Mercury 30 Service Manual

POWERHEAD-4-3390-826148R2MARCH1997
6.Installupperdriveshafthousingcoverandse-
curecoverwithbolt,nutandflatwasher.
52687
a
a-Bolt,Nut,Washer
TestRunProcedure
CAUTION
Whileprimingfuelsystemwithprimerbulbprior
tostartingengine,inspectallfuellineconnec-
tionsandcomponentsforgasolineleaks.Repair
anyfuelleaksBEFOREstartingoutboard.
CAUTION
Whenengineisstarted,IMMEDIATELYcheck
thatwaterpumpisoperating.Operationofwater
pumpisindicatedbywaterdischargingfrom“tell
tale”.
Whiletestrunningoutboard,checkpowerheadas-
semblyforleaksand/orunusualnoises.Makeanyre-
pairsBEFOREplacingoutboardinservice.
Break-inProcedure
CAUTION
!
Severedamagetotheenginecanresultbynot
complyingwiththeEngineBreak-inProcedure.
MODELSWITHOILINJECTION
EngineBreak-inFuel
Mixture
Usea50:1(2%)gasoline/oilmixtureinthefirsttank
offuel.Useofthisfuelmixturecombinedwithoilfrom
theoilinjectionsystemwillsupplyadequatelubrica-
tionduringenginebreak-in.
EngineBreak-in
Procedure
Varythethrottlesettingduringthefirsthourofopera-
tion.Duringthefirsthourofoperation,avoidremain-
ingataconstantspeedformorethantwominutes
andavoidsustainedwideopenthrottle.
MODELSWITHOUTOILINJECTION
EngineBreak-inFuel
Mixture
Usea25:1(4%)gasoline/oilmixtureinthefirsttank
offuel.
EngineBreak-in
Procedure
Varythethrottlesettingduringthefirsthourofopera-
tion.Duringthefirsthourofoperation,avoidremain-
ingataconstantspeedformorethantwominutes
andavoidsustainedwideopenthrottle.

Mercury 30 Specifications

General

Brand	Mercury
Model	30
Category	Outboard Motor
Language	English