Beta Marine Engines

Endacott · Endacott

Our VDO tach (Beta 43 with 1600 hours) is gone all weird. It rarely shows the actual engine speed, at best sort of hovering in a 200 rpm cyclic. Usually the needle just parks itself in the 1200 rpm range and sits there. I swapped out the alternator (Iskra 100 amp) to find no improvement so I begin to suspe...

scottmcg · scottmcg

Dear Stanley,I am replacing the Yanmar YSB-12 this spring in my 1977 S2 9.2A (aft ****pit). The Beta BD902 (25hp) looks good as a replacement based on information on this board and the Betamarine websites. We have large tidal currents here in the San Juans and British Columbia (usually when going d...

Christiang · Christiang

HI Stanley I have an old Beta 13.5. I tried to replace the gasket on the exhaust elbow and found that it had ben fitted with helicoils as the bolt holes had corroded somewhat. Please refer to image attached. 2 of the helicoils have since failed and I had to remove them. Can you suggest a next step. Should I r...

armatore34 · armatore34

i wonder if the flexible mounting for the beta on a working boat could be done RIGID as pumps would be connected to the engine ... The angle the engine prop to enginge could work would be around 4 degree and so as low as possible... I wonder if the beta 90 or 105 would accept these mounting and if t...

arjan · arjan

Since I have been getting fantastic support through the forums I would like to ask another question. I have two ABV panels with the VDO tachs that have build in digital hour meters. The panels are under a hard dodger and fairly well protected from the elements but do get wet sometimes when washing the bo...

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	VDO Tach Irregular (Preview) Our VDO tach (Beta 43 with 1600 hours) is gone all weird. It rarely shows the actual engine speed, at best sort of hovering in a 200 rpm cyclic. Usually the needle just parks itself in the 1200 rpm range and sits there. I swapped out the alternator (Iskra 100 amp) to find no improvement so I begin to suspe...	Endacott	1	951	Apr 28, 2011 by Stanley
	Beta 902 install in S2 9.2a (Preview) Dear Stanley,I am replacing the Yanmar YSB-12 this spring in my 1977 S2 9.2A (aft ****pit). The Beta BD902 (25hp) looks good as a replacement based on information on this board and the Betamarine websites. We have large tidal currents here in the San Juans and British Columbia (usually when going d...	scottmcg	2	1573	Apr 14, 2011 by Stanley
	BZ482 heat exchange tank (Preview) HI Stanley I have an old Beta 13.5. I tried to replace the gasket on the exhaust elbow and found that it had ben fitted with helicoils as the bolt holes had corroded somewhat. Please refer to image attached. 2 of the helicoils have since failed and I had to remove them. Can you suggest a next step. Should I r...	Christiang	2	1074	Apr 12, 2011 by Christiang
	mountig of beta marine (Preview) i wonder if the flexible mounting for the beta on a working boat could be done RIGID as pumps would be connected to the engine ... The angle the engine prop to enginge could work would be around 4 degree and so as low as possible... I wonder if the beta 90 or 105 would accept these mounting and if t...	armatore34	1	935	Mar 23, 2011 by Stanley
	hour meter problems (Preview) Since I have been getting fantastic support through the forums I would like to ask another question. I have two ABV panels with the VDO tachs that have build in digital hour meters. The panels are under a hard dodger and fairly well protected from the elements but do get wet sometimes when washing the bo...	arjan	4	3482	Mar 14, 2011 by arjan
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