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    New guy here with an 803a

    I am replacing the batteries anyway. The old ones will be brought inside and put on a proper tender. Still trying to find a correct water separator with the right drain... Unless I can find a way to put a swivel on the bottom of a Wix replacement so I can still use the factory drain.! !!!!
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    Resurrecting a waterlogged mep-803A

    Wow, cool that it's not seized. If I came free that easy, you may get lucky. I've seen worse. It will probably smoke for a while till the rings free up. Let us know how it goes. A video!
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    New guy here with an 803a

    I have ordered 2 new Optima red tops, as those are 5 yrs old. This morning was the first time I heard the belt squeal, so that is tomorrows project. Next spring I will be burying some #2 wire to hook to a 60 amp breaker as opposed to the 50A and #6 wire (50 foot run, will probably be closer to...
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    New guy here with an 803a

    Pictures!
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    New guy here with an 803a

    Can't find my camera. Working on it. OK, I mis spoke about the high draw.
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    New guy here with an 803a

    some updates OK, couple questions... When I turn to preheat, I hear a loud click, but fail to see excess draw on the ammeter, (-20). I would expect to see a large draw on the battery. When in the start position, draw is 100 plus. Even after the engine starts. Is it turning the pre heaters...
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    New guy here with an 803a

    Thanks for the welcome! And the advise. Daybreak, after I saw the frequency wavering, I worked the power selection switch around a few times, have not seen it waver since. I will try the contact cleaner thing. it always worked on our old Marshalls back in the day. What you say about proper...
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    New guy here with an 803a

    First off, I want to say thanks to all the folks on here. The amount of info and great advise is priceless. I recently got me an 803a on a 1 ton trailer with 126hr on the 2012 Letterkenny reset clock (1999 fermont unit), for whatever that's worth. I gotta say its a workhorse. This thing will...
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