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My sisters boat is going to need the diesel Gen replaced or rebuilt. The motor starts right up but has white smoke (unburned fuel) out the exhaust along with a tab bit of engine oil. Compression test shows No 1 is at 425 but the rest get lower down to 390 cold. Warm test come up some but not enough. Getting parts shouldn't be a major issue but Westerbeke are very proud of their parts. The electric head unit is good
The Gen is model 15-BTD which I think makes it a series 63 motor, serial number 155278-C803. Have found a parts manual for the B and C versions and have also found where the motor might be a Perkins. If its a Perkins then parts should be able to be found cheaper. I can rebuild the motor, but if we could find a low hour motor to just replace, this could be a easy option
So my issues and or questions are:
Is it a Perkins motor or unique Westerbeke?
Maybe find a different manufacture (Onan, Kohler, CAT) but will it attach to the Gen head?
Know of any good sources for parts?
The Gen is model 15-BTD which I think makes it a series 63 motor, serial number 155278-C803. Have found a parts manual for the B and C versions and have also found where the motor might be a Perkins. If its a Perkins then parts should be able to be found cheaper. I can rebuild the motor, but if we could find a low hour motor to just replace, this could be a easy option
So my issues and or questions are:
Is it a Perkins motor or unique Westerbeke?
Maybe find a different manufacture (Onan, Kohler, CAT) but will it attach to the Gen head?
Know of any good sources for parts?
