Westerbeke Parts

[rcknecht]

After spending $2k in parts for my 4.5 BCGB, I gave up trying to fix it, and bought a new low profile 5 KW. Bottom line is I expect to get my old genny back next week or the week after, and part it out.... If you need any parts I will give a good deal... Some parts are new. It is off an '01 340 DA. Starter, fuel pump, governor, carburetor, belts, etc all work... The mechanic thinks I bent the valves after setting the timing wrong...

 

[fc3]

Valves are fixable. Do you want me to try?

 

[keokie]

That's a generous offer from Frank, and I know he has been through his and knows them well. If you don't go that route, pm me, I might know someone who would buy it as is.

 

[fc3]

Oh, I did Rod's disassembly with him and walked him though what he would need to do for reassembly. But, I didn't have time to help putting it together. If he did it a few weeks earlier or later, but he did it when I was overloaded.

That said, I don't think the parts are as valuable as the entire generator. You can part out stuff like the governor & overspeed board, but not a lot of calls for c-rods and pistons. The overspeed, btw, is grossly overpriced. The "functional" part of the overspeed regulation is a National Semicondutor LM2917N-8 frequency to voltage converter. Cost? $2.11 quantity one. They use a 2N7008 N channel MOSFET to drive the shutdown relay. The rest are simple discrete components, diodes, resistors and capacitors, which probably would be overpriced if you pay a dollar.

Doing the valves should be easy. Don't have to do a full-tear down to do a top end job. It's a bit of a pain because you have to reset the mechanical lifters once the engine is hot, but that's not an insurmountable problem.

Best regards,
Frank

 

[carterchapman]

Not to get off of Rod's thread, but...

All of us have many things that we enjoy about boating. One item that I am reminded of each day on this Forum is the willingness to provide help to fellow boaters.

Frank, thanks to guys (and gals - I can't forget Spookeay) like you offering not only good advice and counsel, but "hands on" help as well, this sport is even more enjoyable - and one could say more "affordable".

I probably have violated Forum ettiquite by "thread creep" here, so to the forum police, I apologize. I'm just very impressed by what people do for each other here.

And Rod - thanks for the MMA info. Looking forward to meeting more Forum members at AC in July.

 

[rcknecht]

Valves are fixable. Do you want me to try?

Frank, Thanks for the offer... I gave the Marina a check for just under $7K for the new genny yesterday... In my rush to reassemble the genny, and get it back on the boat, I set the timing wrong, and tried to start the genny... Then, pulled it back out and reset the timing with procedure from the manual... I ended up buying a new coil for $360, and got to the point where I just wanted it fixed... I had other work that needed to be done, so I brought it to a Marina... When I received the bad news on Thursday, that at a mini mun, I needed a valve job, I decided to cut my losses, an buy a new 5 KW genny... Now I just want the boat back and and would be happy to sell the old genny as is or part it out... It maybe be easy to get it running, but I am too impatient. One of many flaws... Frank, thank you for your help and advise... I learned a lot and, I can pull a genny out and put it back in my boat in less than 2 hours. As a reminder to all, don't attach a garden hose to your generator and try to start it after the water was running...

 

[rcknecht]

If anyone is interested in buying my 4.5 KW Westerbeke BCGB, as is, PM me... I don't know what it is worth, but I would take a fair offer.... PM me if itereseted... I plan to put it on Craigslist next week...

 

[catapiller1948]

can you tell me the demensions , height,width length .
what year is it and does it run