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  1. Guyfang

    First real use of Mep-803 | Praises and problems (albeit little)

    M7-S (130B) goes to J7-3 P7-3 (130A9 goes to MT7-1
  2. Guyfang

    MEP805B Engine Control Prime & Run position

    The audience of this manual is an 18 year old soldier or airman. Not a lot of common sense or experience there. You are so wrong there. There is plenty of common sense in the young soldiers. And experience? Maybe not in generators, but a young soldier may very well have built a fast car, or be...
  3. Guyfang

    MEP-802A Coolant Bottle and Intermittent Surging Issues

    There is nothing like a stroll through a junk yard to make you feel better. If I lived in the States, I would take several strolls, and see if I could not find a few bottles. Sooner, rather than later, someone will need one, and if you charge 3-4 bucks more than it cost you, your still showing a...
  4. Guyfang

    Hello - new MEP-803a owner here

    Its just broke in, with 1300 hours.
  5. Guyfang

    MEP805B Engine Control Prime & Run position

    Everyone misses the Transfer pump, because it part of the engine. Look at TM 9-2815-255-24P, Figure 16, Item 24.
  6. Guyfang

    MEP805B Engine Control Prime & Run position

    The transfer pump, is a Lever/Arm driven pump. Injector pump needs no explanation. The AUX pump is only used to transfer fuel from a secondary source, to the generator fuel tank. When the fuel tank is full, a fuel level switch cuts the power off, and the AUX system is disabled, until the set...
  7. Guyfang

    M1030 handguard bar wanted and Front blackout light

    Say something when this is a done deal. Thanks
  8. Guyfang

    MEP805B Engine Control Prime & Run position

    The prime and run position. With the engine off, all the run circuits are energized. It doesn't prime anything, as there is no electric fuel pump. With the engine ON and running, All run circuits are energized, and the set operates. This position is where the S1 will spring back to, after you...
  9. Guyfang

    MEP-002A, will Start, Run then dies....any suggestions?

    Two question... What "wonder fluid" would you recommend for soaking? Any fluid that will take off the diesel Lacquer. Any i would recommend, would have to be ordered from Germany. Might not be cost effective. I see 3 check valves between the Fuel Tank and the IP, is that all of them? There is...
  10. Guyfang

    PS Magazines.

    He was an Ordnance guy. What can I say. Engineers have a law about being too dumb to chew gum and walk.
  11. Guyfang

    MEP005A no start fuel system issues

    Update on MEP005A generator. Injection pump working now, unstuck after years of non-use. Thanks to PB Blaster. Installed new seals on injection pump fuel line connections-no leaks anymore-unit starts and produces 120/208 3 phase. Alternator produces 27 volts DC or so to batteries--Voltage...
  12. Guyfang

    MEP-002A, will Start, Run then dies....any suggestions?

    Keep in mind, the E-pumps will/should come on at a good pace, as soon as they are energized. Then, because the pumped fuel will at sometime fill the system up a bit, they can slow down. But they should always be energized, therefor always pumping. The AUX pump is the only pump that actually gets...
  13. Guyfang

    Curious old M49 fuel truck

    Good deal!
  14. Guyfang

    Bought a M915 impulsively and need advice

    There wasn't a schematic on the battery box lid? What model M915?
  15. Guyfang

    MEP805B Engine Control Prime & Run position

    Wait!!!!!!!!!!!!! No you should NOT hear anything. Sorry, I was helping someone with an MEP-005A, and just kept thinking about a different gen set. Sorry, one hundred times. All you have is a hand operated primer hand pump. There is an AUX electric fuel pump. But no other electric fuel pump...
  16. Guyfang

    MEP805B Engine Control Prime & Run position

    Yes, you should hear the electric fuel pump come on. It should slow down/stop when it has primed the system.
  17. Guyfang

    Steel Soldiers MV of the month 2024 - November VOTE HERE!

    Chris has a LOT of neat toys in the shop!!
  18. Guyfang

    M35A2 Generator

    Should you want to replace the generator with the original configuration, I can post it. If not, take care and be safe.
  19. Guyfang

    MEP-002A, will Start, Run then dies....any suggestions?

    I thought I wrote, "The Check Valve" above the picture. Corrected now.
  20. Guyfang

    Issue with MEP 804B just occurred

    I wish you luck in the future endeavors to fix this gen set.
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