Cleaning T He O Utboard M Otor; Checking P Ainted S Urface O F; Outboard M Otor; Periodic M Aintenance - Outboards Group F50A Owner's Manual

Maintenance
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1. F itting
2. G arden h ose a dapter
3. G arden h ose c onnector
Screw t he g arden h ose a dapter o nto a
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garden h ose, w hich i s c onnected t o a
fresh w ater s upply, a nd t hen c onnect i t
to t he g arden h ose c onnector.
With t he e ngine o ff, t urn o n t he w ater t ap
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and l et t he w ater f lush t hrough t he c ool-
ing p assages f or a bout 1 5 m inutes. T urn
off t he w ater a nd d isconnect t he g arden
hose a dapter f rom t he g arden h ose c on-
nector.
Reinstall t he g arden h ose c onnector
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onto t he f itting o n t he b ottom c owling.
Tighten the
NOTICE: D o n ot l eave t he g arden
hose c onnector l oose o n t he b ottom
cowling f itting o r l et t he h ose h ang
free d uring n ormal o peration. W ater
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connector securely.
will l eak o ut o f t he c onnector i nstead
of c ooling t he e ngine, w hich c an
cause s erious o verheating. B e s ure
the c onnector i s t ightened s ecurely
on t he f itting a fter f lushing t he e n-
gine.
TIP:
W hen f lushing t he e ngine w ith t he b oat i n
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the w ater, t ilting u p t he o utboard m otor u n-
til i t i s c ompletely o ut o f t he w ater w ill
achieve b etter r esults.
F or c ooling s ystem f lushing i nstructions,
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see p age 7 2.
Cleaning t he o utboard m otor
After u se, w ash t he e xterior o f t he o utboard
motor w ith f resh w ater. F lush t he c ooling
system w ith f resh w ater.
Checking p ainted s urface o f
outboard m otor
Check t he o utboard m otor f or s cratches,
nicks, o r f laking p aint. A reas w ith d amaged
paint a re m ore l ikely t o c orrode. I f n ecessary,
clean a nd p aint t he a reas. A t ouch-up p aint i s
available f rom y our O utboards d ealer.
Periodic m aintenance
WARNING
These p rocedures r equire m echanical