Westerbeke 8.0KW-60Hz Service Manual page 36

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COOLANT CIRCULATING PUMP
REMOVING THE COOLANT PUMP
1. Loosen the belt guards thumbscrews and remove the
engine's belt guard from its brackets at the front of the
engine.
2. Ease the belt tension by releasing the raw water pump
, and remove the engine drive belt (on carburetor models it
, will be necessary to remove the governor belt).
3. Unscrew the bolts thai hold the pump to the engine and
remove the coolant pump.
COOLANT PUMP
PULLEY?
IMPELLER
INSPECTION
Carefully check the pump body and impeller for cracks and
damage. Inspect the weep holes for signs of water leakage
and rust that would indicate a faulty seal. the pulley should
turn the shaft (and impeller) smoothly, without noise or slug-
gish rotation and the pulley edges should be smooth and
undamaged.
APPLY A 3MM BEAD
DFGASKET
WATER PUMP INSTALLATION
Apply a 3mm bead of form-in-place gasket to the mounting
surface.
Tighten the mounting bolts a little
at a time.
TORQUE AT 13Nm (9,59 H·lb)
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