Temporary A Ction I N E Mergency; Impact D Amage - Outboards Group F50A Owner's Manual

Trouble R ecovery
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. H ave e lectrical p arts f ailed?
A. H ave s erviced b y a O utboards d ealer.
Q. I s s pecified f uel n ot b eing u sed?
A. R eplace f uel w ith s pecified 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 t hermostat f aulty o r c logged?
A. H ave s erviced b y a O utboards d ealer.
Q. I s a ir v ent s crew c losed?
A. O pen t he a ir v ent s crew.
Q. I s f uel p ump d amaged?
A. H ave s erviced b y a O utboards d ealer.
Q. I s f uel j oint c onnection i ncorrect?
A. C onnect c orrectly.
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 e ngine n ot r esponding p roperly t o s hift
lever p osition?
A. H ave s erviced b y a O utboards d ealer.
Engine v ibrates e xcessively.
Q. I s p ropeller d amaged?
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A. H ave p ropeller r epaired o r r eplaced.
Q. I s p ropeller s haft d amaged?
A. H ave s erviced b y a O utboards d ealer.
Q. A re w eeds o r o ther f oreign m atter t angled
on p ropeller?
A. R emove a nd c lean p ropeller.
Q. I s m otor m ounting b olt l oose?
A. T ighten b olt.
Q. I s s teering p ivot l oose o r d amaged?
A. T ighten o r h ave s erviced b y a O utboards
dealer.
Temporary a ction i n
Impact d amage
WARNING
The o utboard m otor c an b e s eriously
damaged b y a c ollision w hile o perating o r
trailering. D amage c ould m ake t he o ut-
board m otor u nsafe t o o perate.
If t he o utboard m otor h its a n o bject i n t he w a-
ter, f ollow t he p rocedure b elow.
S top t he e ngine i mmediately.
1.
2. C heck t he c ontrol s ystem a nd a ll c ompo-
emergency