Operation; First-Time O Peration; Fill E Ngine O Il; Breaking I N E Ngine - Outboards Group F50A Owner's Manual

Operation

First-time o peration
Fill e ngine o il
The e ngine i s s hipped f rom t he f actory w ith-
out e ngine o il. I f y our d ealer d id n ot f ill t he o il,
you m ust f ill i t b efore s tarting t he e ngine.
NOTICE: C heck t hat t he e ngine i s f illed
with o il b efore f irst-time o peration t o
avoid s evere e ngine d amage.
The e ngine i s s hipped w ith t he f ollowing
sticker, w hich s hould b e r emoved a fter e n-
gine o il i s f illed f or t he f irst t ime. F or m ore i n-
formation o n c hecking t he e ngine o il l evel,
see p age 5 0.
Breaking i n e ngine
Your n ew e ngine r equires a p eriod o f b reak-
in t o a llow m ating s urfaces o f m oving p arts t o
wear i n e venly. C orrect b reak-in w ill h elp e n-
sure p roper p erformance a nd l onger e ngine
life. N OTICE: F ailure t o f ollow t he b reak-in
procedure c ould r esult i n r educed e ngine
life o r e ven s evere e ngine d amage.
Procedure f or 4 -stroke m odels
Your n ew e ngine r equires a p eriod o f 1 0
hours b reak-in t o a llow m ating s urfaces o f
moving p arts t o w ear i n e venly.
TIP:
Run t he e ngine i n t he w ater, u nder l oad ( in
gear w ith a p ropeller i nstalled) a s f ollows.
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For 1 0 h ours f or b reaking i n e ngine a void e x-
tended i dling, r ough w ater a nd c rowded a r-
eas.
1. F or t he f irst h our o f o peration:
Run t he e ngine a t v arying s peeds u p t o
2000 r /min o r a pproximately h alf t hrottle.
2. F or t he s econd h our o f o peration:
Increase e ngine s peed a s m uch a s n ec-
essary t o p ut t he b oat o n p lane ( but
avoid f ull-throttle o peration), t hen b ack
off o n t he t hrottle w hile k eeping t he b oat
at a p laning s peed.
3. R emaining 8 h ours:
Run t he e ngine a t a ny s peed. H owever,
avoid o perating a t f ull t hrottle f or m ore
than 5 m inutes a t a t ime.
4. A fter t he f irst 1 0 h ours:
Operate t he e ngine n ormally.
Getting t o k now y our b oat
Different b oats h andle d ifferently. O perate
cautiously w hile y ou l earn h ow y our b oat
handles u nder d ifferent c onditions a nd w ith
different t rim a ngles ( see p age 6 2).
Checks b efore s tarting e ngine
WARNING
If a ny i tem i n " Checks b efore s tarting e n-
gine" i s n ot w orking p roperly, h ave i t i n-
spected a nd r epaired b efore o perating
the o utboard m otor. O therwise, a n a cci-
dent c ould o ccur.
NOTICE
Do n ot s tart t he e ngine o ut o f w ater. O ver-
heating a nd s erious e ngine d amage c an
occur.
Fuel l evel
Be s ure y ou h ave p lenty o f f uel f or y our t rip.