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  1. Guyfang

    Mep-803A turns off slow

    Did you install the new solinoid?
  2. Guyfang

    Mep-803A turns off slow

    The piston is NOT connected in the solenoid. If you have the solenoid in your hand, plugged in and hooked up, you can energize it. Its when you deenergize it, that the piston will fly out at a rate of speed that could surprise you. When the solenoid is bolted to the engine, and the linkage is...
  3. Guyfang

    Mep-803A turns off slow

    Ok, I have been sitting here on my sicko couch, thinking about this problem. A long time ago, maybe 2004? I had to go work on a 803A that would not turn off. I was new to the TQG's. I fooled with it a while, and then decided to change the solinoid. That didn't bring me joy. The problem was that...
  4. Guyfang

    Mep-803A turns off slow

    Yes, this needs to be moved to Auxillery Equipment. As riverjet wrote, linkage is the first place to look. There is a document uploaded into the TM forum here, that tells you how to install and or adjust the linkage. Check that out. A quick way to see if it's the linkage or an electric problem...
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