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  1. M

    Rear main seal?

    OK. Can fuel still get in the oil with the fdc bypassed?
  2. M

    Rear main seal?

    My fdc is bypassed. If fuel was getting in to the oil and over flowing it I don't think it would be 8 quarts low. I added 8 quarts to hit the full mark on the dip stick. I did let it warm up and checked it 1 minute after shutting down.
  3. M

    Rear main seal?

    I just edited my post as a forgot to add that bit of information.
  4. M

    Rear main seal?

    I'm guessing I need to replace my rear main seal. I just want to confirm before I get to far along. It's definitely engine oil. It only leaks during and a little after the engine is running. It also leaks a lot. I lost 8 quarts over 160 miles. 1969 m35a2.
  5. M

    Soft top install with ring mount?

    by adding something between the cab and the poles will fix my problem with the tarp on the cab. I'm thinking about cutting some material from the bed lip to give clearance for the tarp on the bed.
  6. M

    Soft top install with ring mount?

    Is there a trick to installing soft tops with a M66 ring on a m35a2? The cab is touching the vertical poles of the ring and the poles are touching the bed. There is no room for the vinyl to slip down below the lip of the bed or cab. The rubber tie down for the bed tarp goes right where the pole...
  7. M

    Mep-803a Fuel or Electrical problem. Will Not Trip.

    I tested the k8 and got all 3 to fault on short. On overload i got 27, 30, and 75 seconds. Manual says it should be about 60 seconds. I'm not sure what to think about that. seems to me 2 of them should trip too early and the other would take to long. I'm thinking about how this should work...
  8. M

    Mep-803a Fuel or Electrical problem. Will Not Trip.

    what fuse are you referring to?
  9. M

    Mep-803a Fuel or Electrical problem. Will Not Trip.

    OK today I ran at 45 amps for 4 hours. I had seafoam in the tank. It had a little smoke for the first hour then it cleared up. After the 4 hours I took it up to 125% for 10 minutes. It did not trip. I then went to 133% it did not trip. I pushed it a little more and the rpm went south. Tomorrow...
  10. M

    Mep-803a Fuel or Electrical problem. Will Not Trip.

    On the gfci right below the fault lights. Is this a gfci for the load. If i push the test button on the gfci should it drop the contactor? I thought i read it was only for the convenience outlet.
  11. M

    Mep-803a Fuel or Electrical problem. Will Not Trip.

    The good reasoning to test the faults is this gen is new to me and i don't know if they work. I don't know the history of this set. At this point i have a problem with this set and i don't think its wrong to want to fix it. If it were up to me i would want it to trip at 12k but i'm not sure i...
  12. M

    Mep-803a Fuel or Electrical problem. Will Not Trip.

    I will start over. The way i think a generator should work is it should fault before the engine bogs down. I'm not talking a few hz, i mean really drop in hz to someting like 35. Also not just a dip. It drops and stays dropped until i disconnect the load. If the mep-803a does not work like...
  13. M

    Mep-803a Fuel or Electrical problem. Will Not Trip.

    Are you saying i should never test my generator to fault?
  14. M

    Mep-803a Fuel or Electrical problem. Will Not Trip.

    I did not see any faults in this video.
  15. M

    Mep-803a Fuel or Electrical problem. Will Not Trip.

    To be clear, my generator did not trip. I'm starting to feel like you guys don't test your generators to the overload or short circuit fault. Can anyone comment on how many amps for what amount of time should cause a fault?
  16. M

    Mep-803a Fuel or Electrical problem. Will Not Trip.

    last night i couldn't help but try some more. I don't have my load bank yet so i was still using the house. I put some seafoam in and got it up to 59.7A on one lag and 60.4 on the other. It was blowing some carbon out but not a lot. About 117% on the meter. After about 20 minutes something in...
  17. M

    Mep-803a Fuel or Electrical problem. Will Not Trip.

    I have no plans to run this at max all the time. My problem is if my wife turns too many burners on at the same time the water heater is calling for heat our generator better fault before the engine drops and gives my house 35hz. The generator faults to protect it and right now i'm only trying...
  18. M

    Mep-803a Fuel or Electrical problem. Will Not Trip.

    At this point i can hold 52A no problem. Before i fixed the fuel cut off solenoid it was a problem. So i should be able to pull 62 amps without the engine dropping? How long should it do 62 amps before a trip? I will add seafoam to my tank on my test this weekend. I just ordered some dryer...
  19. M

    Mep-803a Fuel or Electrical problem. Will Not Trip.

    I have read about wet stacking. The trouble lights are working. I'm running new fuel. i had drained the water separator. I replaced the fuel strainer at the pump. I will replace the inline fuel filter and run the load test at 45 amps for 5 hours and report back. I understand the unit is...
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