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I suppose I should add that this was done more as a teaching project with my son and is by no means "practical" it was more for the cool factor of a diesel running at 1000 RPM instead of my previous 3600 gas screamer. The generator is mounted on the front of a PU-978 power plant trailer with the...

I've thought of all sorts of possibilities from belts to gears to planetary type drives, almost did an outer "ring" gear with the teeth internal and a "pinion gear on the pump, then just offset the pump to the side to mesh the gears. These are straight helical gears, not like a automotive ring...

I built a trailer mounted log splitter from an 002. Pretty much removed the gen head and put the pump and tank in that space. I put a dual stage pump in the 21 GPM area if I recall and a 5" x 24" piston. It just idles and has plenty of power to split anything, only issue is the pump is rated at...

"Just rolled In" on you tube.....

1 is like none 2 is like 1 3 and 4 , ok, somewhat of a backup plan developing. 5.... well, same as 4 but with some spare parts.... 6 should be good.... for now.

Looks like your filter was the same as every other 802/803 with the exception that you got yours off without crushing , mangling and shredding the shell! For some reason they didn't put any oil on them and many folks have found it nearly impossible to remove without using drastic measures, up to...

The trailer itself and quite often the rectangular metal plate connecting the 2 rails ( on the HMMWV style trailers ) will vibrate quite a bit, but the tires act as the ultimate vibration dampener.... I've never see a trailer walk around at all...

You'll find that once you have a supply of generators on hand, the utility power will never go out again! I used to loose power 4 or 5 times a year. Started buying MEP's about 10 years ago and I don't think we've lost power for more than a couple hours since!

That sure is interesting! Definitely not an OEM part, although it's not a water separator either.... it looks like a filter element only. Would you be able to share which manual from GM generators you got that number from? Something isn't adding up quite right....

I'm also curious what you got as far as a fuel / water separator for $0.50? The original is just a reusable stack of aluminum discs. Normally you just wash off the discs and reuse. Any chance you have a link to what you purchased?

Sounds about right, a little smoke above 100% load is normal. Smoke will tend to increase slightly as you approach the engine's limit of power.

The other pic is missing the single wire coolant temp. sensor for the gage. The 2 pin sender still installed controls the fault panel.

The E-stop is simply a switch so all it can do is pass through whatever voltage is going into it, so I'd start by making sure the batteries are fully charged and in good condition. If the batteries are older, make sure they have good amperage and not just a surface charge, which will drop...

Jiggler! That's the term I was looking for. (y)

Assuming your thermostat was installed correctly ( spring towards the engine ) I'd say you may have had an air pocket under the thermostat, preventing it from opening correctly. Some thermostats have a small 1/8" hole drilled in the flat body with a little brass ball that acts like a check ball...

See post #3 , it has the link to his Classified add for the rear covers.

Do you see any thin grooves around the shaft where a snap ring may have been? I wonder if the end caps come off ( 3 bolts ) Perhaps there is a snap ring that came off while you were prying on it, that used to be under the top cap?? Just a hunch.....

That's the one! Its very easy to test / verify. When you start the machine, if you have the old style starter with the external linkage for the bexdix, when the engine first starts, watch the linkage while you continue to hold S1 in the crank position. You should see the starter gear disengage...

I believe Jim was talking about the centrifugal disconnect switch located under the little tin cover ( held on with a small wing nut ) to the right of the oil filter. This is the mechanism that disconnects power from the starter motor whenever the motor is spinning more than ~600 RPM. This is...