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    • September 16, 2013 at 12:09 pm #68783
      kalinowski
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      Time to flush the cooling system and I’m trying to figure out the easiest way to approach this. Is there a specific drain plug on the bottom of the 58? I can’t seem to find this in the parts/service catalogs.

      Dan Kalinowski
      Jolly Lama #135
      Keehi Lagoon, O’ahu

    • September 16, 2013 at 12:25 pm #80091
      madsailor
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      There should be a drain on the starboard side behind or inboard of the oil
      dipstick. It’s a petcock like the one on the expansion tank.

      Bob

      I’m not being terse. This is from my mobile.
      On Sep 16, 2013 8:09 AM, “kalinowski” wrote:

      Time to flush the cooling system and I’m trying to figure out the easiest
      way to approach this. Is there a specific drain plug on the bottom of the
      58? I can’t seem to find this in the parts/service catalogs.

      Dan Kalinowski
      Jolly Lama #135
      Keehi Lagoon, O’ahu

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    • September 16, 2013 at 12:47 pm #80092
      Discoverie
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      Good one, thanks for the q and a. As a new owner of hull num 203, I’m interested in how many other original Westerbeke 58 engines are in use. Mine, knock wood, seems to be in good shape after about 100 hours of use this summer. Anyone augmented the instrumentation to improve monitoring, how often is the oil changed? Any tips to help continued longevity?

      Thanks,
      Roger

      On Sep 16, 2013, at 8:25 AM, Robert Fine wrote:

      There should be a drain on the starboard side behind or inboard of the oil
      dipstick. It’s a petcock like the one on the expansion tank.

      Bob

      I’m not being terse. This is from my mobile.
      On Sep 16, 2013 8:09 AM, “kalinowski” wrote:

      Time to flush the cooling system and I’m trying to figure out the easiest
      way to approach this. Is there a specific drain plug on the bottom of the
      58? I can’t seem to find this in the parts/service catalogs.

      Dan Kalinowski
      Jolly Lama #135
      Keehi Lagoon, O’ahu

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