Search results

Back closer to the original topic; I stopped by a hydraulic shop today and finally got a replacement fuel hose. Nice to be able to drop in and 10 minutes later walk out with the new part. Surprisingly it went back in easier than the old one came out. Replaced it, ran the pre-heat (it is 30...

The MEP systems have redundancies because if something fails in the field the mission fails. If something fails for me all I have to worry about is my freezer thawing out. My redundancy is my MEP003 and in a pinch a 5kw gas generator. All that said, I don't store my fuel cans outside and, at...

4309

Back to our regualarly scheduled program... I added a new spin-on fuel filter. Pretty easy other than all the drilling I had to do to set up a bracket for it. The 1st photo shows the filter base and filter, both obviously from NAPA. I had to pick up a 1/2-1/4 reduction fitting to get the...

I'll just drink the beer you left in the shop fridge. You didn't want that, did you?

I'm not planning on keeping this so don't want to put any more money into it. I have been thinking about that for my MEP003 though.

Okay she finally started! That's when I found all of the leaks :( Not sure if I didn't get the oil filter o-ring set when I swapped the filter or what but I lost about a quart and a half just running it for a few minutes. The wife is not going to be happy when she sees the driveway. Also the...

Bypassed everything and tried starting it this morning. Got white smoke while it was cranking and the couple of times it tried catching it belched a few clouds of black smoke. Oil pressure stayed steady once it came up but could never get it to catch fully.

I thought it'd be more entertaining for everyone to see me floundering around.

"On our latest episode of As the Earth Rotates..." Pulled the petcock out of the filter housing with the broken bolt and put a pipe plug in it then closed the upper opening with a 3/8" bolt. Used a ratcheting tiedown strap to tighten the canister up against the o-ring hoping that would apply...

"if it weren't for bad luck I'd have no luck at all" Well things went from bad to worse. I got both filters in and was just tightening them down when the canister bolt on the 1st filter broke it's spot weld. I don't think there's any way to fix that and since not too many people have seen one...

Only 1 o-ring and it wasn't particularly large. Hopefully have it together this afternoon and give it whirl.

Yep. My guess is spring, 0-ring, plate - then the filter - and then the last spring. It looks like the o-ring is sized to fit inside the raised part of the plate. I just hope it uses the same filters since I've already bought them. Worst thing that can happen is it sprays diesel all over the...

That is not the strainer. That is the filter canister closest to the oil filter. The other filter canister has the same set up. Instead of the flow through bolt on a normal set up this has the bolt inside the canister sticking up through and attached with that hexagonal nut on top of the...

Here's a bit of a different set up than I've seen on the filter housings. Both are the same, i.e. bottom spring, o-ring, metal plate, then top spring. Does the plate go on top of the filter? Below the filter? Take it out and throw it away?

I got a bid on purchasing 2 of these bolts: Line Part Requested NSN Condition Qty. Part Quoted Price Lead Time Line Total 1. 4730-00-861-6890 NS 2 4730-00-861-6890 $299.00 4-7 DAYS $598.00 Description: BOLT,FLUID PASSAGE Certifications: COMPANY COC Quote Total: $598.00 I think I'll...

Yes I already have the filters. I was in the process of changing them when the bolt issue was discovered.

The 1st unit was purchased for the inlaws and they're picking it up on Tuesday. I'd rather not take the chance of screwing something up where it wouldn't be running when they got here. I've been in the family for 23 years but that doesn't mean they wouldn't try and replace me.

Just need 2 of the bolts. PM me a price if you'd like to sell them. Thanks.

Thanks Bob. DH probably has the best advice. Worst case scenario is I blow it up and burn the shop down.