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Long story short, I burned up the inverter on my MEP-831a. It spent many days running on the beach and I decided it needed to be cleaned of salt and sand. Bad idea. I fired it up after the cleaning and roasted the inverter.
I attempted a rebuild with the help of a buddy who rebuilds old amps...
Jumped in the 1079 Sunday and could not get the parking braked to disengage. The previous time or two it was driven they seemed to not want to come loose, but finally did. Ended up have to cage one set on each side and pull the spring on the other two, as each side was missing a cage bolt and...
Thanks for the helpful comment.
Let me try this again... I was trying to get out of the door yesterday and forgot to attach the photos.
I key word searched the TM I have (9-6115-639-13&P) for "circuit interrupter", but there are no hits that show a wiring diagram. I was hoping to tap some...
I bought this generator a couple months ago and finally got around to trying to fire it up. After attaching batteries, adding new oil and fuel, she fired up on the first try; however she wasn't putting out power.
A closer look and the Circuit Interrupter light is missing (see pics) and the...
mkcoen, we appreciate the help and I look forward to meeting you. When we break down 60 miles down PINS we now know who to dial up on the sat phone:wink:
Maybe I can get more discussion going on this van AC. This is the most recent reference I can find in regards to the AC kit for the van :
On...
Cypress pass rd? Our truck is actually in Spring Branch and my buddy made the comment he has a neighbor with a 1078...
I misspoke earlier - my in laws have a place in canyon lake
When I picked the truck up it only had two (not OEM) batteries wired in series. It fired right up and I didn't think twice until I got home and started checking things out. The voltage reading was reading ~23V from the time i picked it up (it shows up on the auction site pics). On the third or...
I joined SS a while back while researching a 1079 purchase. After 2 years of searching we finally pulled the trigger and bought a '98 model out of Fort Hood with less than 5K miles on it.
To all of you frequent posters - many thanks! Your help has been extremely valuable and I look forward to...
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