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Agreed as far as POR15 and Chassis saver. Way too expensive for a product who's performance is sketchy at best. I also found out (too late ) that neither of those 2 products can be used on clean metal. They will only bond to rusted metal ( and your skin ) but they will also let the rust return...

Don't leave all that new metal and metalwork bare on the inside. I'd paint or epoxy the inside of the fenders, especially the wheel well lip and bottom near the door/rocker then spray it all with the Corrosion preventer. also thoroughly spray inside your new rockers and cab corners, especially...

The Omni epoxy primer should do a good job saving this paint job. I've used POR15 and all sorts of other crap and had rust return within 1 winter here in N.E. My best results so far have been to sandblast then 2 coats of PPG DP90LF (no reducer) then 3 heavy coats of Rust Shield paint with the...

Good idea. If the disc is reversible then go ahead and flip it over. Unfortunately the TM and service manuals I have don't show an exploded view of the solenoid, only the starter motor. If you bring the disc to work and polish it make sure to ask if it prefers mint or cherry polish before...

I've had perfect results sanding the rings with a piece of 180 grit paper on a flat piece of steel. Like Massey said, bead blasting or wire brushing in addition to sanding would clean in the pits better. Its worked for me in 100% of the cases I've worked on and saved more than 1 $400 starter for...

I use 15W-40HD oil in all my diesels. Personally I usually use Rotella, Castrol or Delvac but pretty sure all 15W-40 weights are formulated especially for diesel engines. If you live in a very cold climate you might want to see about a lighter viscosity oil. Apparently there's a "Lubrication...

I don't have any first hand experience with an 802a, just 002's but from what I've read on this forum I'd be more inclined to stick with the 002 due to its simplicity and being air cooled. Either buy or build yourself an enclosure. If you're into it, buy yourself another 002 with an enclosure on...

Now that it's out you may as well go ahead and try hitting it with jumper cables and see if it spins or not. Ground to the starter body and touch the positive to the fat wire going into the body of the motor itself (not the one where the battery was attached to the solenoid) If it spins you know...

Sounds like a dirty contact ring in the starter solenoid. If the bendix (arm) moves when energized but the starter doesn't spin I'd suspect the copper ring that closes the connection to the starter motor might be dirty or pitted from arching. stick a screwdriver across the 2 large battery...

Good work! So was the blown Cap the only issue or did you find other problems elsewhere?

On big flat areas that I want to strip to metal I start with an 8" 36 grit DA disc and backer pad on a rotary buffer (not grinder). Take it 90% of the way down then switch to 80 grit on a 6" DA. This is more for auto restorations, so you might not need to be as fussy with a big machine AND...

So in it's current state is it simply the inertia of the pump itself preventing the motor from starting properly or is there an issue with the unloader that is causing it to have compression in the head when it shouldn't? I'm not at all familiar with this pump but I do own a newer gas powered...

Nice looking -003, seems like the new owner will be getting a good machine! Out of curiosity, did the little bit of smoke from the exhaust clear up at all after running it hard? One of my 002's smokes a little at 100%+ load and I've read where some machines just need a good hard workout to get...

I think the setup sounds right, Parallel resistance divides, so hooking (3) 4500W elements to the L1 and L3 lugs using 3 separate pairs of wires will still give you 13,500w of load, right? Since it will divide the resistance by 3, thus allowing 3X more current to flow? Maybe you're confusing...

Your post indicates you have natural gas available, anyone here have any experience with natural gas back-up systems? Probably equally costly to a new diesel, and still need professional installation and service, but just throwing it out there if you feel an MEP is out of your league.... You'd...

Great! glad something I've experienced myself finally helped someone else....:beer: Hopefully your IP problem on #2 will be as easy to resolve!

I'd agree too. You need a fairly good mechanical and electrical aptitude to run these generators safely and reliably and you definitely don't want to depend on a hired hand to maintain or repair it for you. It sounds like you have a 3500W gas unit, so I assume you are at least comfortable enough...

If you narrow the problem down to the VR, check the R12 Potentiometer while you're looking at it. One of mine was doing the same thing as yours, pegging voltage high. I replaced the Q3 transistor ( $5 for 2 mil-spec. parts on e-bay) but that didn't fix it. Then I found that R12 was messed up (...

On the oil pressure gage, you need one with a 1/8" NPT fitting on it. The unit from Advance has a compression type fitting for the nylon tube and a 1/8" adapter for the other end. Maybe you could rig it up, but it might be easier to just go on ebay and get a gage with a 1/8" NPT on it. One of my...

Check for power on the small "S" terminal of the starter when you attempt to crank. If there is power the problem is with the starter or the battery wire connection. If there is no power you'll have to back track it and check the switch, the relay , the wires and the lockouts. Take a look at the...