Pre-Season Check; Submerged Outboard Motor - TOHATSU MFS 4C Owner's Manual

5. Recharge the battery once a month
to prevent it from discharging and the
electrolyte from deteriorating.
6. Store the battery in a dry place.
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4. Pre-season check

The following steps must be taken when
first using the engine after off season
storage.
1. Check that the shift and throttle
function properly. (Be sure to turn the
propeller shaft when checking the
shift function or else the shift linkage
may be damaged.)
2. Check the electrolyte level, and mea-
sure the voltage and specific gravity
of the battery.
Specific Grav- Terminal Volt-
ity at 20° age (V)
1.120 10.5
1.160 11.1
1.210 11.7
1.250 12
1.280 13.2
3. Check that the battery is secure and
the batter y cables are properly
installed.
4. Change the engine oil (See page 55).
5. Before starting the engine, discon-
nect stop switch lock and crank
approximately 10 times in order to
prime the oil pump.
6. Fill fuel tank completely.
7. Start the engine and warm up the
engine for 3 minutes in the "NEU-
TRAL" position.
8. Run the engine for 5 minutes at the
slowest speed.
9. Run the engine for 10 minutes at half
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5. Submerged outboard motor

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Do not attempt to start submerged outboard
motor immediately after it is recovered, or
engine could be severely damaged.
After taking your outboard motor out of
the water, immediately take it to your
dealer.
The following are the emergency mea-
sures to be taken for a submerged out-
Charge Condi-
board motor, if you can not take it your
tion
dealer right away.
Fully discharged
1. Wash the outboard motor with fresh
1/4 charged
1/2 charged
2. Remove the engine oil drain screw
3/4 charged
Fully charged
3. Remove the spark plugs, and com-
4. Inject a sufficient amount of engine
INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
throttle. The oil used for storage
inside the engine will be circulated
out to assure optimum performance.
CAUTION
water to remove salt or dirt.
and completely drain water and oil
from the engine.
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.
oil through the spark plug holes.
Pull the recoil starter rope several
times to circulate the oil throughout
the outboard motor.
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