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Starting another thread to document to fix-up of another MEP 802A I just won from GovPlanet.
![309809127_773601680603661_4109727171933989536_n.jpg 309809127_773601680603661_4109727171933989536_n.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/636/636497-927aeb5db9abbebd451bf9c8efaefa38.jpg)
Got it for a good price, considering what they have been going for. The pictures were terrible, but I live close by & was picking up another MEP 802A a few week before that I knew was going to be parts, and saw this one there so I gave it a look over.
It sat for a while. It is a 1994 manufacture. Doesn't have fuse modification done to it. A lot of the rubber stuff is pretty cracked, except for the fuel return lines... those look to have been replaced. Otherwise, it is complete & clean. No signs of anything major.
It has been used... 4,6xx hours on it. I was actually happy to see the higher hours, it means it was used and ran fin up until it was taken out of service.
Once I got it home, I found some paperwork in it. It was last ran in 2017. Funny, it was owned by the same unit I work for as a civilian on Joint Base San Antonio, so I very well may be able to locate who sent to to DRMO earlier this year & ask about it.
Anyways, I have a lot of extras for these on hand, so I put new filters on it, filled with oil, fuel, and just put water for the time being in the radiator. I also had a set of the proper Optima 51R batteries for it, so I put them in. Tapped the dead crank switch to move the oil around a bit. Moved the switch to prime/run and let it fill everything for a few minuets. Tightened the fan belt as it was really loose. It needs to be replaced. I have a spare, but have not done one. Looks annoying to do. Put in a few missing bolts/nuts around the body.
After that, I double checked to be sure nothing felt funny with the injection pump linkage or governor. Besides being a little stiff, it felt good.
Cranked it for 10 seconds and got a nice healthy start! Smoke cleared up just as quick as my other MEP 802A and it ran smoothly. Adjusted it to 60hz and 220v.
![310290437_863989047924348_485551430094071309_n.jpg 310290437_863989047924348_485551430094071309_n.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/636/636496-34b4382f18547ef48b36495119b1afc2.jpg)
There is a fuel leak on the line going to injection pump #2. I have a spare from the parts machine I got a few weeks ago. Going to get that installed, along with the fuse mod I pulled off that machine as well. Fuel sender seems to not be working, so I will test that. I pulled the one off the parts machine. The fan belt definitely needs to be done, alone with a good coolant system flush.
Any tips on replacing the fan belt? Any easy way to work it around the fan, or you need to remove the entire shroud & stuff?
Starting another thread to document to fix-up of another MEP 802A I just won from GovPlanet.
![309809127_773601680603661_4109727171933989536_n.jpg 309809127_773601680603661_4109727171933989536_n.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/636/636497-927aeb5db9abbebd451bf9c8efaefa38.jpg)
Got it for a good price, considering what they have been going for. The pictures were terrible, but I live close by & was picking up another MEP 802A a few week before that I knew was going to be parts, and saw this one there so I gave it a look over.
It sat for a while. It is a 1994 manufacture. Doesn't have fuse modification done to it. A lot of the rubber stuff is pretty cracked, except for the fuel return lines... those look to have been replaced. Otherwise, it is complete & clean. No signs of anything major.
It has been used... 4,6xx hours on it. I was actually happy to see the higher hours, it means it was used and ran fin up until it was taken out of service.
Once I got it home, I found some paperwork in it. It was last ran in 2017. Funny, it was owned by the same unit I work for as a civilian on Joint Base San Antonio, so I very well may be able to locate who sent to to DRMO earlier this year & ask about it.
Anyways, I have a lot of extras for these on hand, so I put new filters on it, filled with oil, fuel, and just put water for the time being in the radiator. I also had a set of the proper Optima 51R batteries for it, so I put them in. Tapped the dead crank switch to move the oil around a bit. Moved the switch to prime/run and let it fill everything for a few minuets. Tightened the fan belt as it was really loose. It needs to be replaced. I have a spare, but have not done one. Looks annoying to do. Put in a few missing bolts/nuts around the body.
After that, I double checked to be sure nothing felt funny with the injection pump linkage or governor. Besides being a little stiff, it felt good.
Cranked it for 10 seconds and got a nice healthy start! Smoke cleared up just as quick as my other MEP 802A and it ran smoothly. Adjusted it to 60hz and 220v.
![310290437_863989047924348_485551430094071309_n.jpg 310290437_863989047924348_485551430094071309_n.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/636/636496-34b4382f18547ef48b36495119b1afc2.jpg)
There is a fuel leak on the line going to injection pump #2. I have a spare from the parts machine I got a few weeks ago. Going to get that installed, along with the fuse mod I pulled off that machine as well. Fuel sender seems to not be working, so I will test that. I pulled the one off the parts machine. The fan belt definitely needs to be done, alone with a good coolant system flush.
Any tips on replacing the fan belt? Any easy way to work it around the fan, or you need to remove the entire shroud & stuff?