• Steel Soldiers now has a few new forums, read more about it at: New Munitions Forums!

  • Microsoft MSN, Live, Hotmail, Outlook email users may not be receiving emails. We are working to resolve this issue. Please add support@steelsoldiers.com to your trusted contacts.

Search results

  1. 2

    MEP803a Rough Idle

    Well, upfront, I know that you have way more experience than I do on these units. So take this as a dumb thought from someone new to these units, but here goes. I believe that the reason for the slot in the linkage, rather than say a single bolt hole, is that the bolt onto the governor does...
  2. 2

    MEP803a Rough Idle

    Is it possible that you have an extra bolt/washer in the fuel cut off solenoid slide? The single bolt should move in the slot. All the best, 2Pbfeet
  3. 2

    What did I find in the bottom of my MEP?

    I did wonder how the M1 coped with dust. I came across one for pickups; 16 generators packed into a 3x5" air intake, for use in high dust environments. https://www.cfte.co.za/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/ram-filter-ocovjdg1vgichtay55edfnda7i2s3zejqajhon5nso.png...
  4. 2

    MEP-803A Overload

    Even if the other contact cleaners work, I would still order some, and use it on all of the rotary switches. Deox-it is pretty amazing stuff. I would call it cheap insurance, if it keeps a switch from breaking. FWIW, I haven't used another brand since I first used Deox-it, many moons ago. All...
  5. 2

    What did I find in the bottom of my MEP?

    @Guyfang Thanks for the knowledge. I had to go look up vortex tune separators and inertial particle separators. Learn something new every day! All the best, 2Pbfeet
  6. 2

    What did I find in the bottom of my MEP?

    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341335185/figure/fig2/AS:11431281172708838@1688645644324/Ash-from-the-eruption-of-Mount-St-Helens-18-May-1980-The-scanning-electron-microscope.png It is such an angular glass/silica that it looks like a demon abrasive I have been told that it aggregates...
  7. 2

    803A droop adjust screw?

    Frequency gauges don't have a great reputation for accuracy. If it were me, I would use a frequency (Hz) sensor on a DVM, or hook up a dedicated one, and plug it in to the convenience outlet. I wired up an inexpensive digital one to an extension cord as a portable monitor for generators. It is...
  8. 2

    Mep 804A

    FWIW: I have had float switches that lost buoyancy. Did you check that the float for the float switch actually floats in diesel?
  9. 2

    MEP-802A questions

    Great! Once you pour, keep it wet for as long as you can. Concrete continues to build strength for as long as a year if it stays wet. I spray water on it and cover it with polyethylene sheets. Keeping it wet initially cuts down on the shrinkage, and reduces the tendency to crack. I try for at...
  10. 2

    MEP-802A questions

    My rule of thumb is that you want the base to weigh significantly more than the installed machine. That forces (pun intended) the vibrational energy to be absorbed in the absorbers. If the base is too light, it becomes a transducer for the vibrations. I agree with @Ray70's advice above. If you...
  11. 2

    MEP 802a Injection Pump no output

    Once you have the pump in acetone / carb cleaner, in a sealed container, you also can put the container into the water bath of an ultrasonic cleaner for a while. I prefer containers like ziplock bags or latched containers so the lids don't vibrate loose. Due to flammability concerns, I would...
  12. 2

    Obscure question, MEP-831A

    If it is leaking there, you might want to check really carefully for debris, or a scratch, or any imperfection on both the injector and the injector line and giving the mating surfaces a thorough cleaning before replacing anything. A leak there will also have a significant impact on the ability...
  13. 2

    Obscure question, MEP-831A

    Have you bled the diesel line all the way to the injector? Are you getting no bubbles at the injector? I ask because in the video it looks to me as if there is air swirling around in the bowl of your filter. These engines are fairly intolerant of air in the line from the pump to the injector...
  14. 2

    Generator Libby MEP-003A

    That is probably a smart move. You should also fully drain / inspect / clean the tank (and check the seals on the tank), to make sure that there isn't more water in there, and that there isn't a piece of debris in there that could float over and partially block the intake. It would be time well...
  15. 2

    Obscure question, MEP-831A

    I agree with @kloppk that crank does sound weak. Can you jump this with a strong set of batteries? Just going to ask two dumb questions for when you get the magnet/cranking issues sorted; did you check to make sure that the pin in the pump engaged the fork in the rack (by checking under the...
  16. 2

    Generator Libby MEP-003A

    Color of smoke?
  17. 2

    mep-803a coolant temperature sender

    FWIW: The gauges are basically the same, except the 101582 has Fahrenheit and Centigrade, while 101586 is just Fahrenheit. All the best, 2Pbfeet
  18. 2

    MEP-802A questions

    There are also Fastenal and McMaster as possible sources; sometimes more expensive, sometimes not. I bought a monster bag of the captive nuts off eBay when a computer rack company shutdown. I bought stainless rivet nuts for a couple of what I thought were awkward locations. I have been shifting...
  19. 2

    5kw CTMGSA help needed

    I would pull the IP then. It is the more certain option. All the best, 2Pbfeet
  20. 2

    Are all the well nuts on the fuel tank the same size?

    Also here https://farmerbobsparts.com/brass-bulkhead-fitting-1-4-fpt-i-d-w-3-4-required-tank-hole-size/ Shipping was a little more reasonable and it comes with washers / o-rings. Easy to replace and the flats on the threaded portion make this version any easy and quick swap. (Thread a wire...
Top