Beta Marine Engines

sbcwylie · sbcwylie

Hello, My Beta 38 has seen only about 135hr of use since installed in the summer of '16. I was about to head out for a couple of weeks and luckily noticed high temp and not enough water coming out of the exhaust before I got too far off the dock. There is corrosion inside the raw water inlet of the heat exch...

Blue Moon · Blue Moon

Im installing a Balmar DDC for better battery charge regimen, but need to use the on-off function on it to shut the thing down and avoid a constant 0.5 A draw when the engine isn't running and thus alternator not charging. My Beta 38 is WOC K35616, with the 120 A alternator and BW panel options. Where is t...

LB-PDX · LB-PDX

I recently changed oil (ATF). Since the drain plug is under the shifter and that's on the "blind" side of the powertrain on our boat, I sucked the old oil out. I had to use the top hole for the dip stick, as I had no wrench to fit the large top fill plug. That plug must have been tightened by someone using a real...

SkipD · SkipD

Engine overall is running beautifully, very smooth on the soft mounts in conjunction with the Python-Drive. Only questions are around running at WOT (which I shall most likely never do as usual practice) First question - was able to get to 2750 rpm before the speed would not increase (hit 8.5 Knots) ...

Blue Moon · Blue Moon

Where is the intended electrical negative connection point on the Beta 38? It appears that my Beta 38 was installed with the negative electrical connected to a bolt near, but directly attached to, the starter (at the right side in the attached photo). I am told that running current through the engine...

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	Heat exchanger housing corrosion (Preview) Hello, My Beta 38 has seen only about 135hr of use since installed in the summer of '16. I was about to head out for a couple of weeks and luckily noticed high temp and not enough water coming out of the exhaust before I got too far off the dock. There is corrosion inside the raw water inlet of the heat exch...	sbcwylie	20	1199	Aug 9, 2019 by Stanley
	Engine “On” Signal for Balmar DDC Activation? (Preview) Im installing a Balmar DDC for better battery charge regimen, but need to use the on-off function on it to shut the thing down and avoid a constant 0.5 A draw when the engine isn't running and thus alternator not charging. My Beta 38 is WOC K35616, with the 120 A alternator and BW panel options. Where is t...	Blue Moon	2	592	Jul 22, 2019 by Blue Moon
	Oil Fill for a tmc 40 trans. (Betamarine 25) (Preview) I recently changed oil (ATF). Since the drain plug is under the shifter and that's on the "blind" side of the powertrain on our boat, I sucked the old oil out. I had to use the top hole for the dip stick, as I had no wrench to fit the large top fill plug. That plug must have been tightened by someone using a real...	LB-PDX	2	862	Jul 20, 2019 by LB-PDX
	B-50 Sea Trial Questions (Preview) Engine overall is running beautifully, very smooth on the soft mounts in conjunction with the Python-Drive. Only questions are around running at WOT (which I shall most likely never do as usual practice) First question - was able to get to 2750 rpm before the speed would not increase (hit 8.5 Knots) ...	SkipD	1	722	Jul 2, 2019 by Stanley
	Intended engine electrical negative connection point(s)? (Preview) Where is the intended electrical negative connection point on the Beta 38? It appears that my Beta 38 was installed with the negative electrical connected to a bolt near, but directly attached to, the starter (at the right side in the attached photo). I am told that running current through the engine...	Blue Moon	1	638	Jun 28, 2019 by Stanley
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