Westerbeke 13a User manual

OPERATOR'S

ANUAL

WESTERBEKE

13A

• 18 •

A •

33A

Marine Diesel Engines

Publication

# 36195

Edition

One

July

1986

AVON INDUSTRIAL PARK, AVON, MA 02322 8

TEL:

(617)588-7700

TELEX:

92-4444 •

FAX:

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WESTCORP

FOREWORD

Thank

you

for

hav

selected

Westerbeke

Diesel

Engine

for

your

use.

This

manual

describes

the

procedures

for

proper

handling

and

routine

maintenance

of:

W13A, W18,

W2lA,

W27A

and

W33A

Marine

Diesel

Propulsion

Engines

obtain

best

operating

condition

and

longest

life,

important

use

sensibly

and

carry

out

operation

and

maintenance

according

this

manual.

you

have

questions

about

your

equipment

or:

the

event

failure,

please

contact

your

nearest

Westerbeke

distributor

dealer.

If,

within

days

submitting

your

Warranty

Registration

Form

for:

your

engine,

you

have

not

received

Customer

Identification

Card

(see

below)

registering

your

warranty,

please

contact

the

fac-

tory

writing

with

Model

information

include

unit

serial

number

and

commission

date.

look

forward

your

continued

patronage.

from:

J.H, Westerbeke Corp.

Avon

Industria! Park

Avon, MA 02322

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TABLE

CONTENTS

PAGE

GENERAL

SPECIFICATIONS

.•••.•...•.....

INSTALLATION,

PREPARATION

AND

SUPPLY

CAUTIONS. . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . • . . . . •

••

BREAKING

IN.....................

STARTING

SySTEM.................

INSTRUMENT

PANEL

USE

••••••.••••.

STARTING

PROCEDURES

••...•••.•••.

STOPPING

PROCEDURES

••••••••....•

CAUTIONS

STARTING

AND

OPERATION

.........•••.......

REQUIREMENTS

FOR

PROPER

OPERATION

6-1

Lubrication

System

..•.•.•..

6-2

Fuel

System

•••••.••..•..•..

6-3

Wiring

Diagram

...•..•...

15-l6

6-4

Cooling

System

....•••••..•.

6-5

Belt

Tension

.••••••••....••

6-6

Domestic

Hot

Water

•••...•..

RECOMMENDED

MAINTENANCE

SERVICE.23

TRANSMISSIONS

......•••••••••••.•

WARNER

HYDRAULIC

TRANSMISSIONS

10..

WALTER

V-DRIVES"

.... "

" .... '""

,,32

11.

ADJUSTMENT

VALVE

CLEARANCE

•••

12.

TABLE

TIGHTENING

TORQUES

.••..

<ll

13.

TROUBLESHOOTING

..•..••.•••••.•••

14.

LIMITED

WARRANTY

.............•••

GENERAL

SPECIFICATIONS

ITEH

C'HhRk

:STIC

W13A

WI8

W21A

W27A

W33A

Type

Vert.,

cycle,

water

cooled

diesel

engine

Compustion

chamber

Swirl

chamber

type

No.

cylinders

2 3 3 4 4

Bore

stroke

(inches)

2.76x3.07

2.56x3.07

2.87x3.07'2.87x3.07

3.07x3.0"

Cu.

In.

displacement

ComEression

ratio

23 23

Firing

order

1-2

1-3-2

1-3-4-2

Dry

weight,

std.

(lbs)

289

345

424

480

Fuel

diesel

fuel

only

Injection

pump

Bosch

type

Throttling

type

Nozzle

Injection

Eressure

All

models:

1707

Ibs~

---l

Governor

Contrifugal

weight

type

Lubr

ication

system

Pressure

lubrication

Oil

filter

Filter

paper

type

Engine

Oil

Capac

jJ:y

qt.

2.5

4.0 4.0

4.0

Engine

Oil

Capacity

It.

2.36

3.78 3.78

3.78

3.93

Fresh

water

Forced

circulation,

water

cooling

Cooling

system

heat

exchanger

Coolant

capaci

6qts

5qts

sqtslsqts'

L--_~A=l~w=a~vTs_=f=i=l=l_~o

top

filler

neck

i ' i

1.2 1.2

1.~~~.6

~~~~~~~~

________

~_1==2-.=5~0

L-~1~2-~5~O~

l2-~~~5~O~.

(Engine

Proper)

Starter

1.6

12-50

Battery

capacity

INSTALLATION, PREPARATION

AND

SUPPLY CAUTIONS

Check

installat

(1)

Alignment

ror

than

one

thousandth

inch

per

inch

coupling

diameter)

(See

Figure

(2)

Provide

sufficient

ventilation

)

Provide

around

clauses)

adequate

service

room

engine

(See

warranty

before

operating

engine.

O(U

fEELER

GAGl

ISTRAIGl-fT

EDGE

Figure

Checking

Coupling

Alignment

Fill

fuel

tank

with

CLEAN

diesel

from

reputable

manufacturer.

Fill

lubricating

oil

full

mark

dipstick

(Select

readily

available

lubricating

oil

with

A.P.I.

spec.

and

S.A.E.,

suitable

for

your

operating

area.)

Fill

cooling

system

with

suitable

mixture

water

and

antifreeze

suit

your

temperature

zone.

(See

page

19).

Propulsion

units

fill

transmission/V-drive

correct

level

dipstick

with

correct

lubricant.

Plug-in

Panel

Harness

Connection.

After

assembly,

joint

should

taped

prevent

corros

or,

preferably,

assembled

using

sili-

con

grease

which

can

obtained

electronic

store

such

Rad

Shack,

etc.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Never

operate

engine

with

inadequate

ventilat

Confirm

that

there

are

exhaust

leaks

inside

engine

compartment.

not

touch

moving

parts

during

operation

not

touch

hot

parts

such

exhaust

bustible

materials

near

the

unit.

Inspect

and

ust

parts

the

engine

and

not

after

ace

com-

Check

and

refill

engine

oil,

cooling

water,

transmission

and

fuel

ter

the

eng

brought

a s

recover

bot

tIe

was

supplied

the

ine

tructions

tallation.

sure

that

Attempting

operate

with

the

manifold

expans

p~noses

the

ator

severe

steam

burn

the

manifold

pres-

sure

cap

removed

while

the

eng

hot.

low

instructions

)

use

tools

S~A~E"

selecting

sure

that

current

and

that

all

connect

fit

corr

and

use

and

metr

sizes

are

ring

dware.

caut.ion

dUK

ing

ser-

the

unit.s,

use

carr

wires

protected

from

abr

are

ght.

PREPARATIONS

Take

shown

below

starting

after

shut-down.

Fill

your

engine

oil

near

the

upper

limit

the

dipstick.

Use

good

grade

oil

with

API

specification

better.

For

quantity

oil,

you

may

refer

the

General

Specif

ions

page

(see

Figure

2).

Fill

the

transmission/V-drive

full

mark

their

dipstick

with

the

correct

lubricant.

Your

eng

ine

supplied

coolant

recovery

system

(See

figure

which

the

following

instructions

apply:

Fill

engine

completely

the

neck

the

manifold

pressure

cap

with

antifreeze

mixture.

Open

air

bleed

petcock

manifold

thermostat

housing

allow

air

svstem

escape

while

filling:

tight

after

filling.

Then

fill

the

recovery

tank

the

bottom

level

line.

Need

for

adding

coolant

indicated

when a

cold

engine

has

coolant

level

below

the

bottom

level

line.

Fill

the

fuel

tank

with

Diesel

fuel

Cetane

rating.

The

interior

the

fuel

tank

must

maintained

clean.

careful

not

allow

introduction

dirt

when

filling

NOTE:

Engine

coolant

and

transmission

should

checked

once

day

prior

eng

use.

Visually

look

over

unit

for

any

abnor-

malities

correct

needed.

engine

for

the

first

time

gauge

oil

{elle!

oil

or!

levE-Iqc;uge_+Y1'1

3/ld/il/erport

/ower!/m/t

7----

oi/

Figure

oil

Capacity

COOLANT

RECOVERY

TANK

\ PRESSURE CAP

F e

Coolant

Recovery

System

BREAKING

YOUR

NEW

ENGINE

While

eng

has

had

ninum

one

hour

test

operat

demonstrate

accurate

assembly

still

requires

break

time.

and

correct

operation

all

systems,

Service

life

your

engine

dependent

how

your

engine

operated

and

serviced

during

initial

hours

operation.

Your

new

engine

needs

approximately

fifty

hours

initial

con-

ditioning

operation

breaking

each

moving

part,

thus

helping

maximize

performance

and

service

life

engine.

Perform

this

con-

ditioning

carefully,

keeping

the

following

points

mind.

Star

eng

ine,

run

fast

systems

are

functioning

sea

tery

charge.

idle

while

checking

that

all

water

pump,

oil

pressure,

bat-

Warm

engine,

prefer

ably

running

propeller

fast

idle

while

tied

down,

until

water

temperature

gauge

moves

into

the

130

140

degree

range.

Then

use

engine

varying

RPM's

for

first

twenty

five

hours

(tr

ansmiss

ion

lubr

icant

should

changed

models

having

HBW

transmissions).

Avoid

rapid

acceleration

especially

with

cold

engine.

Use

caution

not

overload

engine.

Grey

black

smoke

and

inability

engine

reach

rated

RPM

sign

overload.

twentyfive

hours

may

run

varying

RPM's

with

short

runs

top

RPM.

Avoid

prolonged

idling.

Explanation:

"Breaking

in"

a new

engine

basically

seating

the

cylinder

walls.

This

not

accomplished

running

idle,

nor

early

running

under

full

load.

piston

rings

periods

Idle

running

smoky

oper

similar

may

glaze

the

Excessive

results,

espec

inder

causing

oil

consumption

and

loads

may

score

inder

with

the

engine

indicated

above,

operate

the

engine

moderat

du!:i

tial

hours

break

Don't

baby

it,

yet

not

abuse

the

ini-

DESCRIPTION

STARTING

SYSTEM

All

Models

use

electric

starter

assisted

for

both

normal

and

cold

weather

starting.

F e 4

cross

section

through

one

inder.

The

glow

plug

enters

the

com-

bustion

chamber

that

the

end

the

spray

path

the

ector

nozzle.

When

the

glow

plugs

are

energized

the

pre-

heat

button,

they

glow

red

the

tips

and

assist

rapid

ignition

the

fueL

The

result

rapid

starts

with

less

wear

the

starter.

This

system

common

Westerbeke

Diesels.

The

start

circuitry

designed

that,

first,

the

preheat

button

must

depressed

for

the

time

specified

the

glow

plug

use

chart

shown

below.

Figure

Combustion

Chamber

After

which,

and

while

keeping

the

preheat

button

engaged,

the

start

button

depressed

crank

the

engine.

NOTE:

Starter

button

will

not

energize

unless

preheat

depressed.

Glow

Use

Data

Atmospheric

temj:'eratur

Preheating

time

rox.

sec.

rox.

sec.

For

starting

and

eSt

see

and

11.

INSTRUMENT

PANEL

Descr

ion

and

uSe

of:

Figure

Instrument

Panel

Note

When

engine

stopped

after

use,

the

water

temperature

and

oil

pressure

gauges

may

stay

their

running

readings.

Note

When

engine

perature

and

pressure

battery

mounted

eng

ine,

any

accumulated

begin

function.

uSed,

turn

keyswitch

ON.

The

tem-

gauges

will

"ZERO"

and

the

voltmeter

voltage.

The

electric

fuel

pump,

also

beg

operate.

purging

the

and

the

engine

hour

meter

Note

The

eng

now

prepared

for

starting.

Note

FOR

INITIAL

STARTS:

The

self-bleeding

feature

these

fittings

such

the

fuel

models

make

such

that

remove

air

from

the

eng

fuel

ill

the

vessel's

fuel

tanks

and

fil

ator

Then

turn

engine

fUel

the

engine

and

r 60

Seconds

the

eng

fUel

out

thr

the

return.

need

The

oper

tor

need

prime

any

tank

and

act

Ing

the

operate

tern

and

bleed

any

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