Dennis's Beta Marine Engine inspection on arrival

First off, there is no serious visible damage other than scraped off paint with the exception of the exhaust riser. I will point that out with its photo.

I am using my blog since it is easier to select individual photos that can be separated by text to explain images.

I first inspected the boxes which as you can see were damaged and punchered from the outside.

These are the photos of the boxes.

These are taken from the outside of the box that surrounded the engine.

This the the box containing the exhaust riser.

This is the damage. No other evidence of further damage. If there is any unseen damage, it will not become evident until engine is running.

These photos are from the inside of the shipping box showing where paint has been scraped off of the engine. Photos to follow showing the engine where paint was removed.

This is the source of the caused damage. The wood where the engine mount was attached at this point has a knot near the hole where bolt was. There does not seem to be any damage to the engine at this location.

There is pressure on the oil filter as can be seen with paint scraped off. Other than paint there is no visible damage. The question remains however is if the is damage to the filter mounting that cannot be inspected until the engine is removed from the crate.

Paint shown on the inside of the shipping box is from the alternator.

The other scraped paint in the shipping box is from this hose.. Again other than paint there is no visible damage.

engine mounts at the back of the engine are intact.

This engine mount was not bolted to the wooden shipping frame. As can be seen. it has dropped down when the opposite site broke accounting for the possible damage to the oil filter mounting.

So bottom line. Riser should be replaced in case the unit is reformed causing possible leaks when under pressure. The alternator and its mounts seems to be OK as is the metal piping.

question:
Why was the fourth engine mount not bolted?
Why was the engine wooden packing frame built using wood that had a knot located close the where there was a lot of strain?

The shipment was accepted and possible damage was not evident until packing was removed and engine instacted.

Call or email me if there are any questions. Give me the OK to proceed with work on the installation.

Dennis Gade