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  1. Guyfang

    MEP 802a/803a reliability in the field

    99.95% are the same. Do look at this attachment if you want to compare. You may also find parts that are the same, but have another NSN or part#.
  2. Guyfang

    MEP 802a/803a reliability in the field

    Here are a few other helpful hints. When you open your control panel and look at the K4, its marked with the part #88-21139. Open the -24P. Go to the rear of the TM. Go to the Cross Reference Indexes National Stock Number Index, Section IV. Its listed in alpha numerical sequence. Scan down until...
  3. Guyfang

    MEP 802a/803a reliability in the field

    Roger. They can be bought on line, or, bought from SS member Kurt Klopp, cheaper.
  4. Guyfang

    MEP 802a/803a reliability in the field

    Yes and no. Down Range, units ran the 30 and 60 KW gen sets in excess of 40-50 thousand hours, with no catastrophic failures. Minor failures? Yes. Part of that problem is Army mechanics are no longer trained troubleshoot. Change parts, yes. I know the Gentleman who runs the Power Generation...
  5. Guyfang

    MEP 802a/803a reliability in the field

    :p:p:p:p:p
  6. Guyfang

    MEP 802a/803a reliability in the field

    Here is a thought. When searching in the big web auction site, instead of typing MEP-002A, today I just typed MEP and started the search. LOTS more parts came up for the 002 and 003A, (and other gen sets). Stuff I had never seen. LOTS of other junk came up, and about the time I got tired of...
  7. Guyfang

    MEP 802a/803a reliability in the field

    Its better to have and not need, then need and not have. If I were Chainbreaker, I would have at least 2 back up gen sets. When I was in HAWK, and had 12 gen sets on site, and had to scramble to get 6 to run, (and cheating relays, jumping CB's, hard wiring) I began to see things much more different.
  8. Guyfang

    MEP 802a/803a reliability in the field

    The only leakers I ever saw that were high hours sets, were sets not taken care of. EVERYTHING was loose. No, if you give your set TLC every now and then, keep clean fuel filters and at least change oil filters and air filters every now and then, you should get a long life on your set.
  9. Guyfang

    MEP 802a/803a reliability in the field

    This is THE most importent document to look at when thinking about such questions. There is also a MTBF chart in the reset document, or some other TB. But they leave out the important facts. WHAT failed, how often. Thats whats importent. I once saw a document telling us that all the "boxes"...
  10. Guyfang

    MEP 802a/803a reliability in the field

    One time I was to be inspected, by the Brigade IG. Inspector General. One of the big no, no's is "Excess". It took two trips with an M35 truck to haul off all my "Nice to have" stuff. 1 ea. A1 Volt reg 1 ea. Plastic relay 1 ea. 24 volt alternator 1 ea. K4 1 ea. K1 1 ea. K2 1 ea. K8 1 ea. S14 1...
  11. Guyfang

    MEP 802a/803a reliability in the field

    Some gen sets run for months on end. No problem. So can not make it 10 hours without going belly up. It helps if you take good care of the set, but like I said, some set run months on end, without anything but fuel, and checking the oil every now and then. If I had a 5 or 10 KW, and it had a...
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