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A. C onnect c orrectly.
Q. I s t hrottle v alve a djustment i ncorrect?
A. H ave s erviced b y a O utboards d ealer.
Q. I s b attery c able d isconnected?
A. C onnect s ecurely.
Alert b uzzer s ounds o r i ndicator l ights.
Q. I s c ooling s ystem c logged?
A. C heck w ater i ntake f or r estriction.
Q. I s e ngine o il l evel l ow?
A. F ill o il t ank w ith s pecified e ngine o il.
Q. I s h eat r ange o f s park p lug i ncorrect?
A. I nspect s park p lug a nd r eplace i t w ith r ec-
ommended t ype.
Q. I s s pecified e ngine o il n ot b eing u sed?
A. C heck a nd r eplace o il w ith s pecified t ype.
Q. I s e ngine o il c ontaminated o r d eteriorat-
ed?
A. R eplace o il w ith f resh, s pecified t ype.
Q. I s o il f ilter c logged?
A. H ave s erviced b y a O utboards d ealer.
Q. I s l oad o n b oat i mproperly d istributed?
A. D istribute l oad t o p lace b oat o n a n e ven
plane.
Q. I s w ater p ump o r t hermostat f aulty?
A. H ave s erviced b y a O utboards d ealer.
Q. I s t here e xcess w ater i n f uel f ilter c up?
A. D rain f ilter c up.
Engine p ower l oss.
Q. I s p ropeller d amaged?
A. H ave p ropeller r epaired o r r eplaced.
Q. I s p ropeller p itch o r d iameter i ncorrect?
A. I nstall c orrect p ropeller t o o perate o ut-
board a t i ts r ecommended s peed ( r/min)
range.
Q. I s t rim a ngle i ncorrect?
A. A djust t rim a ngle t o a chieve m ost e fficient
operation.
Q. I s m otor m ounted a t i ncorrect h eight o n
transom?
A. H ave m otor a djusted t o p roper t ransom
height.
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 b oat b ottom f ouled w ith m arine g rowth?
A. C lean b oat b ottom.
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 w eeds o r o ther f oreign m atter t angled
on g ear h ousing?
A. R emove f oreign m atter a nd c lean l ower
unit.
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 f ilter c logged?
A. C lean o r r eplace f ilter.
Q. I s f uel c ontaminated o r s tale?
A. F ill t ank w ith c lean, f resh f uel.
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