Introduction - Beta Marine Beta 14 Installation Manual

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL FOR THE FOLLOWING
BETA MARINE KUBOTA BASED ENGINES
Beta 10 to Beta 115T
Heat Exchanger Propulsion Engines
WELCOME TO BETA MARINE
Thank you for purchasing a Beta Marine Engine. We have produced this manual to provide
you with important information and recommendations to ensure the most trouble free
and economical operation of the engine possible.
As manufacturers, we have written this "Operators Maintenance Manual" from a technical
viewpoint assuming a certain amount of understanding of marine engineering. We wish
to help you, so if you do not fully understand any phrase or terminology or require any
explanations please contact Beta Marine Limited or its distributors and we will be pleased
to provide further advice or technical assistance.
All information and recommendations given in this publication are based on the latest
information available at the time of publication, and are subject to alteration at any time.
The information given is subject to the company's current conditions of Tender and Sale,
is for the assistance of users, and is based upon results obtained from tests carried out
at the place of manufacture and in vessels used for development purposes. We do not
guarantee the same results will be obtained elsewhere under different conditions.
FREQUENTLY USED TOOLS
Useful tools when working on Beta 10 to Beta 115T engines are:
Sockets and/or spanners in sizes:
10, 12, 13, 14,
17, 19, 22 & 24mm
Allen key in sizes:
5, 6, 8 & 10mm
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When working on jubilee clips on
hoses in restricted or awkward
positions a 7mm flex-drive socket
is highly recommended.