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    looking for a mep 005a alternator

    stator, regulator and armature is SMOKED !!! black and crispy, stick a fork in it, its DONE>>>>> HAHA the alt is rated at 35 AMPS, I just found a 35 amp 24V regulated battery charger for 70 bucks. i think that might work just fine I ask my alt guy why this unit smoked so bad, he said that...
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    looking for a mep 005a alternator

    to expensive for me, thinking of just removing the guts of the alternator, replacing the bearings and using it as the idler pulley for the fan belt and buying a 24v battery charger that runs on 120v ac for it. i think it will accomplish the same thing. comments accepted, any thoughts rick
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    looking for a mep 005a alternator

    Looks like my alternator is bad in my mep 005a, does anyone know where I can get a new or used one ?
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    new guy with a mep 005a

    bid 700 max bid on 4 005's and didnt win any of them will try for the next one
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    new guy with a mep 005a

    Well I hooked it up to my house, which is a 400A service, its a 5000 sq ft home, and the service is way over sized, but I turned off my 2 5 ton ac units, then started the generator. once it was up to temp, I turned on both ac units at once, and the hz went from 62 down to 60, then I adjusted...
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    new guy with a mep 005a

    may be built in is the wrong word, when I originally removed the injectors, their were not any washers. their is something that looks like a copper sleeve that's pressed into the head that I cannot remove, Rick
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    new guy with a mep 005a

    Got the new injector pump on, this mep 005a RUNS LIKE A TOP !!!!!!!!!!!! bearing in the 24V battery alternator are bad and they got a little warm after 1 hr on the clock, will have that rebuilt and I should be ready for business !!!! and the injectors came with new washers on bottom of the...
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    new guy with a mep 005a

    Got the IP back to day. Looks professionally rebuilt, very clean and I also went ahead and had the injectors rebuilt also. when it left my hose is was very dirty and and all nasty green. Here is a picture Rick
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    new guy with a mep 005a

    no, I just paid for it today, I should see it on thursday pump 320$ injectors 320$ mep 005a 500$ still way ahead of the game
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    new guy with a mep 005a

    thats funny, thats exactly what they told me too.
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    MEP005 Questions

    this is what i did, I removed the fuel line to the IP, thin I removed the inspection plate on the IP. I then rotated the motor by hand ( with a wrench ) on the front pully nut, in counterclockwise rotation intill the 2 lines inside the IP inspection plate area lined up, then I made sure the 20...
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    MEP005 Questions

    I actually spoke with fred, he said he should have it done by wed or thrusday of this week and I will keep everyone up to date
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    MEP005 Questions

    I had the exact same problem with mine, this is the guy that's repairing my pump now, I should get it back in a couple of days here is the ebay link I found for his name and number Roosa Master / Stanadyne DB Diesel Injection Pump | eBay rick
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    Mep-805a

    whats the difference between a 805 and a mep 005a? do you have pictures ?
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    MEP005 Questions

    On my mep005, I had to remove the bottom of the electric fuel pumps and clean and lube them to get them to work, the 2 pumps are located on the same plate as the fuel tank cap. I also had to use my finger to loosen up the check valve on the 2 pumps, used some penetrating oil also, when they...
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    new guy with a mep 005a

    Ok , talked to another diesel guy today about the ball valve and return lines on the mep005, and I am just repeating the info that I got, so take the info for what it's worth ok, the IP, pumps more fuel than is needed. the excess fuel is returned to the day tank via the ball valve keeping a...
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    new guy with a mep 005a

    I am looking for the exhaust manifold gaskets ( 6 ) Thanks I will email her
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    new guy with a mep 005a

    Leedawg, I removed the exhaust manifold to get to my injectors and have been having trouble finding new ones, did you do the same? if you find a part number for new exhaust gaskets please let me know Thanks
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    new guy with a mep 005a

    Yea i hear ya leedawg, my guy says that the small oraface keeps just a couple of pounds of pressure in the low pressure side of the pump housing, and that the couple of pounds helps prevent cavitation, he said if you remove it the motor will still run but you WILL get very small air bubbles in...
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    new guy with a mep 005a

    I am certainly no expert , and I have never worked on anything diesel, ever, so I can only repeat what I was told. what is fact, what is fiction, one can only guess. the theory seems logical to me, parts spinning inside a closed container can cavatate , and increasing the pressure would help...
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