Westerbeke Vire 7 User Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Engine Photographs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Technical Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Installation Drawing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Installing the Engine in the Boat
The Engine Bed
Installation of Engine and Propeller Shaft
Exhaust Pipe and Cooling System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Other Things to Remember. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Fuel and Running
Fuels
Starting (cold engine)
Starting (warm engine)
Starting
Running - in of Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Stopping
Construction
General
Engine
Cooling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Carburetor
Magneto
Starter Generator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Reverse/Reduction Gear
Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Beginning of the Boating Season
Maintenance Intervals
Reverse/Reduction Gear Lubrication
Checking the Spark Plug
Drying the Wet Magneto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Cleaning the Carburetor Strainer
Cleaning the Carburetor
Cleaning the Air Filter
Adjustments
Adjusting the Carburetor
Adjusting the Magneto Breaker Point Gap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Adjusting the Ignition Timing
Assembly Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Dismantling the Engine
Assembling the Engine
Dismantling the Reverse/Reduction Gear Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Assembling the Reverse/Reduction Gear Box
Storage of Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Fault Finding Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Parts List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Westerbeke Vire 7 Specifications

General

Brand	Westerbeke
Model	Vire 7
Category	Engine
Language	English