803a blue/white smoke at startup

    Low hour MEP-803a blue/white smoke at startup. Videos added I got a MEP-803a last summer with 11 hours on it... It starts quickly runs smooth and has no problem running my house. I have already used it to keep me powered during two outages that lasted a total of about 40 hours without any...
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