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If Peter can build in an option to allow 2 units to be paralleled, then that might make it a much more attractive option. So one 80x would be the master and ensure that the rpm on the 2nd unit stays in sync. It would also be great for there to be load relay control so that if one unit stopped...

I was under the impression that it was not a good idea to parallel the 802/3 units since they were not designed for it. Like if one unit dropped out, the other unit would keep pulling the engine over on the failed unit via the gen head and would probably kill it after a while. Does the control...

Thanks. I have worked those rotary switches about 30 times now and kept spraying them with the cleaner. Hopefully that will do the trick! Put on a new oil filter and added fresh oil in it. Waiting for the weekend to pull it back out again and load test it some more. I also got the end bell...

So I tore down the other 2 units only to find that the rectifiers in those also meassure open in one direction and about 1.8 Mega Ohms in the other. That's when I realized that I should probably be using the diode test setting instead of resistance for testing, well, diodes. aua I see Rich...

Lol, not really. I need to get organized. Here's what the shop looks like at the moment. Those 802s are really taking up a lot of space. http://www.cstone.net/~dk/MEP802-12-6-2015-05.JPG But yeah, I'll pop the bell covers on the remaining 2 units to see if the rectifiers on those measure...

I sprayed the switches with the Ton-O-Wash and worked them end to end about 15 times. While I wait to pick it some more oil filters, I decided to move on to another unit. This is the one that runs but doesn't make power and has a cracked bell. First order of business was to remove the cracked...

I'm 99% certain (pardon the pun :D ) that its 0.99". I say this because I remember it being right at the edge of the range of my dial gauge's range of 1". I'll double check my notes if I can find them.

I found my trusty old can of Tun-O-Wash last night. It is almost full. I'll spray that stuff into all the openings I can find on both the AM/VM switch and phase selector switch and work them as you suggest. I think I did them both maybe 5 times or so already, so I'll be sure to do at least...

My load meter isn't working yet, so I wonder if that is somehow related to the issue with the breaker tripping? The engine is having no issue handling the load. I just get a puff of black smoke right when I bring the load online, and then it goes about its business. I'll see if I have some...

So what would one treat diesel fuel with and how would you go about mixing it if you had 100 gallons plus? Spent some time with the 802 this morning. First I fired it up again to warm it up before draining the oil. Since I found my current clamp, I figured I'd do another load test while I was...

Thanks for that! So I connected my DVM in parallel with the AC Voltmeter and nothing. I then switched to 3 phase and low and behold, it started working. So I figured it was the AM-VM switch that was being f lackey. So I worked it through it's settings a good 20 times and did the same with...

Thanks. I'll hit the wife up for some. I'll see what colors she has. :D So I searched through my pdf file for the service manual, and section 2-46-2 is missing. This is the AC Voltmeter troubleshooting section. The pdf I'm looking at is TM 9-6115-641-24 and is dated September 1993. Does...

God point about the 0.8 pf. I'll be sure to bring down my clamp meter down. I got the over voltage issue resolved. Just had to adjust the range down some on the regulator. Looks like someone else had been messing with it. The trim pot is real loose and was turned all the way down (counter...

Thanks, that's excellent info! Did you measure the exhaust temp by shooting infrared at the manifold wall directly in front of where the head dumps it for one of the cylinders? Assuming I get the over voltage issue solved and can run a 4500 watt load all day with no issue, I'll try 7000 watt...

Yeah, I think it would be very cool to get that going! Sounds like you're all in with that $500! I haven't actually gotten around to installing my remote start controller yet. I've been torn if I should install it on my 003, or my 802 (once I get it going, which is getting very close now)...

Were you ever able to get this going? I have a 802 and Peter's remote start kit and an automatic transfer switch. I'm currently running a 003 beast for my house, but plan to switch to the 802 (or maybe a 803 if I get lucky). But I have noticed on the 802, going from no load to about 4500W...

Thanks, I think 180 is what it was sitting at (which is about 3/4 scale). I printed out section 2-27 AC VOLTAGE REGULATOR section from the service manual. I'll go through those steps in the morning to see if I need to swap out the voltage regulator from one of the other units. Looks like...

Its making power! I was getting AC voltage at the at the input to A/C interrupt, but nothing at the output. Turns out you have to push the A/C interrupt toggle switch to close momentarily begin making power... aua So while it was making power, neither the voltmeter nor the load meter were...

Thanks Rusty. I'll give that a shot today and keep my fingers crossed that's it.

Absolutely! It means that I got the timing of the injectors pumps done correctly and everything else related to the engine itself. Can't wait to get the rest of the panels put on to see how quiet it will be. It's already much much quieter than my 003 monster.