Trouble
R ecovery
A.
F ill
t ank
w ith
c lean,
f resh
f uel.
Q.
I s
f uel
f ilter
c logged?
A.
C lean
o r
r eplace
f ilter.
Q.
I s
s tarting
p rocedure
i ncorrect?
A.
S ee
p age
5 5.
Q.
H as
f uel
p ump
m alfunctioned?
A.
H ave
s erviced
b y
a
O utboards
d ealer.
Q.
A re
s park
p lug(s)
f ouled
o r
o f
i ncorrect
type?
A.
I nspect
s park
p lug(s).
C lean
o r
r eplace
with
r ecommended
t ype.
Q.
A re
s park
p lug
c ap(s)
f itted
i ncorrectly?
A.
C heck
a nd
r e-fit
c ap(s).
Q.
I s
i gnition
w iring
d amaged
o r
p oorly
c on-
nected?
A.
C heck
w ires
f or
w ear
o r
b reaks.
T ighten
all
l oose
c onnections.
R eplace
w orn
o r
b ro-
ken
w ires.
Q.
A re
i gnition
p arts
f aulty?
A.
H ave
s erviced
b y
a
O utboards
d ealer.
Q.
I s
e ngine
s hut-off
c ord
( lanyard)
n ot
a t-
tached?
A.
A ttach
c ord.
Q.
A re
e ngine
i nner
p arts
d amaged?
A.
H ave
s erviced
b y
a
O utboards
d ealer.
Engine
i dles
i rregularly
o r
s talls.
Q.
A re
s park
p lug(s)
f ouled
o r
o f
i ncorrect
type?
A.
I nspect
s park
p lug(s).
C lean
o r
r eplace
with
r ecommended
t ype.
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Q.
I s
f uel
s ystem
o bstructed?
A.
C heck
f or
p inched
o r
k inked
f uel
l ine
o r
other
o bstructions
i n
f uel
s ystem.
Q.
I s
f uel
c ontaminated
o r
s tale?
A.
F ill
t ank
w ith
c lean,
f resh
f uel.
Q.
I s
f uel
f ilter
c logged?
A.
C lean
o r
r eplace
f ilter.
Q.
H ave
i gnition
p arts
f ailed?
A.
H ave
s erviced
b y
a
O utboards
d ealer.
Q.
H as
a lert
s ystem
a ctivated?
A.
F ind
a nd
c orrect
c ause
o f
a lert.
Q.
I s
s park
p lug
g ap
i ncorrect?
A.
I nspect
a nd
a djust
a s
s pecified.
Q.
I s
i gnition
w iring
d amaged
o r
p oorly
c on-
nected?
A.
C heck
w ires
f or
w ear
o r
b reaks.
T ighten
all
l oose
c onnections.
R eplace
w orn
o r
b ro-
ken
w ires.
Q.
I s
s pecified
e ngine
o il
n ot
b eing
u sed?
A.
C heck
a nd
r eplace
o il
a s
s pecified.
Q.
I s
t hermostat
f aulty
o r
c logged?
A.
H ave
s erviced
b y
a
O utboards
d ealer.
Q.
I s
f uel
p ump
d amaged?
A.
H ave
s erviced
b y
a
O utboards
d ealer.
Q.
I s
a ir
v ent
s crew
o n
f uel
t ank
c losed?
A.
O pen
a ir
v ent
s crew.
Q.
I s
m otor
a ngle
t oo
h igh?
A.
R eturn
t o
n ormal
o perating
p osition.
Q.
I s
f uel
j oint
c onnection
i ncorrect?