Starting; Verifications When The Motor Is On - SELVA MARINE MADEIRA 40 Owner's Manual

STARTING

Verifications before starting he motor
Check that the hood is correctly locked. Check the correct
insertion of the fuel connection.
Check the insertion of the cut-off switch.
When the fuel tank connector is inserted some vapours of fuel
come out. It's highly flammable and its vapours are explosive, and
therefore you may not smoke during this operation and you have to stay
apart from flames and sparks.
Starting procedure (when the motor is cold)
Loose the safety valve on the fuel tank.
Using the hand-pump fill up the carburettor tank with the fuel (When the
pump is hard, it means that you've achieved your aim).
Place the control lever in the neutral position.
Lift lightly the gas control lever in neutral position.
Push towards the high the choke lever.
Turn the starting key till the start position, keeping it into this position not
more than 5 seconds.
When the motor starts release the key (that will be in position ON) and the
choke lever.

Verifications when the motor is on

Just after starting the motor, you should make sure that:
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When starting a warm motor, make the same operations
avoiding to use the choke. When the motor doesn't start, after
several attempts look at the troubleshooting table.
-after 5/10 seconds some water runs out from the cooling-water
pilot holes. The indicator, placed at the entrance of the circuit,
provides only for the proper operation of the pump and not for
the circulation of water in the head and in the cylinder.
That means that possible shortages will not be indicated. If
water does not flow from the pilot-holes, check to see if the
water inlets are blocked.
- that you do not hear any strange noise
- that the control members work correctly
- the security devices are efficient.
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