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So if we understand you, you have just gotten this unit running and have never seen it working correctly. How did you acquire it, and was it demonstrated before you purchased it? Robert

To my knowledge, all MEP-804a generators are non turbo. Robert

I flew the F-16 for about 10 years and 1550 hours. We always flew with the gun loaded, even on air to air training missions where you are trying to kill the other guy with the gun (simulated). The master arm switch went down for training, center was safe, and up was arm (I think, it’s been 20...

Why not go 24 volts on the tractor? We used to run two batteries in one of our tractors ( parallel not series) to aid in starting. You would need to change the lights to 24 volts but let’s be realistic, how many old tractors actually have the lights working? Robert

I have both. My 804a has the Isuzu engine with mechanical fuel pump and had around 46 hours when I got it. It now has around 150 hours and recently chewed up the fan belt and the water pump has started to make noises, new bearings are in my future on that one at a minimum. I also had to...

I do not own an 803, but I have two 804s and I expect they are similar since they are of the same family. Your symptoms sound like a problem I had although my 804 was runing fine and then it suddenly would not start, not exactly your problem since you haven’t seen this unit run. See if your...

About 1730, the local news said 200k in NC were without power. The weatherman said we should get another couple of hours of snow/sleet around 0600 Monday. Our power has quit flickering since about 1300, but I am glad I have backup power ready to go. I see no point of having a generator not...

Back in 2002 just after getting out of the Service, we here in NC had a terrible ice storm of up to 3/4” at this same time in December. It made a huge mess. I remember going outside that morning and hearing pine trees snapping around every 20-30”. As they say around here, it sounded like a...

The MEP 804a has an Isuzu engine with a mechanical main fuel pump, thus when the switch is turned to main, silence until you go over to start. The 804b has the Yanmar turbo diesel which does have an electric main fuel pump and you will hear it running in main. Robert

I stopped by Delk’s in June. It is in the next county over and was on the way to where I was going. I was going to say hello to William (pretty sure that was his name) since I had shown him a 002a a few years ago to see if it was worth trying to get working. I was very surprised to hear that...

I have always wondered why it couldn’t be done using several toggle switches. Probably two would need to be spring loaded (preheat and starter). Robert

I would second checking the magnetic pickup. I have a MEP 804a that ran fine and all of a sudden it would not start, it would crank fine but it acted like it wasn’t getting fuel. Following the troubleshooting guide, I primed the snot out of it and nothing. Guyfang suggested checking the...

I would just jump that component and see what happens. Of course the first time it runs, make sure it is grounded well and use a stick to turn things on. Then use a meter to ground to see if there is any stray voltage. I don’t understand why they are worried about phase when if comes off a...

I would just jump that component and see what happens. Of course the first time it runs, make sure it is grounded well and use a stick to turn things on. Then use a meter to ground to see if there is any stray voltage. I don’t understand why they are worried about phase when if comes off a...

I have noticed that my 002 vibrates much more that my 003 or 804a&b generators. This is probably due to only having two cylinders. Consideration as to vibration and fastners will be key. I wonder if a deck would tend to amplify the noise. Robert

Good point, thanks. Robert

Here is a picture of my MEP 804a running. It took about 8” to get to that pressure on startup. The reason the batteries are charging so hard is because I left the battery depletion devices (panel lights) on last week. I was dismayed when I went to start it and the batteries acted flat. After...

The 804a has a mechanical main fuel pump—should be no sound in prime & run position. I would also suggest holding the start position longer, perhaps until the oil pressure levels off, it will not hurt anything. I have a 003a and I have to hold it around 15” after oil pressure comes up or it...

Thanks Guyfang, I will try to clean all of the terminals I can to see if that improves performance. The 804a has always been more sensitive than the 804b in that area. Robert

My new magnetic pickup (MPU) arrived the other day. Today, it’s only 91 degrees with an overcast so I installed it. The Ohms only measured 398 when the book said 800-900. The initial Vac was like 0.3 so I cranked it in and finally got 2.8. I believe Guyfang mentioned that closer to 3 was...