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Okay.... weather is miserable here in MI. Rainy and cool... go figure for early March eh?! I managed to open my crated spare 002a yesterday and pull the VR. This was the first time I actually took a GOOD look at this spare unit and I was surprised at what a difference there was between it...

Alright...I just tested as you described and there is a draw of .07 when set on DCA. The draw stays there even when I disconnect the ground wire to the capacitor. The draw stops when I pulled the fuse to the voltage regulator so I assume its the regulator then. I'll pull the regulator off my...

OK. Warmer weather is here in MI and I finally got around to taking off the back ASK panel as well as the shroud to test. First, with the set running, I took a voltage reading with a multimeter across the batteries and I got 24.6v. Second, I have a couple questions about testing the current...

Speddmon, OK. I'll run through those tests and give an update. I have a "parts" genset that I can possible get a regulator from. Either way I'll let you know. Thx! t~

Update. I ran my 002a this weekend for a 30 minute run-up. Started great in 25 degree weather (no problems). Oil pressure was steady between 35-40psi just prior to shutdown. Shutters did NOT even open. I did notice that the volt gauge was reading in the yellow which fell from being in the...

Sounds good Speddmon.... will give it a try. Thx for all the input from everyone! t~

I'm not sure if it's in the TM either but I recall in an email conversation with a retired military individual who was selling 002a filters at the time specifically stating that I should adjust the throttle to half when starting cold. I've tried lower throttle settings but the above rule of...

As far as getting up to operational speed...doesn't startup SOP include having the throttle out halfway? This is what I do and then I adjust to 60hz. I'm using amsoil synthetic and pressure wasn't an issue @ 7 far. t~

Thx Speddmon....yes your explanation is clear. I was thrown by the idea of opening the shutter box in close proximity to the warm/hot exhaust for warm up in cold weather as opposed to looking at it opening for cooler air in the summer. What are other MEP002/003 owner experiences in dead cold...

Hah... I just updated my original post while you were replying Speddmon I'm a little confused. I would assume that the EXHAUST shutter would NOT open up in the summer as, correct me if I'm wrong, it would open only to allow WARM exhaust air into the intake if it was COLD outside temp and then...

Happy 2010! Over the holiday, I wanted to test a cold weather start-up of my MEP002a. I went thru the typical startup SOP and after chugging a bit longer in the start position ( roughly 7 - 10 secs) the genset started and ran smooth @ 7 degree farenheit. It was my understanding that the...