Operating In Freezing Temperatures; Salt Water Operation; Trailering Your Boat - Volvo 5.0OSiE-J Operator's Manual

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Operating in Freezing Temperatures

When freezing temperatures are forecast and the boat
will be operated and left in the water, the drive unit
must remain in the tilted down (submerged) position at
all times to prevent water in the drive unit from freez-
ing. Upon completion of engine operation, drain the
engine as described in the maintenance section of this
manual.

Salt Water Operation

You can use your Volvo Penta sterndrive in either fresh
or salt water.
We recommend that you use fresh water to flush out
the engine and drive as described in the maintenance
section of this manual after you use it in polluted or
salt water. This will prolong the service life of the man-
ifolds and risers. For additional information, see En-
gine Flush on page 80.

Trailering Your Boat

If your boat will be trailered, tilt the drive unit out of the
water. After you remove your boat from the water, low-
er the drive unit to the RUN (down) position until the
cooling system drains thoroughly.
Rinse the entire drive exterior with fresh water, then
dry it and spray it with anti-corrosion spray.
Before trailering your boat on the road, check the
ground clearance of the drive unit. When trailering, the
drive unit may be in the up or down position. There
must be at least 15 inches (38.1 cm) clearance be-
tween the lower gear unit and the ground. If the clear-
ance is less than 15 inches (38.1 cm), raise the drive
unit.
NOTICE! Be very careful when you back out of drive-
ways or cross railroad tracks, so that the
sterndrive does not hit the ground.
Make sure that the boat fits the trailer properly. In
many cases, loss of performance and speed is due to
improper trailer support and too much tie-down pres-
sure, which causes the boat bottom to deform. The
boat should rest firmly on the trailer with maximum tie-
down pressure applied at the bow and transom only.
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