Pre-Season Check; Submerged Outboard Motor - TOHATSU MFS 2.5B Owner's Manual

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INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
1. Turn off the fuel cock.
2. Remove the top cowl.
3. Place an approved rag under the drain
screw.
4. Loosen the carburetor drain screw.
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1. Carburetor drain screw
5. Leave the outboard motor in this posi-
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tion until all fuel has been drained.
6. When thoroughly drained, retighten the
drain screw securely.
7. Check the drained fuel for the pres-
ence of water or other contaminants. If
either is present, reassemble the out-
board motor, refill the carburetor with
fuel, and then drain the fuel again.
Repeat this procedure until no water or
other contaminants are present in the
drained fuel.
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4. Pre-season check

The following steps must be taken when
first using the engine after off-season stor-
age.
1. Check that the shift and throttle func-
tion properly. (Be sure to turn the pro-
peller shaft when checking the shift
function or else the shift linkage may
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be damaged.)
2. Change the engine oil (See page 45).
3. Before starting the engine, disconnect
stop switch lock and crank approxi-
mately 10 times in order to prime the
oil pump.
4. Fill fuel tank completely.
5. Start the engine and warm up the
engine for 3 minutes in the "NEUTRAL"
position.
6. Run the engine for 5 minutes at the
slowest speed.
7. Run the engine for 10 minutes at half
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throttle. The oil used for storage inside
the engine will be circulated out to
assure optimum performance.
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5. Submerged outboard motor

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Do not attempt to start submerged out-
board motor immediately after it is recov-
e r e d , o r e n g i n e c o u l d b e s e v e r e l y
damaged.
After taking your outboard motor out of the
water, immediately take it to your dealer.
CAUTION