Installation manual
INTRODUCTION
This WESTERBEKE Marine Diesel Engine is a product
of
WESTERBEKE' S long years
of
experience and ad-
vanced 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
engine, 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 engine re-
quire servicing, contact your nearest WESTERBEKE
dealer for assistance.
This is your operators manual. A
Parts Catalog is
also provided and a Technical Manual is available from
your WESTERBEKE dealer. Also,
if
you are planning
to
install this equipment, contact your WESTERBEKE
dealer for
WESTERBEKE'S installation manual.
WARRANTY
PROCEDURES
Your WESTERBEKE Warranty is included in a
separate folder.
If
you have not received a customer
identification card registering your warranty
60 days after
submitting the warranty registration form, please contact
the factory in writing with model information, including
the unit's serial number and commission date.
TYPICAL
CUSTOMER
IDENTIFICATION
CARD
WESTERBEKE
CORPORATION·
AVON
INDUSTRIAL
PARK
AVON,
MA
02322·
TEL:
(508)
558·7700·
FAX:
(508)
559-9323
Customer Identification
WESTERBEKE OWNER
MAIN
STREET
HOMETOWN, USA
Model 55A Four Ser. #U53890-48
Expires
7/20/97
PRODUCT
SOFTWARE
Product software (tech data, parts 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
WILL
IN
NO
EVENT
BE
LIABLE FOR
ANY
TYPE
OF
DAMAGE
OR
INJURY
INCURRED
IN
CONNECTION
WITH
OR ARISING
OUT
OF
THE 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 soft-
ware 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 representa-
tives of WESTERBEKE or the supplier in question be
consulted to determine the accuracy and currentness
of
the product software being consulted by the customer.
NOTES,
CAUTIONS
AND
WARNINGS
As this manual takes you through the operating proce-
dures, maintenance schedules, and troubleshooting
of
your marine engine, critical information will be high-
lighted 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
loss
of
life.
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