Operator`s manual
W 42B FOUR SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS 
Operating Oil  Pressure 
Oil 
Grade 
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 
Starting Battery 
Battery Capacity 
Starting Aid 
Starter 
Motor 
DC No-Load Current 
Cold Cranking Current 
Alternator 
Regulator 
TRANSMISSION 
General 
(JS Transmission) 
Standard Gear Ratio 
Propeller Shaft, 
Direction of Rotation 
Propeller Recommendations 
(using 
JS transmission 
2.47:1  reduction) 
Lubricating 
Oil Grade 
SAE Grade 
Transmission 
Sump 
Capacity 
Weslerbeke Diesel Engines 
35 - 55 psi (2.46 - 3.86 kg/cm
2
) 
API 
specification CC 
or 
CD 
12-Volt, 
35 
A-H, 
(-) 
negative ground 
(recommended) (45 A-H 
cold areas) 
90 - 125 (Ampere-Hours) 
12-Volt sheathed type 
glow 
plug 
12-Volt, 
1.2KW, solenoid, actuated shift 
60 Amps at 11.5 
Volts (6500 rpm, min.) 
190 Amps at 12 
Volts 
12-Volt 
DC, 
50 
Amps 
Internal regulator, built into alternator 
14.4 
Volts DC ±  3 Volts 
Case-hardened helical gears, with an intermediate 
reverse gear. Reversing carried out 
by 
a servo 
double disc system. 
2.47:1 
Right handed - standard transmission 
18 D x 13 
P - 2 blade 
or 
18 D x 
11 
P - 3 blade 
Propeller should 
allow the engine 
to 
reach 
its full rated 
RPM 
(3600 + 000  - 100) at full open 
throttle 
while underway. 
API 
specification 
of 
CC, 
CD, SC, 
SD, 
or 
SE 
SAE 20W/20 
or 
SAE 
30 exclusively 
(DO 
NOT 
mix grades 
of 
oil 
!) 
(DO 
NOT 
use multigrade oils 
!) 
1 q! 
(1 
liter) 
20 










