Bad luck- govplanet 802a

[Rellierell 803a]

Been doing lots of reading here and loving my 803a that I've had a couple months. Someone said one MEP is never enough, so I pressed my luck and won the bid on a 802a with trailer. I thought great, I'd get the chance to play with it and see how I liked it in comparison to my 803 when hooked up to my house. Taxes, fees, AND shipping from Florida to Texas added up quickly.

Already MEP familiar, I had all needed filters etc ready for arrival. Got it started within an hour or so after oil and all filters etc. The vibration was beyond what I expected. I read they vibrated more than the 803, but this vibrated items off the trailer. I does produce electricity, but I am certain I have a bad motor. Vibration appears more on the oil filter side, not the gen head area, nor motor mounts. JUST MY LUCK!!

Oh well, as they say, live and learn.

video of vibration and blow by at the dipstick:

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[Light in the Dark]

Twins aren't as nice as inline 4s... nature of the beast. Even worse when on trailers, all the rattling and inherent vibration from the machine can make it seem worse than it is.

 

[Guyfang]

Looked and sounded like a MEP-802A to me. Take off the lifting shackles and it wont sound so bad.

 

[rickf]

The more cylinders you have the smoother it runs. Plus being a diesel the combustion is more pronounced than on a low compression gas motor. I have a couple 002's and an 003. I get the same thing but much louder since they are air cooled.

 

[Triple Jim]

Two pistons going up and down together (802A) are harder to balance than two going up while the other two are going down (803A).

 

[Rellierell 803a]

Twins aren't as nice as inline 4s... nature of the beast. Even worse when on trailers, all the rattling and inherent vibration from the machine can make it seem worse than it is.

Thank you. This was my 1st experience with a 802. So today I went to a seller's house who had two which hadn't been started in years. I got them running (great hands on practice) and they were EXACTLY like mine. So either all three are bad or as you say, nature of the beast.

Thank you

 

[Rellierell 803a]

Two pistons going up and down together (802A) are harder to balance than two going up while the other two are going down (803A).

Great insight, thank you. I can relax some.

 

[Rellierell 803a]

The more cylinders you have the smoother it runs. Plus being a diesel the combustion is more pronounced than on a low compression gas motor. I have a couple 002's and an 003. I get the same thing but much louder since they are air cooled.

Ok thanks for helping me understand. I was freaking out, honestly. Thanks.

 

[Rellierell 803a]

Looked and sounded like a MEP-802A to me. Take off the lifting shackles and it wont sound so bad.

Thank you that's good to know. My 1st experience with the 802. My other is a 803.

I'll try the tip.

 

[rickf]

And don't even try to keep tools on the trailer deck. LOL

 

[Guyfang]

I used to fix Turbines. When we had aligned the main gen and Turbine engine properly, (and sometimes it took a half hour, or on a bad day, 4-5 hours) you could stand a nickle on its side and it would stay RIGHT there. The MEP-802A was in a different universe for me!!

 

[Rellierell 803a]

I used to fix Turbines. When we had aligned the main gen and Turbine engine properly, (and sometimes it took a half hour, or on a bad day, 4-5 hours) you could stand a nickle on its side and it would stay RIGHT there. The MEP-802A was in a different universe for me!!

Wow.. that's crazy. I'm learning

 

[Rellierell 803a]

And don't even try to keep tools on the trailer deck. LOL

Hey, if they help sell the trailer they are gone....


I moved it to grass, deployed rear support and tightened everything down. Less vibration "heard" but you can definitely feel it on the ground and if you stand on trailer..haha

 

[rickf]

Are you selling the trailer? I am looking for a 116 trailer for my 003.

 

[Rellierell 803a]

Yes I am considering selling it. Feel free to directly message me about it

 

[Ray70]

Is that Astro turf??

 

[Guyfang]

Looks like it to me!

 

[Rellierell 803a]

Is that Astro turf??

Yes it is... the section behind my garage. , seperate from rest of yard

 

[Ray70]

Had to laugh a little when I saw the riding mower parked on the "grass" but looking closer at the tires I guess it's probably a garden tractor, not a riding mower...

 

[Rellierell 803a]

Ha I have plenty grass on the rest of my property. Actually us a wright stander .... the garden tractor is just for pulling. It'll mow in the future when my knees give out. Just another diesel I like playing with