Introduction - Westerbeke 5.5 kw EDC 60 HZ Operator's Manual

INTRODUCTION
This WESTERBEKE Engine is a product of
WESTERBEKE'S long years of experience and advanced
technology. We take great pride in the superior durability and
dependable performance of our engines and generators.
Thank you for selecting WESTERBEKE.
In order to get the full use and benefit from your engine, it is
important that you operate and maintain it correctly. This
manual is designed to help you do this. Please read this
manual carefully and observe
all
the safety precautions
throughout. Should your engine require servicing, contact
your nearest WESTERBEKE dealer for assistance.
This is your Operators Manual. A Service Manual will also
be available from your WESTERBEKE dealer. If you are
planning to install this equipment contact yourself, contact
your WESTERBEKE dealer for WESTERBEKE'S
Installation Manual.
Customer Identification Card
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Cusiomer Identification
WESTERBEKE OWNER
MAIN STREET
HOMETOWN, USA
Model Ser. #
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WARRANTY PROCEDURES
Your WESTERBEKE Warranty is included in a separate
folder. If, you have not received a customer identification
card registering your warranty 60 days after submitting the
Warranty Registry form , please contact the factory in
writing with model information, including the unit's serial
number ,and commission date.
PRODUCT SOFTWARE
Product software, (tech data, parts lists, manuals,
brochures and catalogs), provided from sources other than
WESTERBEKE are not within WESTERBEKE's control.
WESTERBEKE customers should also keep in mind the time
span between printings of WESTERBEKE product
software and the unavoidable existence of earlier
WESTERBEKE manuals. In summation, product software
provided with WESTERBEKE products, whether from
WESTERBEKE or other suppliers, must not and cannot
be relied upon exClusively as the definitive authority on
the respective product. It not only makes good sense
but is imperative that appropriate representatives of
WESTERBEKE or the supplier in question be consulted
to determine the accuracy and currentness of the
product software being consulted by the customer.
NOTES, CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS
As this manual takes you through the operating procedures,
maintenance schedules, and troubleshooting of your marine
engine, critical information will be highlighted by NOTES,
CAUTIONS, and WARNINGS. An explanation follows:
NOTE: An operating procedure essential to note.
A
CAUTION:
Procedures, which if not strictly observed,
can result in the damage or destruction of your engine.
A
WARNING:
Procedures, which if not properly followed,
can result in personal injury or loss of life.
PROTECTING YOUR INVESTMENT
Care at the factory during assembly and thorough testing have
resulted in a WESTERBEKE engine capable of many thousands
of hours of dependable service. However, the manufacturer can-
not control how or where
the
engine is installed in the vessel or
the manner in which the unit is operated and serviced in the field.
This is up to the buyer/owner-operator.
NOTE: Six important steps to ensure a long engine/generator life.
• Proper engine installation.
• An efficient, well-designed exhaust system that includes an
anti'syphon break to prevent water from entering the engine.
• Changing the engine oil every 250 operating hours.
• Proper maintenance of all engine components according to the
maintenance schedule in this manual.
• Use clean, filtered diesel fuel
• Winterize your engine according to
the
LAY-UP AND
RECOMMISSIONING section in this manual.
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