Mep 831A load issues

[2Pbfeet]

Crosshead? As in large engine/compressor? Saw?...
Just curious.

I am glad that itis working well for you now!

All the best, 2PbFeet

 

[grywitt]

Sorry no. We were sinking a 29 foot diameter shaft down 2140 feet and the crosshead was the device that hung between the cables and guided the buckets and man cage from surface to hole bottom. I had communication devices on the crosshead to monitor status and provide coms. It used the cable as an antenna and I also used wifi antenna to send a camera feed back to surface from the crosshead also so we did that with a battery swap daily. I was trying to find a picture but i have the wrong phone on me.

 

[grywitt]

I still haven't done a legit load test so I'm hesitant to believe it's fixed. I've seen it do well for a minute before. Lol. The signs are promising though. Tomorrow I should be home and have everything in place to test for some hours. (Fingers crossed)

 

[grywitt]

Ha. ..
I think i might cry!!
It's still pretty much the same once it warms up.
So the only thing that's not new including the piston and cylinder wall is the injection pump and the exhaust. Could something be in the exhaust clogging it? How would I check that?
I'm seriously at a loss. It's a fair bit better with the throttle locked on full and avoiding the actuator all together but still not 3kw. Heck not 2750 for long. When it first fires up cold it can hold 3k for a bit. When I got it to hold 3250 it was cold and I had the air filter out with the cover off the front. Maybe I'll try with no exhaust. For now it's going too sit for a while.

Anyone want an 831 with low hours? Ha ha.

 

[grywitt]

I have another little gen that's not military but has a yamnar L100 and it has no problem holding rated load here which makes me think the elevation shouldn't be dropping me to 2500.
Honestly the only load it holds well without looking like it's working it's but off is 2kw. Funny. Makes me wonder about the writing on the gen.
See it says load 20.
Is that load 2.0k? I don't know. I have a new L70 I was thinking of using to convert a mini ex to diesel. Maybe I'll see how that runs the gen. Then the only thing not new would be the exhaust.