8 degree mep-003a cold start.

[@rcOhio]

I don’t know what it is about cold start videos but I can’t get enough of them. Never even owned a diesel. 🤔

[@NOBOX7]

lmao i know rite

[@chemsrus4914]

Go get one man. It's money well worth it if you buy from the right person. Even abused diesels have a higher compression ratio than gasoline engines and usually last longer in the long run.

[@isfeldt34]

They're fantastic aren't they? From an inline series General motors Detroit, well any Detroit for that matter! The EMDS series of engines produced by General motors, also, those whiny ass starters on international harvester / Ford 7.3 l IDI pickups, to the Cummins b series, two other diesel engines in the general motors portfolio, the Toro flow, the infamous Oldsmobile, the DT series electronic from international, anything caterpillar! Hands down, and well anything Cummins, the Ford powerstroke, Navistar T444E, the VT series, The DT series mechanical, any international diesel for that matter, especially the DV series or the nine leaders. Mercedes OM-617, The General motors / Isuzu Duramax and its iterations. Ford diesel engines that were never produced for the US market sound rather interesting, as do ford/new Holland engines, Alice Chalmers turbocharged 6.

[@tylerlindsey3007]

He's holding onto the key waiting for the glow plugs to warm up like he's holding a loved one's hand. "Whenever you're ready, dear."

[@FormulaBoat]

Loud, heavy, old, and pass, but interesting to watch, thanks for filming and posting. Love my Kubota light tower genset. On trailer, enclosure, 32g tank, quiet, low cost.

[@diddlebug7241]

I used to work on these when I was in the Army and they're tempermental to get started just like a CUCCV blazer. Preheating multiple times is good to not have a hydraulic lock and also recommend moving the air selector on the filter housing to winter before starting. Every little bit helps with those rascals especially applying a load after a short warm up.

[@Sazabizc]

diddlebug72 that’s cool. Yeah I tried to move the air selector to winter but it was frozen and wouldn’t move . So far this has started up great . Haven’t had to use it yet, of course after buying it after a bad derecho that knocked power out for 2 week Followed buy a heat wave . We haven’t really lost power , only for a few hours . But it’s there and waiting if we need the old girl.

[@mikevictor5945]

@@Sazabizc I Am hoping for a bad winter sdo I can use mine as soon as I service it

[@Sazabizc]

Mike Victor had to use the generator about 2 months ago. Tree fail down and knocked the hole neighborhood out for 2 days . Got it out set it up and we were living life like nothing happened. Had both the refrigerator and freezer going . All the lights on, couple fans for the dogs and cats so they didn’t get to hot . Had the dryer and washing Machine going plus the oven with dinner cooking on the stove . It was at about 75% load and was purring away . Also had the Internet modem on. Ran 48 hours straight didn’t skip a beat. Used a little above a 1/2 gallon and hour . So it would get expensive if we had to run it longer . But it sure beats setting in the dark. Most of the time it was 50% load . If I recall it actually gets better fuel economy at 70% load. These generators like to work .

[@porkpie1968]

@@Sazabizc wow!

[@AdvancedUSA]

A tip on starting Diesel engines when it’s cold. Starting fluid can be disastrous if used improperly. Safest way to use it is to wet a rag with it, put the rag over the air inlet and crank. Impossible to damage the engine. Another method is to put some fresh gasoline into a pump type spray container and give the engine air inlet little sprays of this. Far less dangerous than starting fluid.

[@Sazabizc]

Doctor Goop I could do all that, but the point of the video was to show that it could start in cold weather even though it’s air cooled 😉

[@milolouis]

Oh god i wanted to see the snow melt off it. Please more

[@Sazabizc]

Milo B will if it would ever snow here again I’d love to. But the winters suck here. Rain , rain , rain , rain. And mud. Lots of mud. I’m dieing to get at least one good snow storm so that I can put the snow blade on the tractor and try it out .

[@ronaldwoofer5024]

i love it... wiring diagram right there riveted to the top of the machine

[@bigman55434]

That's pretty damn impressive

[@scottpecora371]

Being an air cooled diesel did/does this come with a winter kit? My reason in asking is because this generator has to meet military requirements for heat and cold, it has to be designed to run within a certain temp range in the desert. So in the winter environment air cooled gen sets will often over cool and not reach the appropriate operating temperature unless the airflow is restricted or reduced. Case in point I was up snowmobiling with friends and staying in our campers. Because the furnace ran almost all night it would drain the house battery by morning so we would run a little Honda eu1000i suitcase generator. One night it was ten below and it wouldn't run right without the choke on a bit. So I took a bit of masking tape and blocked off a little over half the intake cooling vents until the airflow was reduced enough for it to reach normal operating temperature. One of the sled rental agencies was using an eu2000is day and night with the oversize fuel tanks and said when it's this cold we always have to leave the choke on a bit for it to run right. Needless to say I gave them the tape to try and it worked on the bigger unit just fine. You might just fine it runs better, especially with a lite load.

[@Sazabizc]

It has a silencer kit, its a box that sets over top of it and blots to the frame. It would probably help it warm up, its insulated. theirs vents on the box you can open and close. if you close the vents then only air coming in would be from the cooling fan. It also has a lever that you can pull. It will cut off the air intake from the out side and start pulling air around the exhaust manifold. The box wasnt on cause the insulation was old and tearing. some was about to fall off. I thoght it was a fire waiting to happen. Got new insulation and a stain less steel mesh to pop rivet on. To be air cooled it seemed to not mind running in the cold once it warmed up.

[@penguins9645]

What do you need a generator for, I saw that solar panel at 0:07, you could just use that 😂

[@usnva5638]

Show it some love for Pete Sake! Get it out of the weather.

[@Sazabizc]

Its in the barn now, It wasnt then cause I was working on it. needed it close to the house. Also the thing weighs 1,300 pounds. I didnt want to chance dragging the thing in a foot of snow up a good size hill. Id love to get the trailer for these things. They blot right up. has surge brakes. shocks heavy duty springs. has a frame to starp a tarp to the trailer. they seem hard to find.

[@Sazabizc]

pmailkeey lol you can’t please everyone. I put a battery charger every now and again to make sure the batteries don’t die.

[@johngnipper1454]

She,will make good power

[@nathamon8267]

I LIKE SNOW VERY COOL

[@nomon95]

A very beast,,,,,plug preheated,,,,wow,,,is neccesary in this weather,,,with three plugs starts in three cylinders,,,but is the engine runs,,,the compressed air rise his temp slowly until the ignition fuel,,,and then the engine works correctly,,,,,in some cases,,,,a flame from the stack occur,if some Cylinders doesm"t work.

[@adeelautosworkshop373]

Excellent

[@websitesthatneedanem]

OK, that IS a cold start!

[@Sazabizc]

Martin yep it sure is. especially for a air cooled Diesel engine.

[@nomon95]

I think each plug consumption 10 amp or more....

[@zoltanbanoczki7691]

solar cell is for....?

[@Sazabizc]

Battery trickle charger.

[@gndinkins]

Later in the life of this generator you will learn the value in $$'s that it is worth. I for one would put it in a building and try to keep it out of the weather.

[@Sazabizc]

One Bone it’s in the barn... it was just out side so it be close to the garage so I could work on it . Then it snowed .

[@robertomedina9061]

Para arrancar más fácil no sufra motor resistencia calentar aceite.2 caños pasarlos por recipiente agua serpentina aceite y que también se caliente combustible y poner bombita para pre lubticado como se arranca los generador y embarcacion

[@willess8345]

No pre-op?

[@Sazabizc]

Not sure what you mean?

[@willess8345]

@@Sazabizc I’m conditioned to check oil, coolant (on liquid cooled), batt connections, etc etc before start-up. USAF Power Production Spec 😂😂😂

[@Sazabizc]

@@willess8345 oh ok. Well I was working on it a few days prior to the video so all that was checked. I did checks the oil pressure gauge after it started to make sure it had pressure.

[@pphummulquraofficial]

Hold on to

[@АнтиИудаизм]

Нах к ней солнечная батарея прикручена?

[@user-6x6truck]

Аккумулятор поддерживать

[@АнтиИудаизм]

@@user-6x6truck Такой секции хватит разве что планшет заряжать.

[@user-6x6truck]

@@АнтиИудаизм это не для зарядки, а для поддержки заряда

[@АнтиИудаизм]

@@user-6x6truck Да я понимаю что не для заряда.Но все равно если там аккумулятор даже как у легковушки.Эта батарея милиамперы на выходе имеет.А для поддержки еще и напряжение нужно.

[@nomon95]

12 vdc or 24vdc batteries???? It started quickly,,,,in the first attempt ,started,,,,with fais,,,but started. the trademark,,??,,Volvo,Mercedes,,man,,,Cat,,,Scania Deutz(thev use air cooled engines) Cummins,,,,Mwm. Rumstom....??? Sazabiszc ,nice video I"m installed these generators years ago,,,from 40 to 1000 kva.

[@Sazabizc]

It has two Miliary grade exide batteries. I think they are 850cca . they are 12v batteries but they way they connect to each other makes them run at 24v. Its a ona (now owned buy cummins ) engine. 4 four-cylinder 17.8 HP at 1,800 rpm. Most gas generators run fast and hot 3,600 rmp. This bad boy can run 24/7. Back in 2012 we had a bad derecho thunderstorm blow in. knocked out lots of power lines. Took 2 weeks to get power back up. Plus after derecho left a heat wave moved in. We used my uncle mep-003a at the time didnt have this one then. That thing was a God send. it sat next to the house on a trailer, in the blistering hot 90% sun all day. Never once did it give me trobble. Just sat all day and night making our lives possibl. Ran the whole house, at one time had the dryer washing machine and over going. then turned the Microwave on. It bogged down a little and then started to purr again. Only uses about 1/2 gallons of fuel at 70% load a hour. Gas and propane generators at the time, used far more. The propane used 4 gallons a hour!! plus I dont think it could run 24/7 like this beast can. greenmountaingenerators.com/product/mep003a-10kw-military-diesel-generator/

[@nomon95]

Sazabizc,,,i used heavy duty batteries from Exide Electroniccs for huge UPS,,,12 v 180 amp/h 300 batteries in series ,very dangerous the connection,,,if i would make a short circuit,,,,i will be dead!!!jaajjj,,,,this was my last job in computer center banks,,,wire output to the electronic inverter,,,,2x 240mm2 + and - respect for this generator,,,keep then fo0r life,,,don"t sell it,,,,is a masterpiece,i dont live in a house,,,if i live,,,in would have a lot of them,,,,actually i sell the thermomagnetic keys (circuit breaker)for generators,,,,from 100 amp to 1200 amp......Thanks for your answer,,,,Daniel. pd:low fuel consumpton,, 1,8 liters/h low,,,low.

[@tdgreenbay]

These are 24v startup models

[@muhammedashfaq9375]

Good ingean

[@NarfBLAST]

Less glowing, more cranking.

[@Sazabizc]

NarfBLAST didn’t want to hurt the starter. The instructions say to let the glow plugs heat up for at least a minute. I probably should have just cut that part out or at lest narrated the video. But I always felt awkward talking to a camera. Plus I’d mess up 500 times lol.

[@jadefalcon001]

@@Sazabizc That's what all the jump cuts in everyone's videos are for. Covers all the times they flub the line!

[@billy007191]

hi I have a question, why are the exsaust elbows down and not up?

[@Sazabizc]

+billy007191 Thats a good question. It was that way when I got it. My uncle has the same model of generator. The exhaust ports are pointing the same way. So I assuming it's suppose to be that way. My guess is that they point it way so that it can keep that port clean. And maybe so that sparks from the exhaust can't be blown on the ground and start a fire. The port it blows into causes the exhaust to blow in the port and then back out torards the shy. That's my best guess.

[@BT-cr6xb]

also, water seldom flows up.... Great genset. I'd at least make a removable tin roof to put on top.

[@jaybirdclark7645]

I know why I have one so u can run them into a tub of water to make it quite its military and some times u want to be quite

[@willess8345]

Man I wished commercial generators came with etched schematics

[@Sazabizc]

Yeah that’s a nice feature. Makes it easier to diagnose electrical problems.

[@dff3029]

Does it power your vibrator collection or do you need two for that?🎅

[@Sazabizc]

d ff na it vibrates plenty on its own. Especially when it’s cold. No need to plug a vibrater in. Just lean over top of it and let the generator do the work lol.

[@dff3029]

😅😅😅✔😜

[@guanglier]

you could at least cover it !! take care of it !

[@Sazabizc]

You could also at least read some comments before commenting . I’ve said multiple times that it stored in a barn . It was out side because I was working on it and then a snow storm blew in. At the time the only way I had to move it was drag it . Don’t want to drag a 1,280 pound generator up a snow cover hill.

[@hiteshbaishya7599]

👍👍👍

[@papabits5721]

Go to 227

[@AnhLe-m4u]

Quá đỉnh cao

[@andrewthompson7607]

if I had that it would be heating up my spa pool.

[@พัทธนพรส่ําเกตุ]

คนหน่ึมสรา้งต้วสาบหวบ

[@bigchew3149]

Video has no sound...... how do we know if it starts or not ? and + no one watches videos without sound.. i know i sure cant

[@deanhenthorn1890]

There’s sound. Turn your hearing aids up Grandpa!

[@PeterLawton]

I heard it just fine. How'd that happen?

[@davlf1]

Long Dark

[@fellpower]

for the monetized fame of youtube, u wasted so many working hours on this machine....

[@Sazabizc]

fellpower oh hello there random person I don’t know or care about .

[@DavidAlexander4747]

Cover your equipment...poor care to leave it out

[@Sazabizc]

I guess you failed to read the other 100 comments I’ve got on that ? SMH .

[@loligagger85]

NO SOUND, total fail

[@Sazabizc]

loligagger85 ummm it has sound..... must be a problem on your end.

[@deanhenthorn1890]

Replace your hearing aid batteries lately?