Preparations For Starting - Westerbeke 7.0KW BCG-60HERTZ Operator's Manual

PREPARATIONS FOR STARTING
This section of the manual provides the operator with preparation, initial starting, break-in, starting (cold or
warm), and stopping procedures. Follow the procedures as presented, for the conditions indicated, and
your Westerbeke generator set will give you reliable performance and long service life.
Take the steps described below in starting your engine for the first time or after a prolonged shutdown or
lay-up.
Fill your engine with oil up to but not over the upper limit
on the dipstick (the installation angle of your generator set
may have an effect on the dipstick reading). Select a
readily available lubricating oil with an API specification of
SE, SF or SG and an SAE number suitable for the tempera-
ture in your operating area. For the quantity of oil needed
in your generator's engine, refer to the "SYSTEM
SPECIFICATION" section of this manual.
Each unit is supplied with a coolant recovery kit
(part
#249n) as staooard equipment which
~
be installed
and the following applies:
UPPER lIMIT
(NORMAL LEUEL)
LOWER LIMIT
A. Remove the pressure cap from the engine's exhaust manifold and slowly fill the engine's cooling system
with a mixture of water and antifreeze suitable for your temperature zone. (See the "COOLING SYSTEM'I
section of this manual.) Replace the pressure cap on the manifold.
B. Make sure the plastic recovery tank is properly mounted near the unit (with the bracket provided) in a
location where it can be monitored and filled easily (see "COOLING SYSTEM"). The recovery tank should
be mounted at manifold level or above, however, if the installation does not permit this, mounting it
below the manifold is permitted.
C. Coolant should be added to the plastic recovery tank after the engine has been filled and started. After
its operating temperature has been reached, make sure all air is expelled out of the engine's manifold
and the engine's cooling system. With the manifold filled completely and the pressure cap installed, fill
the J:Mastic recovery tank half full. Monitor this recovery tank daily and add coolant as needed.
Fill the
fuel
tank with unleaded or leaded gasoline that has an octane rating of 89 or higher.
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