Westerbeke WPDS-20 Technical Manual page 20

MAINTENANCE
PERIODIC ATTENTION:
After you have taken delivery of your
engine, it is important that you make the
following checks right after the first
fifty hours of its operation:
FIFTY HOUR CHECKOUT (INITIAL)
Do the following:
1. Retorque the cylinder head bolts.
2. Retorque the rocker bracket nuts and
adjust valve rocker clearance.
3. Check and adjust, if necessary, the
forward drum assembly and the reverse
band on manual SAO and SA-l trans-
missions.
4. Change engine lubricating oil and oil
filter.
5. Check for fuel and lubricating oil
leaks. Correct if necessary.
6. Check cooling system for leaks and in-
spect water level.
7. Check for loose fittings, clamps,
connections, nuts, bolts, vee belt
tensions etc. Pay particular atten-
tion to loose engine mount fittings.
These could cause mis-alignment.
DAILY CHECKOUT
Do the following:
1. Check sea water strainer, if one has
been installed.
2. Check water level in cooling system.
3. Check lubricating oil level in sump.
Fill to highest mark on dipstick.
4. Turn down grease cup on water pump,
if used, one full turn.
5. Check lubricating oil level in trans-
mission. Fill to highest mark on
dipstick.
SEASONAL CHECK-OUT (MORE OFTEN IF POSSIBLE)
Do the following:
1.
Check generator or alternator "V"
belt for tension.
2. Check water level in battery.
3. Cqange oil in sump. Oil may be
sucked out of sump by attaching a
suction hose (3/8" ID) over the out-
side of the oil sump pipe, located
aft of the dipstick. Figure 1.
See Note, next page.
4. Replace lubricating oil filt~r. Fig. 2.
See Note, next page.
5. Fill sump with approximately 4.5 US
quarts of diesel lubricating oil to
high mark on dipstick. Do not over
fill. See Note next page.
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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 2