Westerbeke 6.5KW - Introduction

INTRODUCTION
This manual is a basic guide to the installation, start-up, opera-
tion, maintenance, overhaul and troubleshooting of your Westerbeke
gasoline engine driven generator. The information contained within is
important to the unit's dependability and service life.
A. Read it.
B. Keep it in a safe, dry place.
C. Keep it handy for reference at all times.
Understanding the Gasoline Driven Generator
The gasoline engine driving the AC generator is -in many ways simi-
lar to the gasoline engine in your automobile. The cylinders are ver-
tical in line, overhead camshaft chain dr i ven. Solid state type
distributor, horizontally mounted, camshaft driven. Pressure type
lubrication system with fresh water cooled engine block. Thermostat
controlled. It follows therefore to a great extent that the gasoline
engine used to drive our generator requires the same preventative
maintenance that any intelligent operator would give the gasoline
engine in his automobile. The most important factors to unit longe-
vity are proper ventilation, maintenance of the fuel system, ignition
system, cooling system and generator end. Care at the factory during
assembly and thorough testing have resulted in a Westerbeke gasoline
engine driven generator capable of many thousands of hours of depend-
able service. What we as the manufacturer cannot control is the
treatment the unit receives in the field. That part is up to you.
Ordering Parts
Whenever replacement parts are needed, always include the complete
part description and part number (see separately furnished Parts
List). Be sure to include the engine's serial number along with that
of the generator and its model number. Also, be sure to insist upon
Westerbeke factory packaged parts, because "will fit" parts are fre-
quently not made to the same specifications as original equipment.
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