Westerbeke 7.0 BCG - Operating Instructions

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
STARTING 111EGENERATOR
A WARNING: .. Ventilate the generator compatfment
for a minimum of five mlnut• prior to starting. The
WJntilatlng blowers remove any explosive gasoline
fumes from the generator comjlarlment and bilges~
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1. Depress the ON switch and hold it down (5-15 sec~nds),
this primes carburetor. Continu.e to depress ON.
2. Depress the START (white), when the geneyator
· starts, release the START switch. Continue to .engage
the ON switch a few seconds longer. . ·
NOTE: Keeping the ON switch depressed by-passes
the oil pressure shutdown circuit allowing the oil
pressure
to rise enough to close the switch an.ti
maintain the ignition circuit
3. Release the ON switch.
·A CAUTION: AllAC loads mast be swllched off .·1
when starting. This precaution will pre"6nt damage
caused by unanticipated operation of AC machinery
and will prevent a cold engine ttom.sttllllag.
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Once The engine is running apply a ligbtJoad to the gener-
ator
and allow the engine to wartn up ti:> qperating temper-
ature
(130°-150° Fl 55°-56°C) before applying heavy loads.
lf an optional instrument panel is installed, tnonitorthe.·
gauges for nonnal readings. · · · · ·.
NOTE: Soin~·unstable running may occ1'tNiJacd!(:l,~ng:i11.e.
This condition should smooth our (l$,th.e e~gtne 'warms' up
and when the generator loads a~ appJit4
A CAUTION: Prolonged t;ra11klng Intervals without
the engine starting can result In fllllngthe engine
exhaust with, raw water. This may happen because the
pump is pumping raw water through tile raw water.
c11olin!J system during cranking. This miff waler can
entettll.e engine's cylinders by way of the exhaust
manifold once the exhaust system fills. Prevent this
frorll happening byt:Joslng the raw water supply
throug/Fhull Shutoff, draining the exhaust muffler, and
cogecting the cause of the excessive engine cranking.
Engine damagetesultlngfrom raw water entry is not a
warrantable issue: the (Jwner/operator should keep this
in mind. ·
STOPPING THE GENERATOR
1. Remove the AC loads from the generator and allow the
generatorto run for an added 3 to S minutes (this stabilizes
its operating temperature).
. 2. Depress the STOP (red) switch.
~. When the generator stops, release the STOP switch.
NOTE: In an emergency, if the generator will not stop using
the stop switch, remove the 8 amp ju.se in the control
panel.
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