Search results

more:

more pictures:

Some good news. I was back in the shop a few minutes ago and decided to walk over and pull the dip stick on this thing just to see what's what on that front. It's full of oil and it actually looks like the oil was poured in yesterday. It's still gold colored and clear. Not like the coal...

I figured out that I was looking at the wrong TM for parts. Got the right one opened up for motor parts last night and started digging around on the internet using NSN and part numbers. Got lots of hits but all but one place seem like suppliers to US Gov't type operations. Oshkosh has some of...

Will definitely try that. Just straight vinegar or dilute it with water??

I walked out there a few minutes ago to check on stuff you guys asked about: The fuel tank is plastic. I found 3 tags / schematics on some of the panels I removed. Some of them are unreadable around the edges as somewhere along the line, the insides of the panels were spray painted and they...

More pictures - if there is something you guys want to see, let me know. I'll get more pics tomorrow.

Progress report: I removed some more case parts this afternoon. Worked till the freakin' mosquitos drove me inside. That damn storm apparently blew a lot of them up here from the marshes and swamps down south. they are terrible right now! Anyway, couple of items: 1. That sensor in the...

Great info - Thanks!!

I finished the fence project and then jumped back onto this project for the rest of the afternoon. I got most of the case off and am working on the radiator / support removal now. And yep, my radiator hoses are pretty much gone. Will need those and maybe a new radiator too. We'll see...

I downloaded all the TMs last night while I was digging around. This is an awesome site- apparently with some awesome folks! I got a ways thru the 365 page TM last night but still about 200 pages to read. That's great news on the fuel tank! It looks metal to me. Thank you!!!

Yep, you KNOW what it's like! We got REALLY lucky for Ida. Our power was only out for about 10-12 hours but friends, family, co-workers were 3 weeks plus. I have an 8.5 KW portable genset that has a gas, Honda motor and we used that to run lights, microwave, fridge and a window unit A/C for...

Well, I'm already pulling the entire casing off for blasting - it's got some pretty bad rust and flaking paint - so I'm gonna see if I can't get the tank out for cleaning. Also, was just back there loading up my truck to go finish a fence install on a rent house and I did some more looking. It...

Awesome! I want to clean the fuel tank before I pour more fuel in the there. Is it possible to get the tank out without completely disassembling this thing? One other question that this brings up - how long will this unit run on 15 gallons of diesel? Can't imagine that it'd make it 10 hours...

Wow, that was Fast! Thanks for the reply and info!! The history of this thing that I know has lots of holes in it. I can probably find out more but here's what I know now. The unit was purchased by a friend to run backup power for a call service he owned. It was basically running lights...

New guy here who is pretty much clueless about the MEP004A I just got. Plan is to restore it and hopefully use it as a whole-home generator. Spent most of the night digging around the web for info on this beast and I have some simple questions for now. if someone can help. The last time this...