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Thank you for the quick response. the spring loaded arm feels like it’s moving freely up and down and the governor arm seems to also move freely back and forth (although with more spring resistance). The control arm to the solenoid moves fairly freely, but perhaps not quite as well as the other...
All,
thanks for your responses. So far I have drained all the fuel, cleaned the fuel strainers, cleaned the fuel pumps, changed the fuel filters, and refilled with diesel with Lucas injector cleaner mixed in. The inside of the fuel tank is definitely a problem - there was quite a bit of rust...
Hello all,
I gave my parents one of my MEP units several years ago to use during power outages. It has received intermittent use over the years, but I can’t vouch for how much of a load was on it when it was used. It has received yearly oil changes but little other service in that time. I...
Thanks - will do. I will drive a separate ground rod and connect to it whenever I'm testing/exercising the generator.
Thanks everyone for your input - I have a replacement DCVR on order.
Steelypip, your posting actually made me question my setup... Because my generator's primary purpose is house backup power, I do not have it grounded - instead the cable I run from the generator to my service panel connects to my house ground bar.
That being said...in order to exercisethe...
Gents,
My apologies for not reading the sticky thread on the DC voltage regulator first...party foul on my part.
Some anecdotal background on the batteries in question: the original test run was with the batteries that were with the unit when I bought it. I had trickle charged them and...
Hello All,
Long time reader, first time poster. Last summer I researched generators for several months (losing power in sweltering July for 5 days will make you a bit neurotic about picking the right genset...), and finallydecided the MEP was what I needed. Many of the postings on thiswebsite...
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