Checking Painted Surface Of Outboard Motor; Periodic Maintenance - Yamaha F225 Owner's Manual

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1. Garden hose connector
2. Fitting
2. Connect the garden hose to the garden
hose connector.
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1. Garden hose connector
2. Garden hose
3. With the engine off, turn on the water
supply and let the water flush through
the cooling water passages for about 15
minutes.
4.
5.
TIP:
When flushing the cooling water passages
with the boat in the water, tilting the outboard
motor up until it is completely out of the water
will achieve better results.
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Checking painted surface of
outboard motor
Check the outboard motor for scratches,
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nicks, or flaking paint. Areas with damaged
paint are more likely to corrode. If necessary,
clean and paint the areas. A touch-up paint is
available from your Yamaha dealer.
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These procedures require mechanical
skills, tools, and supplies. If you do not
have the proper skills, tools, or supplies
to perform a maintenance procedure,
1 have a Yamaha dealer or other qualified
mechanic do the work.
The procedures involve disassembling
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the motor and exposing dangerous parts.
To reduce the risk of injury from moving,
hot, or electrical parts:
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Maintenance
Turn off the water supply, and then dis-
connect the garden hose from the gar-
den hose connector.
Connect the garden hose connector to
the fitting on the bottom cowling and
tighten it securely. NOTICE: If the gar-
den hose connector is not properly
connected, cooling water can leak
out and the engine can overheat dur-
ing operation.
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Periodic maintenance

WARNING
Turn off the engine and keep the key(s)
and engine shut-off cord (lanyard) with
you when you perform maintenance un-
less otherwise specified.
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