Westerbeke ATOMIC 4 User Manual

h. Check oil pressure gauge for op-
eration of oil pump. If gauge does
not indicate oil pressure, stop en-
gine. Table 4 gives proper oil
pressure for each model engine.
CAUTION
Do not race engine with clutch
disengaged at any time. Racing
a cold engine will cause exces-
sive wear and may seriously dam-
age engine. New motors should be
run at one-half .throttle for a
period of 15 hours.
NOTE
If the engine temperature is con-
trolled with a manual by-pass
valve as shown in Fig. 11, water
\iill issue froD the exbaust pipe
as soon as the pump has primed and
the engine filled with water. If
tile engine temperature is controlled
by thermostat, only a trickle of
water will issue from the exhaust
pipe until the engine reaches its
normal operating temperature and
the thermostat opens to dump water
overboard.
3. STOPPING THE ENGINE
The speed of your boat should be
gradually reduced while you are
still some distance from the moor-
ing or landing. Before stopping
the engine, close the throttle and
disengage the clutch. Allow the en-
gine to idle for a minute or so be-
fore turning off the ignition.
Stopping in this manner will permit
excessive heat to be absorbed by
the cooling system.
4. BREAK-IN
Your UNIVERSAL engine was run and
tested for six hours on one of our
test stands with electric dynamome-
ter. It was adjusted and checked
for maximum power at rated speed.
However, those adjustments were cor-
rect only for the prevailing at-
mospheric conditions and fuel used.
You may find it necessary to
slightly readjust the carburetor and
igni t ion timing for peak per formance
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in your locality and with the fuel
available. If readjustment is at-
tempted it should be done by a com-
petent mechanic.
The engine will not be thoroughly
broken in until approximately 35
hours of operation have been at-
tained. DO NOT CONTINUOUSLY RUN
YOUR ENGINE OVER 2000 RPM DURING
THIS PERIOD AND AVOID LONG PERIODS
OF SLOW IDLING. OCCASIONALLY DURING
BREAK-IN YOU :MAY RUN THE ENGINE AT
FULL THROTTLE BUT NOT FREQUENTLY
OR FOR PERIODS OVER ONE MINUTE IN
DURATION. ALWAYS WARM UP THE ENGINE
BEFORE ANY RUN.
5. STARTING MAGNETO MODELS
a. Retard spark lever half way.
b. Open throttle approximately one-
quarter.
c. Full choke out all the way.
d. Crank engine two or three turns.
e. Push choke in half way.
f. Crank engine by bringing it to
compression and then giving a quick
pull. DO NOT SPIN.
g. When engine starts push choke in
all the way.
6. STARTING FUEL OIL-KEROSENE MODELS
a. Start engine on gasoline as des-
cribed in Paragraph 2.
b. Allow engine to run for a period
of 3 to 5 minutes to allow it to
reach proper operating temperature
of 130 to 180 degrees.
c. Switch over to fuel oil by turn-
ing the three-way cock, located in
the fuel line, to the proper posi-
tion.
NOTE
Before stopping engine, switch from
fuel oil to gaso.line and allow en-
gine to run approximately 2 minutes
in preparation for the next start.

Westerbeke ATOMIC 4 Specifications

General

Brand	Westerbeke
Model	ATOMIC 4
Category	Engine
Language	English