Starter Will Not Operate - Yamaha F100D Owner's Manual

Trouble Recovery
NOTE:
Properly dispose of the rag.
7. Firmly screw the filter cup onto the filter
housing.
NOTE:
Be careful not to twist the water detection
switch lead when screwing the filter cup onto
the filter housing.
8. Connect the water detection switch cou-
pler securely until a click is heard.
1. Water detection switch coupler
9. Fasten the water detection switch lead
with the plastic tie.
1. Plastic tie
10. Install the top cowling.
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11. Start the engine and make sure that the
water separator-warning indicator re-
mains off.
NOTE:
Have a Yamaha dealer inspect the outboard
motor after returning to port.
EMU29542

Starter will not operate

If the starter mechanism does not operate
(the engine cannot be cranked with the start-
er), the engine can be started manually with
an emergency starter rope. However, the en-
gine cannot be started manually if the battery
voltage is low. If the battery is discharged to 9
volts or below, the electric fuel pump will not
operate.
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WARNING
Use this procedure only in an emergen-
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cy to return to the nearest port for re-
pairs.
When the emergency starter rope is
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used to start the engine, the start-in-
gear protection device does not operate.
Make sure the remote control lever is in
neutral. Otherwise the boat could unex-
pectedly start to move, which could re-
sult in an accident.
Attach the engine shut-off cord to a se-
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cure place on your clothing, or your arm
or leg while operating the boat.
Do not attach the cord to clothing that
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could tear loose. Do not route the cord
where it could become entangled, pre-
venting it from functioning.
Avoid accidentally pulling the cord dur-
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ing normal operation. Loss of engine
power means the loss of most steering
control. Also, without engine power, the