Stee6043
Well-Known Member
Of the three years I've owned my Westerbeke I've only had one year of pain-free use, and that was last year. I'm thinking about replacing it with a Honda on my swim platform!!! (joking, kinda, maybe).
At any rate - I finally threw in the towel and called in the pros this Spring. And it's still not running. Prior to calling on my marina I had replaced the oil in the governor, changed the fuel filter and cleaned the arrestor. Regular maintenance last year included impellor, oil, belts, etc. This spring the generator would start hard, run for up to an hour, then stop. Very hard to restart.
Marina Try # 1 - they changed rotor, cap, plugs and wires. They also rewired my "main 10 pin connector" since it was badly worn they said. They claim "it's fixed". I proceed to run it for an hour, perfect, turn it off and it will not restart. Can smell fuel when trying to restart.
Marina Try # 2 - they adjust the idle and say the choke was sticking, indicate it's "all set now". I proceed to run it for an hour, starts a little weird, a touch of backfiring, shut it down later and then it will not start again. Still smelling fuel when trying to restart.
Marine Try # 3 - I don't know exactly what they did (yet) but this past weekend it started okay, ran for 30 minutes and then started "nearly quitting" but would always catch itself at very low RPM and then return to normal speed. This dip in RPM was occurring every 2-3 minutes until I finally shut it off. Tried to restart an hour later - will not start. Can't smell fuel this time but it was a bit windy.
I am starting to wonder if it needs a carb rebuild or something? I'm about done investing money in it this year but I am curious if the CSR folks have any suggestions for winter projects for me. I really just want the thing to work!!!! Ugh....
Thanks in advance for any advice.
At any rate - I finally threw in the towel and called in the pros this Spring. And it's still not running. Prior to calling on my marina I had replaced the oil in the governor, changed the fuel filter and cleaned the arrestor. Regular maintenance last year included impellor, oil, belts, etc. This spring the generator would start hard, run for up to an hour, then stop. Very hard to restart.
Marina Try # 1 - they changed rotor, cap, plugs and wires. They also rewired my "main 10 pin connector" since it was badly worn they said. They claim "it's fixed". I proceed to run it for an hour, perfect, turn it off and it will not restart. Can smell fuel when trying to restart.
Marina Try # 2 - they adjust the idle and say the choke was sticking, indicate it's "all set now". I proceed to run it for an hour, starts a little weird, a touch of backfiring, shut it down later and then it will not start again. Still smelling fuel when trying to restart.
Marine Try # 3 - I don't know exactly what they did (yet) but this past weekend it started okay, ran for 30 minutes and then started "nearly quitting" but would always catch itself at very low RPM and then return to normal speed. This dip in RPM was occurring every 2-3 minutes until I finally shut it off. Tried to restart an hour later - will not start. Can't smell fuel this time but it was a bit windy.
I am starting to wonder if it needs a carb rebuild or something? I'm about done investing money in it this year but I am curious if the CSR folks have any suggestions for winter projects for me. I really just want the thing to work!!!! Ugh....
Thanks in advance for any advice.