Pre-Season Check; Submerged Outboard Motor - TOHATSU M4C Owner's Manual

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INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
7. When thoroughly drained, retighten the
drain screw securely.
8. 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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1. Carburetor drain screw
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4. Pre-season check

The following steps must be taken when
first using the engine after off season stor-
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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
be damaged.)
2. Fill fuel tank with oil and fuel.
3. Connect the fuel line to the engine, and
squeeze primer bulb, or open the fuel
cock.
4. Before starting the engine, disconnect
stop switch lock and crank approxi-
mately 10 times in order to circulate
the oil.
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
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
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water, immediately take it to your dealer.
The following are the emergency measures
to be taken for a submerged outboard
motor, if you can not take it your dealer
right away.
1. Wash the outboard motor with fresh
water to remove salt or dirt.
2. Remove the engine oil drain screw and
completely drain water and oil from the
engine.
3. Remove the spark plugs, and com-
pletely drain the water from the engine
by pulling recoil starter several times.
Replace oil to the correct level.
The oil and filter may need to be
changed again after running a short
period to get all moisture completely
out of the crankcase.
CAUTION