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GENERATOR
SYSTEM
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Your 453 Motor Yacht, has a Generator Sys-
tem, manufactured by Kohler Company and
factory installed at the Silverton plant. It has
13.5 kilowatt rating and operates on diesel fuel.
As discussed in the Fuel System Section of this
Owner’s manual, fuel is supplied to the gen-
erator from either fuel tank, depending on your
selection at the Generator Fuel Selector Valve
(Refer to the Fuel System Section on Page 77
for information concerning the Generator Fuel
Selector Valve). The Generator’s Electric power
is controlled by a breaker switch, located on the
AC/DC Electrical Panel (See AC/DC Electri-
cal Panel on Page 163, which illustrates the
location of the breaker switch that controls the
Generator System). The system START and
STOP switch is also located on the AC/DC
Electrical Panel as is a slide bar switch that
permits you to change from generator electrical
power to shore electrical power as desired. The
Generator System is located in the generator
compartment, which is accessed through the
engine room door, and the Aft cabin steps.(See
photograph below, which illustrates the location
of the Generator System ).
Operation of the Generator System is as fol-
lows:
Turn ON the Generator System battery
switch, located on the forward bulkhead of the
engine room.
Check sea strainer for debris, and re-
move, if noted.
Be certain the seawater intake valve that
services the generator is in the OPEN position.
The valve is open when the handle is parallel to
the valve body (See photograph below, which
illustrates the location of the generator seawater
intake valve and its OPEN and CLOSED posi-
tions).
Turn ON the breaker for the generator.
Move slide bar switch to generator power
mode.
Operate generator compartment blower
motor to dissipate heat or expel fumes as need-
ed.
Check for presence of Diesel Fuel odor
in the bilge.
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