Submerged Motor - Honda Outdoor Motor BF40A Owner's Manual

10. MAINTENANCE
Submerged Motor
A submerged motor must be serv-
iced immediately after it is recov-
ered'from the water inorder to
mimumize corrosion.
Immediately take the outboard mo-
tor to the closest authorized Honda
Marine dealer or if you are far from
a dehlership, proceed as follows:
I. Remove the engine cover, and
rinse the motor with fresh water
to remove salt water, sand, mud,
etc.
2. Drain the carburetors (Refer to
Storage page 94).
3. Disengage the emergency stop
switch clip from the emergency
stop switch.
4. Remove the spark plugs.
EMERGENCY STARTEli
ROPE
5.
Remove the flywheel cover fol-
lowing
the emergency starting
procedure (refer to page 44) and
remove the water from the cylin-
ders by pulling the emergency
starter rope several times. If the
motor was running when it sub-
merged, there may be mechanical
damage, such as bent connecting
rods. If the engine binds when ro-
tated with the emergency starter
rope, do not proceed or attempt to
run the motor until it has been
repaired.
6. Change the engine oil (refer to
page 79).
7. Put a teaspoon of engine oil into
each spark plug hole to lubricate
the inside of the cylinders. Then
rotate the engine several times, us-
ing the emergency starter rope.
Reinstall the spark plugs.
-1 Running the outboard
motor without suffkient cooling
water will damage the water
pump and overheat the engine.
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