Kawasaki STX-15F service manual Engine Damper Installation, Engine Installation

7-6 ENGINE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION

Engine Removal/Installation

Engine Damper Installation

•Install the shim(s) of the same number.

•Apply a non-permanent locking agent to the engine damper mount bolts, and tighten them.

Torque - Engine Damper Mounting Bolts: 16 N·m (1.6 kgf·m, 12 ft·lb)

Engine Installation

•Bethe surehull. there are no foreign objects and parts inside of

•Clean the bilge filter (see Filter Cleaning and Inspection in Cooling and Bilge Systems chapter).

•Check the coupling damper for wear damage (see Cou- pling Damper Inspection in Engine Bottom End chapter).

•Install the inlet manifold (see Fuel System chapter).

•Apply a non-permanent locking agent to the engine mounting bolts, and tighten them.

Torque - Engine Mounting Bolts: 36 N·m (3.7 kgf·m, 27 ft·lb)

•After installing the engine in the hull, check the following. Throttle Cable

Fuel and Exhaust Leaks

WARNING

Do not run the engine in a closed area. Exhaust gases contain carbon monoxide, a colorless, odor- less, poisonous gas which can be lethal.

CAUTION

Do not run the engine without cooling water supply for more than 15 seconds, especially in high revolu- tionary speed or severe engine and exhaust system damage will occur.