
Description
of
Starting
System
Westerbeke diesel engines use electric starters assisted by
glow
plugs for both normal and cold weather
starting. The figure
below shows a cross-sectional view
of
one cylinder. The
glow
plug is located
in
the com-
bustion chamber so that its
tip
is in the injector nozzle's spray path. When the
glow
plug is energized
by
the
PREHEAT button, the plug glows red at the tip and assists
in
igniting the fuel. The result is a rapid start with
less wear on the starter.
This system is
common
to
Westerbeke Diesels. The start
cirCUITry
is designed so that the PREHEAT button
must be depressed for the time specified
in
the "Preheat" chart shown on page
39.
Then, while keeping the
PREHEAT button engaged, the START button is depressed
to
crank the engine.
GLOW
PLUG
Combustion Chamber
NOTE: The START button will
not
energize unless the PREHEAT button is depressed. When
depressing
the
preheat switch, we are activating the glow plugs in the cylinder head, so use
the preheat intermittently so as
not
to
overheat the
glow
plugs.
Westerbeke
Diesel
Engines
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