Beta Marine Engines

BruceB · BruceB

I have a 1980 Fast Passage 39 with a Perkins 4.108, velvet drive 71 with a 1.91:1 ratio and a 16" 3 blade Max Prop (largest I can fit). I'm considering repowering as the engine is now consuming quite a bit of oil, but only has light gray smoke that is often hard to see. I rebuilt the head but am not sure it solve...

MarkK · MarkK

After my last engine use, I found one of the small allen head sump pan mounting bolts had dropped to the engine room floor. It appears to have unscrewed itself. There is no oil leak, oil level is still good and the oil gauge was reading normal throughout the last use. When reinstalling the bolt, shoul...

Willows · Willows

My tachometer reads 500 when the engine isnt run. Does that mean it reads 500 RPM high all the time? Is there a way to reset it so that it reads zero? thank you

Jane-O · Jane-O

Hello, If I service my heat exchanger every year, should I replace the o-rings each time? Thank you. Regards, Bill

Scott Blair · Scott Blair

I sail on the great lakes and have a beta 25. In fresh water, magnesium is recommended rather than zinc for sacrificial anodes, Beta does not offer a magnesium anode for the heat exchanger and I cannot find one that would fit elsewhere. I don't know that I have corrosion, but I would like the security of c...

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	Repower 1980 Fast Passage 39 (Preview) I have a 1980 Fast Passage 39 with a Perkins 4.108, velvet drive 71 with a 1.91:1 ratio and a 16" 3 blade Max Prop (largest I can fit). I'm considering repowering as the engine is now consuming quite a bit of oil, but only has light gray smoke that is often hard to see. I rebuilt the head but am not sure it solve...	BruceB	21	2420	Jul 25, 2021 by BruceB
	Sump mounting bolt unscrewed itself. (Preview) After my last engine use, I found one of the small allen head sump pan mounting bolts had dropped to the engine room floor. It appears to have unscrewed itself. There is no oil leak, oil level is still good and the oil gauge was reading normal throughout the last use. When reinstalling the bolt, shoul...	MarkK	2	1224	May 26, 2021 by MarkK
	Tachometer doesn’t go to zero (Preview) My tachometer reads 500 when the engine isnt run. Does that mean it reads 500 RPM high all the time? Is there a way to reset it so that it reads zero? thank you	Willows	1	1324	Apr 27, 2021 by Stanley
	Heat exchanger service - new o-rings every time? (Preview) Hello, If I service my heat exchanger every year, should I replace the o-rings each time? Thank you. Regards, Bill	Jane-O	1	1418	Apr 19, 2021 by Stanley
	Freshwater anode (Preview) I sail on the great lakes and have a beta 25. In fresh water, magnesium is recommended rather than zinc for sacrificial anodes, Beta does not offer a magnesium anode for the heat exchanger and I cannot find one that would fit elsewhere. I don't know that I have corrosion, but I would like the security of c...	Scott Blair	1	1327	Apr 13, 2021 by Stanley
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