Military surplus generator repair, and first start after years of sitting part 2
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Publicado 2011-11-05
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I love to watch a REAL tech work. I bet your parents are really proud of you.
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Awesome videos! Thank you. I bought a used trailer mounted one just like this and look forward to many years of use!
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Nice rebirth, Nice to see good equipment brought back to life...
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Looks like its time to pick one up.There really nice generators and for a house off grid seems to be the perfect size.Hope you get one soon.Love to see how you fix the rotary switch that seems to fail.I decided to get a 4 position key because of cost of the switch.Looks like that was the only problem they had with it.Its a 4 cylinder onan and runs great.Keep up the good work and please dont stop posting your work on these military generators.
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Brings back memories of my military days. My MOS was 52D30 and I worked on anything from 1.5KW up to 400KW.
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Matt,you go ahead more than any person I've ever heard.
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they assured me the brakes on the trailer lock down , look at my avitar , I I can lock it , and pick it up with a boom cable , kick the jack back , and lower it onto the hitch , I really thought it was going to weigh more than that for some reason , so to this truck it will be like a full size conversion van in weight , this should work well , I really appreciate your time in answering my question , means a lot to me , as very few have the knowledge to answer that question ;)
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You know why we are here. We want to hear it run. That is 87% of the function. After that, just make the generator work. :-) That unit is so cool.
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No problem! Yep; the M200A1 has both air brakes (no spring brakes) as well as a mechanical lock. If the cables are still free (I have seen a number of them that are rusted into place) then your setup should work great! I tow these with my 2001 Dodge 2500 all the time...
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Great vid one and two thanks for spending the time explaining what you were doing and most important why. thank you for sharing. :)
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GREAT JOB EXCELLENT ATTENTION TO DETAIL.
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Matt is A GOOD SPEAKER!
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I suppose it depends on what you are comparing the MEP generators to. There really is no comparison to something that is available at home depot or any other big box store. There are some commercially available generators that have comparable features and build quality, but they typically go for 3-4 times the price that an MEP sells for. The MEP's are rugged and overbuilt (for military field use) and have lots of instrumentation and features not found on civilian sets.
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Usually if I need a part, I just look up the NSN for that part in the tech manual and then do a google search for it. I find most of the parts that I need on ebay, or through surplus liquidation places. This works most of the time; but if not there are several surplus dealers that carry parts for the MEP's. Gulf Coast Trucks, Delks, and many more carry many of the common parts.
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oh it did work great , I hooked it up around 8 this morning , and got it back home , it towed great , it very much amazed me , it was smooth as glass at 70 mph on the interstate , I just got a few strange looks , no other issues , I really remembered them as being larger than it actually is for some reason lol
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Great job Sir
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Assuming you have the -004a without ASK; it is only 2450lbs. The M200A1 doesn't weigh more than 1000 lbs, so well within the towing capacity of a 1 ton truck. The only issue is getting a pintle hitch high enough to match the M200A1's eye. I custom built one for my Dodge so that I could tow these trailers around; I have even pulled a PU650-B/G with it (MEP-006a generator) which weighs close to 6000lbs on the trailer.
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The ones with an installed Acoustic Suppression Kit (ASK) are actually very quiet. Without the kit, they are pretty noisy.
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Those would be standard Onan DJC parts, available from a onan dealer. I don't have any suggestions about where to purchase them from, but it shouldn't be too difficult to locate something local.
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Great job on your videos they are very instructional. I have a mep803a which was running fine last month, but when I went to start it again this month it won't crank. It will turn over at the dead crank switch, but at the start swtich it is dead, nothing. E switch in correct position, battle short in off, but no noise when I move switch to start position. Any common issues that you have encountered would be a big help.
