
MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENTS
Introduction
This section contains a scheduled preventive maintenance program and several adjustment procedures the
owner/operator can periorm without the benefit of sophisticated and expensive
tools
and instruments.
Preventive
Maintenance
Periorm the preventive maintenance in accordance with the schedules listed in the following paragraphs.
Adherence
to
these schedules will ensure the equipment
Is
maintained in the best possible condition and
that
tt
will
periorm
to
expectations. Those ttems marked
by
an asterisk
(*)
are recommended
to
be periormed
by
an
authorized dealer
or
distributor.
Daily
(before
each
use)
1.
Check
the
011
sump
level. Maintain the
011
level at
or
near upper level
mark
on
dipstick.
2.
Check
the coolant level in the plastic recovery tank. Maintain this level at
or
above the level marked
ADD.
3.
Check
the
transmission's lubricant level, and add additional lubricant
as
needed.
4.
Visually inspect
the
engine; check
for
loose belts, chafed
or
broken wires,
loose
brackets and fmings,
damaged hoses, loose clamps, and other equipment
not
properly secured. This
check
should Include
the propeller shaft coupling
to
the transmission's output flange.
5.
Visually Inspect the sea water strainer.
6. Check the fuel supply. Fill tank(s) with a
good
grade
of
No.2
diesel fuel, if required. Fuel additives are
recommended
to
prevent algae growth.
7.
Check the primary filter/Water separator. Drain and service as required.
(A
primary fllter/Water separator
is optional,
but
strongly recommended.)
8.
Check
the engine's gauges
or
lights
for
proper
011
pressure, operating temperature, and starting battery
charging voltage once the engine is operating.
9.
Check
each alternator's output gauge (if installed)
for
proper
DC voltage.
Monthly
Check
the condttion
of
the zinc anode in the heat exchanger's sea water circuit. Clean
or
replace the anode,
as required. Keep the area inside the heat exchanger clean
of
zinc anode debris. The rapid deterioration of
the zinc
anode
may be an indication
of
electrolysis action caused
by
an electrical fault adjacent
to
the ves-
sel,
or
from
an electrical fault on the vessel.
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Westerbeke
Diesel
Engines
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