MEP-003 automatic shut down?

[drjconley]

Does the MEP-003 have an automatic shut down system? I was out of power this last weekend and it was working great. It ran for a little over 12 hours and then shut down. I used my old small generator for a little bit and then the power went on. I havent even had a chance to look it over yet, it is in our vacation house. I wont be getting back to look at it for about two weeks. I was just hopeing that there is a simple reason why it would shut down with 1/2 a tank of diesel after running fine for over 12 hours.

Thanks for any help,

Jim

 

[Speddmon]

There are safety shutdowns build into it, but nothing the will shut it off after a set amount of time.

The automatic kills are the Oil Pressure switch located by the oil filter, and the High Temperature switch located inside the louvers under the mufflers. These are the two safeties that shut the set down if something bad happens. There is also a fuel shutoff solenoid that could have failed, and a "start disconnect" switch that could be the problem.

If you have any issues tracking it down, let us know and we'll help ya out as best we can.

 

[Carl_in_NH]

Also check the DC circuit breaker and general conditions of the connections inside the control cubicle; a bad connection could cause it to shutdown. The DC breaker also doubles as the Emergency Stop control for the genset.