Stee6043
Well-Known Member
My Westerbeke saga continues. I thought I had my intermittent shutdown issue solved via new fuel filter and cleaned arrestor. After running for an hour the weekend after I had it "fixed" I heard a slight over-rev and then it quit again.
So this weekend I check the governor. Yup, low on oil. I begin filling with oil and notice after an ounce or two that it begins pouring out of the back side of the governor. There is a plug missing! Based on the paint it's clearly a recent development. On the one hand I'm glad I found this "easy fix" but on the other this plug/screw isn't shown on any of the Westerbeke diagrams. I'll have to call today. I used a temporary screw in this photo just to make sure it would run again once full (which it did).
I hope this is the fix!!!
So this weekend I check the governor. Yup, low on oil. I begin filling with oil and notice after an ounce or two that it begins pouring out of the back side of the governor. There is a plug missing! Based on the paint it's clearly a recent development. On the one hand I'm glad I found this "easy fix" but on the other this plug/screw isn't shown on any of the Westerbeke diagrams. I'll have to call today. I used a temporary screw in this photo just to make sure it would run again once full (which it did).
I hope this is the fix!!!