Beta Marine Engines

Cape Sailor · Cape Sailor

So my Cambria 44 sailboat with a 2013 Beta 60 (work order K29378) was launched today in Antigua. For the third time in 6 years in the Caribbean the lip seals on the Johnson pump failed with only 700 hours total on the engine. While I now carry a spare Johnson raw water pump, it is still a huge pain to swa...

TerryT · TerryT

Beta literature says that its engines "rotate counterclockwise when viewed from the flywheel." Is that from the rear drive plate or the front of the engine? I thought it was from the rear end, but now I am confused. Thanks. (I ask because I am about to buy a Beta 35 and will add my own transmission and...

Blue Moon · Blue Moon

If I must take a season or two off, leaving the boat on the hard over a couple of winters, is fogging my Beta 38 recommended? If so, how best to do that and with which fogging oil so as not to gum up the injectors or cause other problems?

BruceB · BruceB

I see you offer a coolant expansion tank. When would I need one of these and how high in the engine compartment should it be mounted? I assume this is different than the coolant expansion tank, right? Thanks!

NeilMcCubbin · NeilMcCubbin

We have recently started seeing coolant levels dropping for no apparent reason, after having drained engine to change coolant, as recommended every 2 years. After filling, we bled air from the cylinder head, ran and topped up, 3 times so far. Beta 60 with hot water heater. 1500 hrs We have the red h...

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	Johnson F5B-9 raw water pump seal failure (Preview) So my Cambria 44 sailboat with a 2013 Beta 60 (work order K29378) was launched today in Antigua. For the third time in 6 years in the Caribbean the lip seals on the Johnson pump failed with only 700 hours total on the engine. While I now carry a spare Johnson raw water pump, it is still a huge pain to swa...	Cape Sailor	0	60	January 16th by Cape Sailor
	Engine Rotation Direction (Preview) Beta literature says that its engines "rotate counterclockwise when viewed from the flywheel." Is that from the rear drive plate or the front of the engine? I thought it was from the rear end, but now I am confused. Thanks. (I ask because I am about to buy a Beta 35 and will add my own transmission and...	TerryT	2	195	January 13th by Farron
	Fogging for extended storage? (Preview) If I must take a season or two off, leaving the boat on the hard over a couple of winters, is fogging my Beta 38 recommended? If so, how best to do that and with which fogging oil so as not to gum up the injectors or cause other problems?	Blue Moon	1	70	January 13th by Farron
	Coolant Expansion tank (Preview) I see you offer a coolant expansion tank. When would I need one of these and how high in the engine compartment should it be mounted? I assume this is different than the coolant expansion tank, right? Thanks!	BruceB	27	915	January 4th by Blue Moon
	Mystery coolant loss (Preview) We have recently started seeing coolant levels dropping for no apparent reason, after having drained engine to change coolant, as recommended every 2 years. After filling, we bled air from the cylinder head, ran and topped up, 3 times so far. Beta 60 with hot water heater. 1500 hrs We have the red h...	NeilMcCubbin	1	155	December 5th by NeilMcCubbin
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