We checked for power at the Ckt Bkr switch and found voltage, checked for voltage with the switch in "closed" position, then checked for voltage at the connector, between pins, at the contactor block. Found the same voltage at the between pins as we found at the switch.
We took an ohms reading between pins at the block, results were 7.3 ohms I believe. Results were comparable to the ohms reading testing the coil on our Mep 005, but we don't really know if that coil is good as we have not been able to get the 005 to produce power. The 004 makes power, just have to bypass the contactor to get it.
Brother is much more electrician than I am, he took the ohms and voltage readings. As soon as he gets back we can try 24 volts at the pins to check for the click. When I got this generator, it did not run. I had the injection pump overhauled by a diesel service company, I reinstalled the pump and got the engine running. After learning the proper starting sequence it produced power. At that time the contactor would pull in and power was available. Last sugaring season, the governor gave trouble in the generator we were using to power the sugarhouse so we hooked the 004 up and the contactor wouldn't pull in so we bypassed it and ran the rest of the season as such. Ran it probably 200 hours on the meter.
My apologies for the long-winded explanation.
So now it's off season and we thought maybe we could get back on this issue and get it figured out.
Thanks for the quick response.