Cooling Water Pilot Outlet; Water Separator - Yamaha WaveRunner VXS 2012 Owner's/Operator's Manual

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in response to handlebar input until you apply
throttle again or you reach trolling speed.
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Cooling water pilot outlet

When the engine is running, some of the cool-
ing water that is circulated in the engine is dis-
charged from the cooling water pilot outlet.
1 Cooling water pilot outlet
There is a cooling water pilot outlet on the port
(left) side of the watercraft. To check for prop-
er operation of the cooling system, make sure
that water is being discharged from the cool-
ing water pilot outlet. If water is not being dis-
charged from the outlet, stop the engine and
check the jet intake for clogging. (See page
85 for information on the jet intake.)
TIP:
It will take about 60 seconds for the water to
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reach the outlet after the engine is started.
Water discharge may not be constant when
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the engine is running at idling speed. If this
occurs, apply a little throttle to make sure
that water discharges properly.
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Water separator

The water separator prevents water from en-
tering the fuel tank by collecting any water that
has entered the fuel tank breather hose if the
watercraft was capsized.
Control function operation
If water has collected in the water separator,
drain it by loosening the drain screw.
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1 Water separator
1 Drain screw
To drain water from the water separator:
(1) Place a drain pan or dry cloth under the
(2) Gradually loosen the drain screw to drain
(3) Securely tighten the drain screw until it
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water separator.
the water. Catch the draining water in the
drain pan or soak it up with the dry cloth
so that it does not spill into the engine
compartment. If any water spills into the
watercraft, be sure to wipe it up with a dry
cloth.
stops.
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