Protecting Your Investment - Westerbeke BTDA 15.0 Operator's Manual & Installation Manual

Protecting Your Investment
The five most important steps to insure long engine Ine are:
1. Proper Installation. In particular, the use of an anti siphon break to preclude raw water
intrusion into the engine via the exhaust elbow is essential.
2. Avoid overcranking. This can fill the engine with raw water.
3. Change the lubricating oil.
4. Maintain the cooling system.
5. Winterizing your Westerbeke product.
Ordering Parts
Whenever you require replacement parts, always provide the generator model number designation
(I.e. 15.0
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BTDA) , engine serial number, and generator serial number as they appear on
the data plates located on the exhaust manifold and on the generator end. You
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provide
us with this information so we may properly identify your generator set. In addition, include a
complete part description and part number for each part needed (see the separately furnished
Parts List). Also, be sure to insist upon Westerbeke factory packaged parts because "will fit"
or generic parts are frequently not made to the same specifications as original equipment.
Note that component locations in the manual are referenced from the front of the engine which
is the pulley/drive bett end. (The flywheel/generator end is the rear end.) Left and right sides
are determined by the engine; imagine straddling the engine and facing in the same direction
as the front of the engine: the left side is at your left, the right side at your right.
Westerbeke generator sets are thoroughly checked and given a final run under various load
conditions before leaving the factory. Test running the generator ensures dependable operation,
long service life, and a satisfied owner.
Care at the factory during assembly and thorough testing has resulted in a Westerbeke diesel
engine-driven generator capable of many thousands of hours of dependable service. However,
the manufacturer cannot control the installation of the generator in the vessel or the manner
in which the unit is operated and serviced in the field. That part is up to the buyer/owner-operator.
Westerbeke Generators
12 15.0KW BTDA