Help ID this GENSET

[ABN173]

OK Guys help me out. I have limited information and NO pictures yet. My father bought this 1968 GENSET at a garage sale. here is the limited info I have so far:

Year: 1968
16 cubic inch 2 cycle, 4 cylinder overhead valve

NSN (not positive) FSN 28050724871

Model 28016 III

He says it has four wheels and fairly heavy.

I told him I'd try to find out something about it....Thanks in advance,

-Dale

 

[ABN173]

oh and before anyone else does it

 

[NDT]

MEP 016? Photo from Alfaheaven.

 

[emmado22]

That FSN (when you add 00 to change it to a NSN) comes back to a 3 HP air cooled gas engine.

 

[ABN173]

No clue, I am still waiting on my Dad to figure out how to download a picture for me......

Oh also he called me back to mention Continental Motor Co. had the contract

on that MEP 016 I did not see any wheels?

 

[ABN173]

That FSN (when you add 00 to change it to a NSN) comes back to a 3 HP air cooled gas engine.

Thanks, can you elaborate?

 

[ida34]

The engine is a 2A016. The NSN comes back to the 2A016-III. Two cylinder. The engine is 3 horsepower. Also, to convert a Federal Stock Number to National Stock number you only have to add 00 after the first four numbers. FSN 2805-072-4871 = NSN 2805-00-072-4871. It is not two cycle. It is two cylinder four cycle. Most likely a 1.5KW genset. I don't think the wheels are stock military.

 

[ida34]

They used the same engine for air compressors and water pumps also.

 

[ABN173]

They used the same engine for air compressors and water pumps also.

I saw that when I was doing a google search.....interesting

 

[ida34]

MEP-015A if it is a 60hz 120 volt AC model
MEP-025A if it is a 52 amp 28 volt DC model.

They came in 28 volt and 115 volt so make sure he know what he has before he tries hooking it up to anything.

 

[ida34]

OK. I posted the info now you have to tell us how much he paid.



Get on him of pics.

 

[ABN173]

MEP-015A if it is a 60hz 120 volt AC model
MEP-025A if it is a 52 amp 28 volt DC model.

They came in 28 volt and 115 volt so make sure he know what he has before he tries hooking it up to anything.

Thanks, he says there is a box where you can change from 120V to 220V also.

 

[ABN173]

OK. I posted the info now you have to tell us how much he paid.



Get on him of pics.

Knowing my Dad.......by the time he got through bartering they paid him to take it......I'll try to find out.

 

[ida34]

I did not think they were 220 but I did not look real close. We had them for our FDC in when I was in the Field Artillery. I think we had the AC and the DC sets to run the computers and the radios. We bought some gensets on the economy in Saudi Arabia to supplement for out entertainment tent and such. They were honda's with the feature that shut them down when the oil was low. The sand fried them so bad that within a month we would run out of oil before we ran out of mogas.

 

[ABN173]

I did not think they were 220 but I did not look real close. We had them for our FDC in when I was in the Field Artillery. I think we had the AC and the DC sets to run the computers and the radios. We bought some gensets on the economy in Saudi Arabia to supplement for out entertainment tent and such. They were honda's with the feature that shut them down when the oil was low. The sand fried them so bad that within a month we would run out of oil before we ran out of mogas.

Thanks Chuck, I'm looking for a TM now. I remember when I was in Desert Shield 24th ID we did some similar stuff too.

 

[Recovry4x4]

TMs are on the site. MEP-015A 1.5KW set by the description. They did have a voltage switch inside for 220. Cool little gensets unfortunately, rope starts and finicky.

 

[papabear]

We used a 1.5 genny for about 36 hours when my business burned in 2007...it was good for some lights and small stuff and was a Godsend until we moved in larger stuff.

That little rascal is thirsty for gas IMO though