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I was unable to locate the E1074 - even on the airtex site directly. Do you know if the E8131 will work? Thats the "universal" 24v diesel fuel pump listed on the airtex site.

Quick update - So we worked on the 2nd set on Sat, and were unable to get it to fire. I believe its a fuel delivery problem. At first the fuel pump didn't come on when we flipped the switch to prime/run, then it did, but didn't sound right. The engine turns over just fine, but wont fire at all...

Yep -I'm definitely drilling that into him. He's not doing anything without supervision - if he thinks he knows what needs to be done and how to do it, I have him explain to me what he's going to do and why, otherwise, we go over it and I explain what/why then watch to make sure he does it...

Thanks for the info on being able to change it without taking the top off - that will be helpful. I ordered online - cheapest I could find was $14.55 from discountfleetsupply.com. I ordered 4 so that I would have spares, and shipping was $12.

Success!!! I got one of them running - its actually the one with the messed up radiator overflow. I haven't fixed that yet, but I figured it would run ok for a while without it. So here's all the work I did to it.... New oil filter, new spin on fuel filter, new canister fuel filter - 3.5...

Hey guys - I appreciate all the input so far. I didnt mean to turn this into a back and forth on back-feeding with my response earlier. I know that backfeeding can be just as safe as anything else if done properly every time. The potential safety issues with backfeeding are a problem for me...

Thanks for all the input guys - keep 'em coming! It seems that a home-built solution is the way to go, so I guess I'm going to need to start reading up on AC and 1/3 phase power. My background is DC, and while I had some AC primer training, its been a while and definitely not my strong suit...

Thanks for the info! I like the idea of the pigtail off of the lugs - more convenient than attaching to the lugs each time. Could you post pictures of the portable one as well as the 100amp one when you get a chance? With your setup, you could never actually use the full 5KW correct? (I'm...

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Thanks for the input - I'm familiar with back-feeding the panel, but that violates the law in my state (and probably every state). I'd really like to stay legal. JR

To all of you that are using MEP-802a's (or 002's or other gensets) without tying it directly to your house panel, how are you distributing the power off of the lugs on the genset? I don't want to tie the genset into my house box - ideally, I'd like to have some kind of portable distribution...

Good luck - I hope you get yours running. If there's anything that I can help with, let me know. I've got all the filters ordered - should be here this week sometime. I'm gonna hold off buying batteries until I get them running - I have enough batteries sitting around that I can use to start...

Well, I picked up my 2 802a's from Fort Meade yesterday - the G/L guys at Ft Meade were first class! Got them both home and unloaded last night, but didn't have a chance to look at them until this afternoon, and I didn't spend too much time since it was pouring down rain. I don't have any...

Thanks for the offer - the other way wont work 'cause I'm picking up 2 of them. I just bit the bullet and rented a 6x12 uhaul trailer. Better safe than sorry for the $40 cost of the uhaul, and there shouldn't be any problem getting them in either way (getting them off will be fun though without...

For all of you guys that have these, how accurate are the measurements? The dataplate lists it at 50"x32" (LxW), but is that spot on? My trailer is 51.5" wide, so if they're off even a little bit, I may run into a problem loading :mad: Thanks!

Thats a good idea - I had been considering something similar. Post something up and show us your setup once you get it done - I'd love to see it. Thanks!

Hopes werent too high, so no worries there! One of them had the flapper in the picture, so I'm hoping it was one of the few that still had it - if not, then I'll rebuild! Thanks!

Thanks for the info - thats exactly what I was wondering about. Oh well....one less project! :p

Thats a good point - but then I could jump the genset off of the truck if I needed to. Maybe I'm nuts for even considering it, I just like having everything standardized.

Why not? :mrgreen: Just wondering - I've got slave receptacles for my F350 and F250 and it would be nice if I could jump off of the genset if necessary. I dont really NEED to, but if it was easy enough to do, then why not?