Starter W Ill N Ot O Perate; Emergency S Tarting E Ngine - Outboards Group F50A Owner's Manual

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11. I nstall t he c over.
12. I nstall t he t op c owling.
13. S tart t he e ngine a nd m ake s ure t hat t he
water s eparator-alert i ndicator r emains
off. H ave a O utboards d ealer i nspect t he
outboard m otor a fter r eturning t o p ort.
Starter w ill n ot o perate
If t he s tarter m echanism d oes n ot o perate
(the e ngine c annot b e c ranked w ith t he s tart-
er), t he e ngine c an b e s tarted m anually w ith
an e mergency s tarter r ope. H owever, t he e n-
gine c annot b e s tarted m anually i f t he b attery
voltage i s l ow. I f t he b attery i s d ischarged t o
9 v olts o r b elow, t he e lectric f uel p ump w ill
not o perate.
WARNING
U se t his p rocedure o nly i n a n e mergen-
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cy t o r eturn t o t he n earest p ort f or r e-
pairs.
W hen t he e mergency s tarter r ope i s
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used t o s tart t he e ngine, t he s tart-in-
gear p rotection d evice d oes n ot o per-
ate. M ake s ure t he r emote c ontrol l ever
is i n n eutral. O therwise t he b oat c ould
unexpectedly s tart t o m ove, w hich
could r esult i n a n a ccident.
A ttach t he e ngine s hut-off c ord t o a s e-
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Trouble R ecovery
cure p lace o n y our c lothing, o r y our
arm o r l eg w hile o perating t he b oat.
D o n ot a ttach t he c ord t o c lothing t hat
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could t ear l oose. D o n ot r oute t he c ord
where i t c ould b ecome e ntangled, p re-
venting i t f rom f unctioning.
A void a ccidentally p ulling t he c ord d ur-
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ing n ormal o peration. L oss o f e ngine
power m eans t he l oss o f m ost s teering
control. A lso, w ithout e ngine p ower,
the b oat c ould s low r apidly. T his c ould
cause p eople a nd o bjects i n t he b oat t o
be t hrown f orward.
M ake s ure n o o ne i s s tanding b ehind
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you w hen p ulling t he s tarter r ope. I t
could w hip b ehind y ou a nd i njure
someone.
A n u nguarded, r otating f lywheel i s v ery
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dangerous. K eep l oose c lothing a nd
other o bjects a way w hen s tarting t he
engine. U se t he e mergency s tarter r ope
only a s i nstructed. D o n ot t ouch t he f ly-
wheel o r o ther m oving p arts w hen t he
engine i s r unning. D o n ot i nstall t he
starter m echanism o r t op c owling a fter
the e ngine i s r unning.
D o n ot t ouch t he i gnition c oil, s park
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plug w ire, s park p lug c ap, o r o ther e lec-
trical c omponents w hen s tarting o r o p-
erating t he m otor. Y ou c ould g et a n
electrical s hock.
Emergency s tarting e ngine
R emove t he t op c owling.
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R emove t he f lywheel c over.
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