Inspecting I Dle S Peed - Outboards Group F50A Owner's Manual

Be s ure t o u se t he s pecified s park p lug,
3.
otherwise t he e ngine m ay n ot o perate
properly. B efore f itting t he s park p lug,
measure t he e lectrode g ap w ith a w ire
thickness g auge; r eplace i t i f o ut o f s pec-
ification.
1. S park p lug g ap
2. S park p lug p art n umber
3. S park p lug I .D. m ark ( NGK)
Spark p lug g ap:
0.8–0.9 m m ( 0.031–0.035 i n)
When f itting t he p lug, w ipe o ff a ny d irt
4.
from t he t hreads, a nd t hen s crew i t i n t o
the c orrect t orque.
Spark p lug t orque:
F50A 1 8.0 N m
(1.84 k gf-m, 1 3.3 f t-lb)
F60A 1 8.0 N m
(1.84 k gf-m, 1 3.3 f t-lb)
FT50A 1 8.0 N m
(1.84 k gf-m, 1 3.3 f t-lb)
FT60DET 1 8.0 N m
(1.84 k gf-m, 1 3.3 f t-lb)
TIP:
If a t orque-wrench i s n ot a vailable w hen y ou
are f itting a s park p lug, a g ood e stimate o f
the c orrect t orque i s 1 /4 t o 1 /2 a t urn p ast f in-
ger-tight. H ave t he s park p lug a djusted t o t he
correct t orque a s s oon a s p ossible w ith a
torque-wrench.
D o n ot t ouch o r r emove e lectrical p arts
l
when s tarting o r d uring o peration.
K eep h ands, h air, a nd c lothes a way
l
from t he f lywheel a nd o ther r otating
parts w hile t he e ngine i s r unning.
NOTICE
This p rocedure m ust b e p erformed w hile
the o utboard m otor i s i n t he w ater. A
flushing a ttachment o r t est t ank c an b e
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