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New fuel and flushed lines, new filters.

I can tell you the engine starts and runs as is, I would not say that it runs good. Of course I have only run it for about 90 seconds, then work, school and life got in the way. I am in the process of building a 40x42 shop, and the MEPs will be the first thing in.

UPDATE: Well after charging the batteries, she rumbled to life. Started right up, blew a little black smoke, ran fine as long I a hold the start button. Panel gauges show nothing. Oil pressure 45-50 psi. I could not be happier. I am an electronics tech and can sort through the electrical side of...

UPDATE: I got the plunger moving. I am now putting a fresh charge on the batteries (because the heat index is 110+ and I need a break). This evening I will attempt to bleed the high pressure fuel lines and see if this thing has any life left. Also my delivery valve spacer appears to have...

OK, I had a little time this afternoon to play genset mechanic. Attached are pics of the IP with the 5 piece I was able to remove. My question is, in the second picture, it this the plunger that I am looking for? I held a punch on it and rotated the engine with a ratchet and felt zero movement...

I will look again when the sun comes back around. I did get the throttle linkage freed up, but still a no-go.

Ok, here is a picture of the IP with the cap, delivery valve retainer and the delivery valve removed. My question is where or what plunger should I see moving?

UPDATE. After lots of head scratching, forum searching, coffee and TM reading, I think I may have been barking up the wrong tree. I had incorrectly assumed all was good with the fuel cut off solenoid, because I can see it fully retract when I try to start the engine. I did not realize that the...

Yes, glow plugs heated for full 60 seconds, and verified that the top of the engine was very warm to touch.

I recently acquired a MJQ-18 set, (2 MEP003s mounted on an M-103 Trailer). Both GenSets appear to be complete, have 4 and 6 hours on the meters. On inspection one set turns over easy with the crank bolt on the fan end, the other doesn't. The one that does not turn over I pulled the glow plugs...