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Using aluminum or Navalloy anodes in the heat exchanger
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My sailboat uses aluminum anodes, but I haven't replaced the anode in my Beta43 heat exchanger yet. I'm contemplating using aluminum or Navalloy. What is your position on using aluminum or Navalloy anodes in the heat exchanges of Beta engines?
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BruceB
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Beta 50 knurled knob
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There is a knurled knob on the starboard side of the Beta 50. What is it for and what position should it be in? I have been having fuel supply issues and tried rotating it CW and CCW but still having issues
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tonga
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Scale and junk in heat exchanger
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When we ran our 2014 Beta 60 flat out, for the first time in a few years, in the tropics it got hot (not enough to alarm) When we opened up the heatex, we found some junk plugging the first pass, and (surprisingly) even more at the entry to the second pass. Refer to attached photos Any idea what it is? We h...
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NeilMcCubbin
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Coolant cap pressure rating
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We have a Beta 60, 2014 vintage, which has run well In 2019 we replaced the Beta UK supplied plastic header tank with a metal one from Beta NC. (incidentally, much better made, and with a proper safety overflow) The original Beta coolant cap on the engine is rated at 13 psi, and (i just noticed) the Bet...
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NeilMcCubbin
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white smoke
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I have a Beta 30 with only 110 hours, the engine was installed 2.5 years ago, I have not put a lot of hours because I use it mostly just in and out of the harbor. Recently I have taken 2 trips of 4 plus hours each , there is a white smoke coming from the exhaust at 2500 rpm. Can you point me to what might be the cau...
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Wayne
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