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Inhibiting
Taking out of storage
● Remove any protection on the engine, air intake
and exhaust pipe.
● Top up with lubricant of the correct grade in the en-
gine if necessary. Fit new oil filters if this was not
done during conservation.
● Make sure there is oil in the reverse gear.
● Fit new fuel filters and bleed the fuel system.
● Check drive belts.
● Check the condition of rubber hoses and check the
tightness of all hose clips.
● Close the drain cocks and fit the drain plugs.
● Fit the impeller in the seawater pump.
● Check the coolant level and anti-freeze. Top up as
necessary.
● Connect the fully charged batteries.
● Open the seawater cock.
● Start the engine (if the boat is in the water) and run
the engine warm at idling speed before loading it.
● Check for oil, fuel or coolant leaks.
● Check the oil level in the reverse gear. Top up if
necessary.
Conserving the lubricating and fuel systems for stops longer than eight
months:
● Drain the oil from the engine and fill with preser-
vative* to just over the MIN mark on the dip-
stick.
● Connect suction (1) and return fuel lines (2) to a
fuel can filled with 1/3 preservative* and 2/3
diesel fuel.
● Bleed the fuel system.
● Start the engine and run it at fast idling speed
until approximately two liters (0.5 US gal.) of fuel
have been consumed. Stop the engine and con-
nect the normal fuel lines.
● Empty the preservative from the engine.
● Follow the directions on the previous page in
other respects.
* Preservatives are available from oil companies.
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