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  1. Guyfang

    First start up of MEP-003

    Yeah, the -34 TM. Its in the forum also.
  2. Guyfang

    First start up of MEP-003

    I used carb cleaner, Gas, Diesel and even alcohol. Dont forget the pumps. With the bottoms off, turn on the pumps. feel them work. Then turn the switch to AUX, and feel the AUX pump work. Then put some freash diesel in the tank, and put the pumps back togather. Disconnect the hose from the input...
  3. Guyfang

    First start up of MEP-003

    Its time to rebuild, when it don't work anymore. Not sooner.
  4. Guyfang

    First start up of MEP-003

    Of course. I would have done that first. Its simple, easy, and you are working in a system. Meaning, start at the start, end at the end. Ding things half way is a good way to do it wrong. What ever the task is, start at point A, go towards point Z. Uninterupted.
  5. Guyfang

    First start up of MEP-003

    And now you know how the RESET program came to be. Too much equipment coming back from down range trashed. Units spending way too much time and money, with untrained folks doing the "repairs". The same could be said for some RESET programs I saw in operation. By and large, RESET works. But it...
  6. Guyfang

    First start up of MEP-003

    There is a time and a place for ATF. Not for you Sturgis, but there is a time and a place. When a gen set came back from down range, often with low oil pressure, positive pressure on the crank case, bad response and so on, we indeed ran the sets for a half hour with ATF. This was a CECOM...
  7. Guyfang

    First start up of MEP-003

    Pull the cover off the AC box, look inside for mouse high rises. Rick has it right, you can turn it over without fuel, to get some oil flowing in the engine. What have you done so far to get the set ready? Clean the fuel system? Make sure the batteries are up to snuff. First time starting, use...
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