Installation manual
INTRODUCTION
This
WESTERBEKE
Diesel Generator
is
a product of
WESTERBEKE's
long
years
of experience and advanced
technology.
We
take
great
pride
in
the superior durability
and
dependable
performance
of our engines and generators.
Thank
you
for
selecting
WESTERBEKE.
In
order
to
get
the
full
use
and
benefit from your generator it
is
important
that
you
operate
and
maintain it correctly.
This
manual
is
designed
to
help
you
do
this. Please, read this
manual
carefully
and
observe
all
the
safety precautions
throughout.
Should
your
generator require servicing, contact
your
nearest
WESTERBEKE
dealer for assistance.
This
is
your
operators
manual.
Along with this manual,
_there
is
an
Installation
Manual
and
Parts Information. A Servtce
Manual
is
available
in
pdf
form
on
our website or can be
ordered
in
book
form
from
a WESTERBEKE!UNIVERSAL
Dealer
WARRANTY
PROCEDURES
Your
WESTERBEKE
Warranty
Statement
is
included in
the
product
documentation
package.
There
is
a Warranty
Registration
Card
you
can
fill
out and mail
to
Westerbeke
Corporation
or
go
to
our
website:www.westerbeke.com and
register
your
products
warranty
on
line.
You
should receive a
Customer
Identification
card
in
the
mail within 60
days
of
registering.
Ifyou
do
not,
please contact the factory and
have
your
product
model
number,
serial number and
in
service
date
available.
Customer
Identification
Card
l.....,.IWESTERBEKE
I Engines & Generators
Customer
Identification
MR.
GENERATOR
OWNER
MAIN
STREET
HOMETOWN,
USA
Model
Expires
Serial#
NOTES,
CAUTIONS
AND
WARNINGS
As
this
manual
takes
you
through the operating procedures,
maintenance
schedules,
and
troubleshooting of your marine
engine,
critical
information
will
be
highlighted
by
NOTES,
CAUTIONS,
and
WARNINGS.
An
explanation
follows:
NOTE:
An operating procedure essential to note.
A
CAUTION:
Procedures,
which
if
not strictly
observed,
can
result
In
the
damage
or
destruction
of
your
engine.
A
WARNING:
Procedures,
which
if
not
properly
followed,
can
result
in
personal
injury or
Joss
of
life.
PRODUCT
SOFTWARE
Product software, (tech
d~a,
pans, lists, manuals,
brochures and catalogs), provided from sources
other
than
WESTERBEKE
are
not within WESTERBEKE's
control.
WESTERBEKE
CANNOT
BE
RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE
CONTENT
OF
SUCH
SOFTWARE,
MAKES
NO
WARRANTIES
OR
REPRESENTATIONS
WITH RESPECT
THERETO,
INCLUDING
ACCURACY;
TIMEliNESS
OR
COMPLETENESS
THEREOF
AND
WIU
IN
NO EVENT
BE
LIABLE
FOR
ANY
TYPE
OF
DAMAGE
OR
INJURY
INCURRED
IN
CONNECTION
WITH
OR
ARISING
OUT
OFTHE
FURNISHING
OR
USE
OF
SUCH
SOFTWARE.
WESTERBEKE customers should also
keep
in
mind
the
time span between printings of WESTERBEKE product
software and the unavoidable existence of earlier
WESTERBEKE manuals.
In
summation, product
software
provided with WESTERBEKE products, whether
from
WESTERBEKE or other suppliers, must not
and
cannot
be
relied upon exclusively
as
the definitive authority
on
the
respective product.
It
not only makes good sense
but
is
imperative that appropriate representatives of ,
WESTERBEKE or the supplier in question
be
consulted
to
determine the accuracy and currentness of
the
product software being consulted by the
customer.
PROTECTING
YOUR.
INVESTMENT
Care
at the factory during assembly and thorough
testing
have
re,stllted
in a WESTERBEK.E generator capable of
many
tb,ousands
of hours
of
dependable
~ervice;
·However
the
manufacturer cannot control how or where the generator
is
install~
in the vessel
or
the manner
in
which
the
unit
is
operat~~
'and
serviced in the field. This is up
to
the
buyer/owner-operator. ·
NOTE:
SiX
important steps to ensure long generator
life:
,·
• Proper engine
and
generator installoiion
and
alignment.
•
An
ejficient well-designed exha'ust system that
in~~udes
an
anti-siphon breafc to prevent water
from
entenng the
engine.
• Changing
the
engine oil
and
oil filters' according., to tlie
maintenance schedule.
• Proper maintenanee
of
all
engine
and
generator compo- ·
nents according to
the
maintenance schedule in this
milnuiil. .
•
Use
clei:bi;filtered #2 diesel fuel.
• Winterize
your
engine ticcording to the "Lay-up and
Recommissioning" section
in
this manual.
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