I’m pretty sure the time has arrived to replace the injectors in my Westerbeke 27. I was originally going to have them rebuilt but the local firm that was going to do them for me stopped rebuilding and now only replace injectors. They can’t supply Westerbeke injectors. I know I can buy new Westerbeke injectors but there is always talk of the engine being a Mitsubishi tractor engine and I should be able to purchase injectors from a tractor dealer at a much lower price than from my friends at Westerbeke. Does anyone have experience with this? I have been told by a mechanic that the tractor injectors may be calibrated differently than the one’s from Westerbeke.
If anyone can help me out with this project I would very much appreciate hearing from you.
Jamie Morrison
Dexterity II
30U 225
Halifax, Nova Scotia
You may not remember us, but we’re Yanks you have a summer home in Mahone Bay. We live in New Hampshire the rest of the year. We were considering a Nonsuch, but settled on a Cape Dory 31 which we moor in MB harbor.
We recently purchased many spare parts for our Universal M25 at the local Kubota Dealer (two minutes from our home). Markdowns from the Westerbeke prices where in the 50-80% range for the same parts.
Many marine diesels are Kubota blocks. Maybe check with other owners who have the same engine to see if they have ascertained which Japanese tractor block your engine is based on.
If it is Kubota, I can get you new injectors, but I would need the block model (e.g. D850 or D950) the year (approximate) and the block serial number (see the Westerbeke manual for your block on-line to see where the ser. # appears). If you can get these numbers, I can get you a quote on three new injectors, and you can pick them up when we arrive in Mahone Bay on or about May 3.
There are also some Kubota dealers in NS, but not near the South Shore.
If your engine block is a Mitsubishi, we can’t help you, for the closest dealer is two hours south of us.
The advice to check with Kenny Knickle is sound. He’s done some work for us and we were happy with the results. Kenny should return from Florida sometime in May. His email is: nkknickle@gmail.com. He gets very busy in the spring, but he not longer does commercial boats, so he’s a bit easier to book than some years back.