Beta Marine Engines

MarkK · MarkK

Does Beta define the max amperage small frame alternator that can be installed on a Beta 25? My beta was delivered in 2019 with a 60A Mitsubishi alternator and 4-groove serpentine belt system. It was supposed to be delivered with a 75A Mahle, but the Mitsubishi was installed due to a lack of Mahle inven...

TerryT · TerryT

Beta literature says that its engines "rotate counterclockwise when viewed from the flywheel." Is that from the rear drive plate or the front of the engine? I thought it was from the rear end, but now I am confused. Thanks. (I ask because I am about to buy a Beta 35 and will add my own transmission and...

Blue Moon · Blue Moon

If I must take a season or two off, leaving the boat on the hard over a couple of winters, is fogging my Beta 38 recommended? If so, how best to do that and with which fogging oil so as not to gum up the injectors or cause other problems?

BruceB · BruceB

I see you offer a coolant expansion tank. When would I need one of these and how high in the engine compartment should it be mounted? I assume this is different than the coolant expansion tank, right? Thanks!

NeilMcCubbin · NeilMcCubbin

We have recently started seeing coolant levels dropping for no apparent reason, after having drained engine to change coolant, as recommended every 2 years. After filling, we bled air from the cylinder head, ran and topped up, 3 times so far. Beta 60 with hot water heater. 1500 hrs We have the red h...

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	Beta 25 max alternator amperage (Preview) Does Beta define the max amperage small frame alternator that can be installed on a Beta 25? My beta was delivered in 2019 with a 60A Mitsubishi alternator and 4-groove serpentine belt system. It was supposed to be delivered with a 75A Mahle, but the Mitsubishi was installed due to a lack of Mahle inven...	MarkK	0	699	Feb 12, 2023 by MarkK
	Engine Rotation Direction (Preview) Beta literature says that its engines "rotate counterclockwise when viewed from the flywheel." Is that from the rear drive plate or the front of the engine? I thought it was from the rear end, but now I am confused. Thanks. (I ask because I am about to buy a Beta 35 and will add my own transmission and...	TerryT	2	903	Jan 13, 2023 by Farron
	Fogging for extended storage? (Preview) If I must take a season or two off, leaving the boat on the hard over a couple of winters, is fogging my Beta 38 recommended? If so, how best to do that and with which fogging oil so as not to gum up the injectors or cause other problems?	Blue Moon	1	729	Jan 13, 2023 by Farron
	Coolant Expansion tank (Preview) I see you offer a coolant expansion tank. When would I need one of these and how high in the engine compartment should it be mounted? I assume this is different than the coolant expansion tank, right? Thanks!	BruceB	27	1766	Jan 4, 2023 by Blue Moon
	Mystery coolant loss (Preview) We have recently started seeing coolant levels dropping for no apparent reason, after having drained engine to change coolant, as recommended every 2 years. After filling, we bled air from the cylinder head, ran and topped up, 3 times so far. Beta 60 with hot water heater. 1500 hrs We have the red h...	NeilMcCubbin	1	897	Dec 5, 2022 by NeilMcCubbin
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