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    When to change water pump backing plate

    When changing the water pump on an 802 or 803, what do you look for to determine whether or not you need to change the backing plate? Thanks, -Craig
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    Green Panel Light Bulbs - found source for new

    I found a source for replacement transparent green panel lights. They are very nearly identical. The new ones are slightly lighter than one of the existing bulbs from a 2009 build 802a. In the pic below the old bulb is on the left and the new one is on the right. CEC is the manufacturer and...
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    Control Panel Light Bulbs

    Clear bulbs= 6S6/30V Green bulbs= 6S6/30V-801 It's easy to find the clear but I still haven't found the green ones. Be careful of National Fuse.....their website lists the green bulbs, which they will sell you, only to ship clear. If you are able to locate a source for the green ones please...
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    Fuel water separator

    https://www.easternsurplus.net/PartDetails/7150/SP-2154-Fuel-Water-Separator-Filter-With-Drain-Valve
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    MPU Motional Transducer for MEP-802A/803A

    LITD, Is Governors America the OE supplier of MPUs on the 802/803s? I'm thinking a couple of these would be a good addition to the spare parts stash. Thanks, -Craig
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    How do "lift" your 1200 lbs MEP803 without a forklift??

    You have options: 1 Casters bolted directly to the skids 2 Build a wooden frame with casters (think big furniture dolly) 3 Roll it on pipes, need 3 You'll need a decent jack to lift one end at a time to place the suggestions above under the unit. In the case of the wooden frame with...
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    My Mep-803a standby generator project

    I went through the same process. In the end it proved cheaper to purchase another complete running set. If the primary set dies it takes 5 mins to fire up the second. I maintain them both to a high standard and still have spare parts. Down the road if some parts are no longer available or...
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    MEP ground rod kit/slide hammer info

    PM sent
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    Mep-803a high idle

    Based on the high revs, smoke, and slow shutdown I'm wondering if your not sucking engine oil into the cylinder(s) somehow? Is it over full by any chance? Or a stuck open injector? When it starts it sounds like its only hitting on one cylinder then it runs away. No response to the governor...
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    MEP-8xx series fuel pump

    The same thing happened to me. Aux pump cut-out float stuck and overfilled the tank. No spill as I was there and watching but I will not use the aux pump unattended. The convenience is not worth the hassle of cleaning up a spill.
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    Green panel light bulb source

    I'm just being nit picky. I like to keep the 802's as original as possible. I'll just use the clears for now. Some green ones will turn up eventually. Thanks to you all for the help and suggestions. -Craig
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    Green panel light bulb source

    They have green LEDs for the contactor. Don't see panel lights though.
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    Green panel light bulb source

    Thanks for looking. I found a couple adds for the lamp assemblies but struck out on just the green bulbs. Were the adds you found for just the bulbs? Oh and if you use MEP -memphis as your search string it cuts out about a million motorcycle windshield adds. Thanks again....I'll keep digging.
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    Green panel light bulb source

    Yes and yes. The part number in the -24 is the one I cited. The -801 denotes green. National fuse lists them as -801 but its not what they ship or seem to actually have. (called them). Thanks for the assist.......still looking for a source.
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    Green panel light bulb source

    Does anyone have a source for the green panel light bulbs? They are part# 6s6-30v. I can find plenty of the clear ones but the greens have so far been hard to find. There is a vendor called National Fuse that has them on their website but when I ordered them they shipped clear bulbs. Thanks...
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    MEP-803A smoking under load.

    I'd run it under a good load (at least 75%) for a while and see if that clears it up. How many hours on it?
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    mep gen sets

    Good luck with the auction!
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    MEP-802A/803A S1 Master Switch Source - Electroswitch

    Exactly correct. I bought 2 of these in February. Same price as LITD quoted and 3-4 weeks lead time.
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    mep gen sets

    There's only 1 model 803.....that would be the 803a. With that said, some would say it's better to get a Fermont built 803a rather than the older Libby built 803a. YMMV
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    mep gen sets

    They are one and the same actually. Fermont was the assembler, Onan was the mfg of the gen head and Lister Petter makes the engines which are rebadged to Onan.
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