[MV] Military Generator information

I just looked at two different generators and just wanted to find out if
anyone could
tell me how popular they are in terms of availability of parts, manuals,
etc.

MEP 016C 3kw small gas engine only 5 hrs on the meter

MEP 003A 10kw diesel engine everything on a large skip 2729 hrs on
the meter

thanks



Mike Curtis
1942 GPW(2) 1943 WC-52
1942 MB 1943 WC-56
1944 MB 1951 M37
1951 M38 1963 M37-B1
1955 M38-A1 1968 M35-A2
1972 M151-A2
1942 OPEN CAB LWB CCKW
1942 Closed Cab LWB CCKW
1942 M3 Halftrack
FORD GPW SPARE PARTS/BOXES/TAGS, ETC.



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42Ford GPW wrote:[color=blue]
> I just looked at two different generators and just wanted to find out if
> anyone could tell me how popular they are in terms of availability
> of parts, manuals, etc.
>
> MEP 016C 3kw small gas engine only 5 hrs on the meter
>
> MEP 003A 10kw diesel engine everything on a large skip 2729
> hrs on the meter[/color]

Manuals for both of those can be downloaded from LOGSA. I have an
MEP-003A generator, and I think it's a really nice set; it's my
"keeper", and I have a few 10kW gasoline-powered gensets in various
conditions that I'd like to unload. The MEP-003A is especially nice if
it has the Acoustic Suppression Kit (ASK) installed, or if you manage to
find one to install on it. I was very lucky to find somebody with a NOS
ASK for my MEP-003A many years ago, and that really quiets it down a lot.

I think that you'll find that it's easier to find parts for the gasoline
sets than the diesel sets. Saturn Surplus carries lots of
gasoline-powered genset parts.
[color=blue]
> Mike Curtis
> 1942 GPW(2)
> 1942 MB
> 1944 MB
> 1951 M38
> 1955 M38-A1
> 1972 M151-A2[/color]

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Most of the MEP series gensets have a early solid state voltage regulator and
the manual tells you NOT to idle the genset. The reason is that idling the
genset will knock out the voltage regulator. Been there, done that. So after you
start the genset set the governor to the "Operate" position and rev 'er up.

Buzz



On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 00:11:05 +0000, you wrote:[color=blue]
>I just looked at two different generators and just wanted to find out if
>anyone could
>tell me how popular they are in terms of availability of parts, manuals,
>etc.
>
>MEP 016C 3kw small gas engine only 5 hrs on the meter
>
>MEP 003A 10kw diesel engine everything on a large skip 2729 hrs on
>the meter
>
>thanks[/color]

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[DaveCalkins]

Greetings,
I hope I'm not "hijacking" this thread, but it seems to be the right place. I'm having starter issues with my MEP-003A Onan generator. Original starter worked fine until I had it rebuilt, and then it ran in wrong direction. Shop could not fix. I ordered new, aftermarket starter from API marine in Florida..it too, ran in wrong direction. I returned it..they "fixed" it, and it continues to run in wrong direction. Bear in mind that I live in remote southern Mexico, on the Belize border and everything I've described involves hours or days of travel and flights to U.S. The starter mounts to the generator portion of the genset, not the engine. The support group at API insists that I have the correct starter (CCW), as called for my military specs, and that they have never built a CW starter for this unit. My unit clearly turns over "backward" (air intake blows exhaust, exhaust creates vaccuum, zero oil pressure). Does anyone have a clue as to the problem?..or better yet, the solution. Appreciate any and all ideas/suggestions.
Dave in Xcalak