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  1. J

    New Gauges for MEP-80Xa

    nice can you pm me your source on the jimc guages?
  2. J

    Mep-803a

    yea dont get caught up in the hype, Im watching a few in case a great deal comes up. One is low hours and already up 400 past the nice 803a I got a while back and the auction doesnt close till monday. Its low on hours but shows signs of lots of use. There is also one missing many parts and...
  3. J

    Getting a MEP-803a Home

    Just another thought, if you get there and its not roadworthy there is the option to rent a two axle uhaul car trailer. Just tell them your towing something like a miata. Cheap alternative if needed.
  4. J

    Possible alternatives to volt guage on 803a?

    After alot of scrolling on e auction I found a ge 0-300 v range analog with the same measurments. Interesting part is alot of people are calling analog stuff steampunk lol.
  5. J

    pic of ground to neutral bar?

    Thanks man! yep neither of mine have it.
  6. J

    pic of ground to neutral bar?

    Im curiuos as to what this looks like as ive read about it in many post. I dont think either of my 803a units have had this.
  7. J

    My MEP-803a experience

    id like to see the amp meters after install, i take it its one per leg?
  8. J

    Possible alternatives to volt guage on 803a?

    I cant find a volt guage for my newest to me 803a Part number 36.1884 does anybody possible know of another source for one that would fit the same hole?
  9. J

    mewest mep803a issues. no power and bad valve rockers

    I thought ID update the post. I got new valve covers on an e aution side to replace the one that had a hole from the pushrod cheap, they guy was a big help as he also had good pushrods and rockers along with a stop solenoid that was missing for a reasonable price. Got the engine side running...
  10. J

    MEP-803a Max Hours

    I argree with Guyfang. I havnt been doing this long but have two units, both 803a from GL. The first one I got had fresh fluids, tank of JP8 and 1200 hours on it. put in new batteries and it cranked right up. After wiring it to the house I have a total of 1600 in that project. I got another...
  11. J

    mep803a working great but no reading on the load guage

    Gotcha thought you were talking about adjusting the load meter at first. Ive seen the TM on the frequency adjust for droop.
  12. J

    Mep-803a produces no power

    have you thought about replacing the fet transistors like mentioned above. after reading his post id be tempted to replace the resistors and fet,s while in there.
  13. J

    Mep-803a produces no power

    I dont know what the potentiometer does but it does have a marking on mine with red to show if its been tampered with. where did you find your stator, I havnt found a source yet.
  14. J

    Mep-803a produces no power

    Im thinking we have the same issue. Mine wasnt making any power and when I took the top panel off I found T1 through T12 unhooked. I hooked up everything and had 60hz but no volts on the meter. I checked my L1 and L3 voltage and was getting 36v on each. I came accross another thread...
  15. J

    mep803a working great but no reading on the load guage

    Ill give this a shot tomorrow sometime and post results, thanks
  16. J

    mep803a working great but no reading on the load guage

    Anybody have this issue, didnt see anything on the TM. Did I overlook it? I ran the house the other day on this unit but since I didnt have an ampmeter yet I didnt proceed. Also should I see the frequency drop just a little when something big like the HVAC kicks on? Thanks for patience with...
  17. J

    mewest mep803a issues. no power and bad valve rockers

    I think i got a unit that was robbed of good parts and had the crap put back into place. before i took off that valve cover i found the broken rocker between the cover and exhaust manifold. the other rocker that was in its place had a hole worn in it where the pushrod meats it. I was...
  18. J

    mewest mep803a issues. no power and bad valve rockers

    So I got home another 803 unit. it had fluids drained in 2011. I added fresh oil, coolant and fuel and had to rob the aux fuel pump as the primary wasnt working. got it to crank up pretty easy and it runs really smooth but no power at all. the fuse and breaker in the panel area check out and...
  19. J

    First power outage after MEP purchace= almost fun!

    Yea that hurricane was looking strong yesterday. Im in upstate sc but we know how they can pack a punch inland. Im on gas heat but electric hot water heater, well pump, but gas cooking. I still need to hook it up to the house which will be sooner than later if that storm comes this direction...
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