Remove T He T Op C Owling; Fuel S Ystem; Controls - Outboards Group F50A Owner's Manual

A g ood r ule i s t o u se 1 /3 o f y our f uel t o g et t o
the d estination, 1 /3 t o r eturn, a nd t o k eep 1 /3
as a n e mergency r eserve. W ith t he b oat l ev-
el o n a t railer o r i n t he w ater, t urn t he k ey t o
" ( on) a nd c heck t he f uel l evel. F or f uel
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filling i nstructions, s ee p age 5 3.
Remove t he t op c owling
For t he f ollowing c hecks, r emove t he t op
cowling f rom t he b ottom c owling. T o r emove
the t op c owling, r elease t he c owling l ock l e-
ver a nd l ift o ff t he t op c owling.
Fuel s ystem
WARNING
Gasoline a nd i ts v apors a re h ighly f lam-
mable a nd e xplosive. K eep a way f rom
sparks, c igarettes, f lames, o r o ther s ourc-
es o f i gnition.
WARNING
Leaking f uel c an r esult i n f ire o r e xplo-
sion.
C heck f or f uel l eakage r egularly.
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I f a ny f uel l eakage i s f ound, t he f uel
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system m ust b e r epaired b y a q ualified
mechanic. I mproper r epairs c an m ake
the o utboard u nsafe t o o perate.
Check f or f uel l eaks
C heck f or f uel l eaks o r g asoline f umes i n
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the b oat.
C heck f or f uel l eakage f rom t he f uel s ys-
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tem.
C heck t he f uel t ank a nd f uel l ines f or
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cracks, s wellings, o r o ther d amages.
Check t he f uel f ilter
Check t hat t he f uel f ilter i s c lean a nd f ree o f
water. I f e nough w ater t o r aise t he f loat r ing
is f ound i n t he f uel, o r i f a s ignificant a mount
of d ebris i s f ound, t he f uel t ank s hould b e
checked a nd c leaned b y a O utboards d ealer.
Controls
Tiller h andle m odels:
M ove t he t iller h andle f ully t o t he l eft a nd
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right t o m ake s ure o peration i s s mooth.
T urn t he t hrottle g rip f rom t he f ully c losed
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to t he f ully o pen p osition. M ake s ure t hat i t
Operation
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