Bentwings
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So, I have thus Westerbeke 6.5 kw gas gen. It has 275 hours so it’s been used very little. All the red paint is in good shap and there appears to have been nothing opened up.
It ran fine 6 weeks ago then one day would not start and stay running. I inspected all the sensors and they seemed ok. I was suspicious of the low oil pressure switch so I bypassed it temporarily. I noticed the fuel pump was not running so I replaced it.
Still no start. I wired the fuel pump direct with my own on/off switch. Still no start.
I can prime the carb with a syringe and it will start and run a few seconds then stops.
I took the carb apart and cleaned it although it was very clean. I changed the fuel/water separator. No start. Then I thought maybe the fuel pump was not drawing fuel so I added a primer pipe to the gas line. The fuel pump definitely is pulling fuel.
Then I thought I might be able to bypass or disable the shut down solenoid on the carb. However the plunger is enclosed and seats in a small carb jet. So I did test it electrically and it operates. No start. I suppose I could remove the carb jet and try that.
I’m out of options. I went to the control panel and pulled it out to inspect it. I found a blown inline fuse and replaced it. No start.
The panel has 4 switches. Going left to right. Pre heat, no name, start then a start/stop switch below. This switch also runs a bilge blower in the run position.
The start switch is off, momentary on. The gen starts when this switch is raised to engage the starter. As soon as I let go of this switch the gen stops.
I confirmed this is the correct sequence with the broker.
I’ve also called Westerbeke three times and spoken to the tech dept. they have walked me through the process each time. All three agree my panel is not Westerbeke origin. They say they can’t help with the panel as it is not theirs. I can understand this.
This gen ran just fine then over night will not start and stay running.
Back to the panel. I’ve been suspicious of the toggle switches. I did check them electrically and they seem to be ok. However the starter switch seems “funky” sometimes it works sometimes not. I just received new high amp quality switches so I’ll replace them next.
The starter switch seems to be a on on momentary but no such switch exists....at least not that I could find. Yes I could use an ignition switch but it should run as is.
So any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. The boat is out of the water now and I need to winterize this gen.
Question here is can I just pump pink anti freeze through the raw water hose from the strainer or water pump with my transfer water pump? The bost is slightly bow up, maybe equivalent to a nose down trim attitude.
Thanks
Byron
It ran fine 6 weeks ago then one day would not start and stay running. I inspected all the sensors and they seemed ok. I was suspicious of the low oil pressure switch so I bypassed it temporarily. I noticed the fuel pump was not running so I replaced it.
Still no start. I wired the fuel pump direct with my own on/off switch. Still no start.
I can prime the carb with a syringe and it will start and run a few seconds then stops.
I took the carb apart and cleaned it although it was very clean. I changed the fuel/water separator. No start. Then I thought maybe the fuel pump was not drawing fuel so I added a primer pipe to the gas line. The fuel pump definitely is pulling fuel.
Then I thought I might be able to bypass or disable the shut down solenoid on the carb. However the plunger is enclosed and seats in a small carb jet. So I did test it electrically and it operates. No start. I suppose I could remove the carb jet and try that.
I’m out of options. I went to the control panel and pulled it out to inspect it. I found a blown inline fuse and replaced it. No start.
The panel has 4 switches. Going left to right. Pre heat, no name, start then a start/stop switch below. This switch also runs a bilge blower in the run position.
The start switch is off, momentary on. The gen starts when this switch is raised to engage the starter. As soon as I let go of this switch the gen stops.
I confirmed this is the correct sequence with the broker.
I’ve also called Westerbeke three times and spoken to the tech dept. they have walked me through the process each time. All three agree my panel is not Westerbeke origin. They say they can’t help with the panel as it is not theirs. I can understand this.
This gen ran just fine then over night will not start and stay running.
Back to the panel. I’ve been suspicious of the toggle switches. I did check them electrically and they seem to be ok. However the starter switch seems “funky” sometimes it works sometimes not. I just received new high amp quality switches so I’ll replace them next.
The starter switch seems to be a on on momentary but no such switch exists....at least not that I could find. Yes I could use an ignition switch but it should run as is.
So any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. The boat is out of the water now and I need to winterize this gen.
Question here is can I just pump pink anti freeze through the raw water hose from the strainer or water pump with my transfer water pump? The bost is slightly bow up, maybe equivalent to a nose down trim attitude.
Thanks
Byron