Jerry: Sorry for the flummoxing!! yes, I have heard fuel dripping back from the tank return, I cracked the lines @ all four injectors in sequence, (I smelled like diesel while making the meatloaf for dinner) . Haven't wrenched the IP, and it was a normal shut down. I checked the filter for water, nothin', and the fuel source is the same 275 gal tank that I use for my track hoe and tractor and they continue to run fine. Each time I have exercised the Gen. I always check to make sure the thermostat switch is performing on opening the cooling vent, been no problem. After I installed the injectors, I tried cranking it 4 times for 15 seconds each and it appeared to be really cranking strong but no smoke. While taking the return lines off to send you the injectors, I did discover that the return line for the #3 inj. had been rubbed by the enclosure hood to the point that a hole(bout the size of a pinhead had actually been created in the line) so I swapped in a line from another mep 003a that I am using for parts at the moment.(its a 400 htz that I planned to convert to a 60 htz someday/ only 739 hrs on it). The only visible thing has been the battery indicator hasn't worked since I jumped the batteries while trying to get it started back when this all started to unravel. I keep thinking that maybe a wire vibrated loose somewhere last time it ran, I've been able to keep the mice and varmints out with the enclosure I built around it, cuz they do like to build nests in these machines any chance they get.
Well, thanks again. I'll throw this back out to the guys on SS. With all the use these Gen's get in the military and out, you would think this problem has been encountered by someone/somewhere. I AIN'T THAT SPECIAL!!
Bill