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Check your secondary fuel filter mount

Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:02 am
by lyle
While doing my engine checks I noticed that my secondary engine fuel filter seemed to have fallen off its mount. On closer inspection I realized that the mount had broken away. It appears to be a modified "L" bracket and had cracked down the corner of the joint - probably due to engine vibration. I took it to my local machine shop and had it welded back together. (Hull #363, a 2005 with 660 engine hours on the engine.)

Re: Check your secondary fuel filter mount

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:02 am
by KenKrawford
Lyle,

There has been a Westerbeke service bulletin regarding the failure of this bracket.
http://www.westerbeke.com/mdtools/servi ... sb_247.pdf
Call Westerbeke and they should send you a new one under warranty. There are a couple of posts in this section regarding failure of the bracket.