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EML40010

 

 

 

 

 

CHECKING BOLTS AND NUTS

 

 

 

 

 

1) Check that bolts securing the cylinder

 

 

 

 

 

head and engine and the nut securing

 

 

 

 

 

the flywheel are tightened with their

 

 

 

 

 

specified tightening torques.

 

 

 

 

 

2) Check the tightening torques of other

 

 

 

 

 

bolts and nuts.

 

 

 

 

 

EMU00409

 

 

 

 

 

MOTOR EXTERIOR

 

 

 

 

 

EMU00410

 

 

 

 

 

Cleaning the Outboard Motor

 

 

 

 

 

After use, wash the exterior of the out-

 

 

 

 

 

board with fresh water.

 

 

 

 

 

Flush the cooling system with fresh

 

 

 

 

 

water.

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refer to Flushing Cooling System instruc-

 

 

 

 

 

tions in “TRANSPORTING AND STORING

 

102024

 

 

 

OUTBOARD MOTOR”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EMU01172

90

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLEANING COOLING-WATER

 

 

 

 

 

 

q

 

 

 

PASSAGES

 

 

 

 

 

Flushing device equipped model

 

 

 

 

 

 

Perform this procedure right after opera-

 

 

 

 

 

tion for the most thorough flushing.

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w

 

 

 

1) After shutting off the engine, unscrew

 

 

 

the garden-hose connector 2 from

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the fitting 1 on the bottom cowling.

 

 

 

 

 

2) Screw the garden-hose connector 2

 

 

 

 

 

onto a garden hose 3 which is con-

 

 

 

 

 

nected to a fresh-water supply.

 

 

 

 

 

3) With the engine off, turn on the water

 

 

 

 

 

tap and let the water flush through

 

 

 

 

 

the cooling passages for about 15

 

 

 

 

 

minutes. Turn off the water and dis-

 

 

 

 

 

connect the garden hose 3.

 

 

 

 

 

4) When flushing is complete, reinstall

 

 

000841

 

 

the garden-hose connector 2 on the

 

 

 

 

fitting 1 on the bottom cowling.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tighten the connector securely.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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