STARTING
AND
OPERATION
TROUBLE
CHECK
CHART
MOTOR WILL NOT STAAT, check for:
1.
ShifVThrottle lever in NEUTRAL
and warm-up lever in
STAAT
position.
2.
Fuel in tank
3. Fuel
line
connector
properly
attached
4. Fuel line primer bulb at tank end
5. Carburetor primed (squeeze primer
bulb)
6.
Fu
el tank
re
sting
on
fuel line
7.
Fuel
li
ne clear and not kinked
8. Cold motor: Engine not choked
sufficiently
9. Wa
rm
motor: .Engine over-choked
or
flooded. (Do not choke
motor
,
disconnect fuel
line at
motor
, and
crank until cleared.)
10
. Fuel pu
mp
filter obstructed
11
. Water in fuel system
12
.
Check
battery
and
electrical
connections
Q»
Check fuse at terminal strip on
port side
of
motor. Always carry
spare
fuses
.
See
SPECIFI
-
CATIONS
G)No
spark:
A Loose spark plug leads
B.
Spark plugs carboned, burned
or
wet
C.
Incorrect spark plug gap (85
and
115
HP, see SPECIFICA-
TIONS)
D.
Ignition
system
(see
your
DEALER)
E.
Two ignition electrical
connec-
tors disconnected. Match
con-
nectors (with 2 wires, brown
and brown with yellow stripe)
and push together.
15.
Loose spark plugs, causing
poor
compression (see SPECIFICA-
TIONS
for recommended torque)
16
. Recheck starting instructions
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V4
ST
A
RT
IN
G
AND
OPERATI
ON
TROUBLE
CHECK
CHART
(CONT)
POW
R
TR
IM/TIL
IN
OPERAT
I
VE,
ch
ck
for
:
1. Hydr
LJIIc
flltid I v I
(S
LUBR
I-
CATION)
2.
M
nu
1 r I s cr w ti hl n d
cur ly
A
Ch
ck
fu
in
junction box. S
V SPECIFICATIONS.
MOTOR
WILL N
OT
I
DLE
PROPERLY,
check for.
1 Defective
sp
rk
plugs
2. Improper
fu
I
mi
ture
MOTOR
LOSES
PO
W
ER,
check for:
1.
Defec
t
ive
spark plugs
2.
Fu
el
pu
mp filter partl lly restricted
or
fu
el contaminated
3.
Obstruction
at wa
ter
Intake.
Cooling
system not operating
properly
COOLING
SYSTEM
-
0
MOTOR
VI
B
RA
TE
S EX
CE
SS
I
VELY
ch ck for: '
1. Bent or broken prop
II
r
2.
We
e
ds
on propell
er
MOTOR RUNS, BUT MAKES LITTLE
OR
NO PROGRESS, check for:
1. Bent or broken
propeller
2.
Weeds on propeller
If
this does not solve problem, then
contact your DEALER.
~
NOTE: Never start
motor
out
of
water
as
permanent
damage can
occur
to
~
water
pump
and powerhead.
WATER
INTAKE
The motor has a pressure and thermostatically
controlled
water
cooling
sys-
tem. The water temperature is accurately controlled
for
best
performance
and
long motor life. The water pump operates
as
a centrifugal
pump
at
high
speeds
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