Maintenance - 37
PRE-SEASON SERVICE
Remove your outboard from storage and prepare it
for a season of reliable service by performing a gen-
eral check and a few preventive maintenance pro-
cedures.
Examine all loosened or removed hardware and
any steering, throttle, and shift systems. Replace
damaged or missing parts with
Evinrude/Johnson
Genuine Parts
or equivalent.
Oil system — Check for evidence of water in the
oil tank. If present, see your DEALER. If no water is
evident, top off the oil tank. Refer to Fuel and Oil
Section, Oil System.
Disconnected oil hoses — Follow the directions
in Fuel and Oil, Oil System, to reinstall the hoses
and reestablish oil flow.
Undisturbed oil hoses — If the oil hoses were
left connected, no special attention to the oil system
is required.
With the propeller removed, check the gearcase for
leakage. If leakage is evident, the gearcase seals
should be replaced. See your DEALER.
Anticorrosion anodes — Check condition. Refer
to Anticorrosion Anodes.
Install the propeller unless you will run the engine
on a flusher for your pre-season servicing. If so, in-
stall the propeller after you shut OFF the engine
and disconnect the flusher. Refer to Flushing.
Refer to Propeller to install the propeller.
Top off fuel tank with fresh fuel.
Battery — Charge fully and install. Refer to Bat-
tery.
Refer to Engine Monitoring and review your en-
gine’s warning system self-test routine. During your
preseason start-up, make sure the warning system
self-tests properly. If it doesn’t, see your DEALER.
Follow Engine Starting and start the engine. Let it
idle while you:
Observe running quality – if poor, refer to Trouble
Check Chart or see your DEALER.
Observe water pump operation. Water must flow
from the water pump indicator in a steady stream. If
it does not, shut OFF the engine and investigate.
Refer to Engine Overheating.
Stop the engine and check the fuel system for
leaks.
WARNING
Failure to carefully reattach the outboard
and its control systems with factory-speci-
fied hardware can result in sudden, unex-
pected loss of boat control.
WARNING
Prevent injury from contact with a rotating
propeller; remove the propeller before
flushing.
WARNING
Do not use a booster battery and jumper
cables to start the engine. Fumes vented
can cause explosion and fire, resulting in
property damage, serious injury, or death.
WARNING
Failure to check for fuel leakage could allow
a leak to go undetected, resulting in fire or
explosion.
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