Finally Joined The MEP Family

[jacobsk]

Mike, if u dont mind me asking, what did u end up paying for this?
I was watching that myself, being in albany, the drive would have been 7 hours round trip. Alas, the bidding got to rich for my blood.

He won the auction for $3,311, this unit was one of five up for grabs without a trailer and along with another that ended at $3,311 it was the least expensive winning bid out of the five.



His unit did however have the second lowest hour meter reading of the lot (another had 7 hours) and his has only 16 on the meter.

While others sell around the country for less, this lot did look especially clean and recently overhauled. I can understand how a 10kW TQG for under $4k with nearly a full service life ahead of it could be a good value for many people out there.

Looks like you have a little work ahead of you OP, I hope it's a great machine and you're repairs are limited to cosmetic items!

 

[Humpy]

It is for sure you have to look at least the pics over closely. I have been watching some and have seen where they have been cannablized for starters, fuel caps, wiring harnesses, etc. I got a MEP802 with 255 hours and it runs like a dream.

The most important thing is whether the flapper cover on the exhaust is gone or not and I personally would not touch one with a open exhaust unless it was a dead cheap one no one else wanted.

Anybody know what the dogs go for? I was thinking maybe a hundred bucks so for the odds and ends parts it might provide.

 

[CT-Mike]

Well,

I finally got some time to work on this. Removed the front panel and found that the fuel tank was plastic, and had a dent in it but no cracks. Added oil, coolant, fuel, and hooked up the batteries - nothing. Reset all the breakers, emergency stop switch, and then realized the dead crank switch was in off.

Once that was taken care of, I could hear the fuel pump merrily clicking away, but when I went to start it tried to crank but no joy. It seems the batteries just don't have enough juice to crank it over so tomorrow off they go to Auto-Zone for them to charge.

Hopefully by this time tomorrow I will be reporting that it is alive.

 

[CT-Mike]

AutoZone tells me that both Optima Red Tops that came with the set have dead cells - have to wait a bit to buy new ones.

 

[Bad1989gt1]

Hey CTmike, I too, got one from the FT Drum auction, wish i knew you were in CT we could have worked together to get them home! I did the round trip in one day "sucked BAD" but im a truck driver lol left at 330am home by 5pm ! I got the one with 416 hours , And shes a runner and makes power! atleast at the convenience plug , gotta wait for a buddy to put a load bank on her! It has a leaky fuel return line but the parts will be in tomorrow! I found a great Lister Petter dealer in New Bedford Mass, that was very helpful and will have the parts to us in 2 days for the most part! Let me know if you need their contact info ?

 

[CT-Mike]

Bad1989,

Would've been good to meet up but oh well. Sadly it appears that my fuel tank does have a leak in it after all, so I'm gonna have to replace it. I did get a quote from one company for $500, that seems a lot for a plastic tank. Looking for other options.

I could use the contact info for that dealer, thanks.

Glad to hear yours is a runner, I am hoping for the same thing.

 

[Bad1989gt1]

Dont toss those batteries ,i have friends with these batteries that are over 10 years old and still going! I trickeled them both overnight and then tested them and mine are perfect , autozone are just trying to sell parts ! Do you have all the Napa /Wix numbers for the filters? as far as the tank i'd find someone to plastic HOT weld it , or sand it good clean with a solvent and JB weld it ! What town are you in?

 

[CT-Mike]

I live in Ledyard. I do plan on putting the batteries on a trickle charger for a few days and hope for the best. I have to pull the tank and check it over.

 

[Bad1989gt1]

Gotcha im in Oxford , have some friends out in Scotland and Brooklyn though. Let me know if i can help any! Its my first go at a MEP! but know trucks and engines pretty well but this is a little learning curve! lol

 

[Bad1989gt1]

Parts Department | R.A. Mitchell

 

[dstang97]

I'm in ct. I bet I can repair that tank if it's not to bad. And put a trickle charge on the optimas.

 

[smartguy74]

Everyone's on the mark! Yes, the prices were rocking! I grew up using the 003 thru 007 in the sandbox in '91. The stuff came from 10-3 Brigade deactivation and the prices showed why. It's all gone now.
I got the last 804A and brought it back Monday. It came complete w/everything except a manual. It still has the reset QC sheet from 2-2012. New engine, etc.... The M200A1 trailer the 804a sits on ran down the line in 2-2012. The Army should have pushed these units into the units still running older MEPs.
Anyways, I had to do was add oil, coolant, fuel and she started on the second turn of the knob. It's 75% quieter than its predecessor in my opinion. The batteries were still up-just had to reconnect 'me.

 

[smartguy74]

Everyone's on the mark! Yes, the prices were rocking! I grew up using the 003 thru 007 in the sandbox in '91. The stuff came from 10-3 Brigade deactivation and the prices showed why. It's all gone now.
I got the last 804A and brought it back Monday. It came complete w/everything except a manual. It still has the reset QC sheet from 2-2012. New engine, etc.... The M200A1 trailer the 804a sits on ran down the line in 2-2012. The Army should have pushed these units into the units still running older MEPs.
Anyways, I had to do was add oil, coolant, fuel and she started on the second turn of the knob. It's 75% quieter than its predecessor in my opinion. The batteries were still up-just had to reconnect '

 

[smartguy74]

I brought home an 803A from drum and those big$$$ are justified. Almost all of those units were reset in 2-2012, which makes them essentially brand new. The TQG is 75% less noisy than the 003-007 predecessors. Amazing difference and easy on fuel. The M200A1 trailer chassis under the 804A is 3x years old.

 

[NEIOWA]

Engine parts for the Onan engine on the 803 still available from Onan/Cummins? That alone would be a significant advantage over the 002/003

 

[CDR]

Engine parts for the Onan engine on the 803 still available from Onan/Cummins? That alone would be a significant advantage over the 002/003

It's actually listerpeter and yes for one **** of a price a few gaskets cost me $100 I'm scared to ask what internals cost!

 

[jimbo913]

I had some bidding issues on those units but really didn't want to drive in the snow and cold anyway. Worked out in the end though as I got a really nice one for less a couple months later.

Hope it turned out good for everyone who bought them.

 

[CT-Mike]

So here it is 7 months later and I've still yet to get the fuel tank pulled. SWMBO is on my ass to have this thing running and connected prior to nasty weather. So much for relaxing on my 2 days off this week.

 

[CT-Mike]

I'm in ct. I bet I can repair that tank if it's not to bad. And put a trickle charge on the optimas.

How would you recommend the tank be repaired? I was quoted a price of $550 for NOS.

 

[dstang97]

How big is the hole and how thick is the tank?