Beta Marine Engines

Blue Moon · Blue Moon

Changing oil, filters, and so on at the end of our season, I noticed what appears to be residue from a coolant leak at the coolant pump shaft on my Beta 38 WOC K35616. I have not noticed any appreciable lowering of the coolant level, which is easy to monitor since I pump in an external reservoir tank at the...

Jackg · Jackg

My new Beta runs great, but the gauge indicates about 160 degrees. That seems cool for a diesel. Does this make sense? Tia!

dgilliver · dgilliver

I replaced my old Volvo sail drive with a Beta 25 and Seaprop 60 sail drive. The Volvo saildrive had a 3 inch extension so the output shaft had enough clearance to swing a 16 inch prop. The Seaprop 60 only gives me 7 inches of clearance so I can only swing a 13 inch prop ( which are no longer available ). Doe...

dgilliver · dgilliver

After running for several hours and coming into the dock I put the engine in neutral idle and it runs very rough. It almost dies sometime. Upon moving throttle up the engine will idle smoothLy at 1000 rpm. This is a new Beta 25 with less than 100 hours. What could be causing this and how can it be fixed. ...

Blue Moon · Blue Moon

What are the alternator and crankshaft pulley diameters on my Beta 38 WOC K35616? I am trying to figure out why charging to the house battery bank is not stronger at idle or slightly above. I do have a Balmar MC-614 regulating the alternator so fully realize that I must also understand exactly what tha...

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	Coolant pump leak on Beta 38 (Preview) Changing oil, filters, and so on at the end of our season, I noticed what appears to be residue from a coolant leak at the coolant pump shaft on my Beta 38 WOC K35616. I have not noticed any appreciable lowering of the coolant level, which is easy to monitor since I pump in an external reservoir tank at the...	Blue Moon	3	879	Nov 3, 2020 by Stanley
	Beta 25 running temperature seems low (Preview) My new Beta runs great, but the gauge indicates about 160 degrees. That seems cool for a diesel. Does this make sense? Tia!	Jackg	2	816	Nov 2, 2020 by Jackg
	Seaprop 60 extension (Preview) I replaced my old Volvo sail drive with a Beta 25 and Seaprop 60 sail drive. The Volvo saildrive had a 3 inch extension so the output shaft had enough clearance to swing a 16 inch prop. The Seaprop 60 only gives me 7 inches of clearance so I can only swing a 13 inch prop ( which are no longer available ). Doe...	dgilliver	1	895	Sep 30, 2020 by Stanley
	Rough idle after running engine for long period of time. (Preview) After running for several hours and coming into the dock I put the engine in neutral idle and it runs very rough. It almost dies sometime. Upon moving throttle up the engine will idle smoothLy at 1000 rpm. This is a new Beta 25 with less than 100 hours. What could be causing this and how can it be fixed. ...	dgilliver	1	819	Sep 26, 2020 by dgilliver
	Low Alternator Output at Idle charging alternator idle Balmar (Preview) What are the alternator and crankshaft pulley diameters on my Beta 38 WOC K35616? I am trying to figure out why charging to the house battery bank is not stronger at idle or slightly above. I do have a Balmar MC-614 regulating the alternator so fully realize that I must also understand exactly what tha...	Blue Moon	6	1175	Aug 31, 2020 by Blue Moon
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