Trouble R Ecovery; Troubleshooting - Outboards Group F50A Owner's Manual

Troubleshooting

A p roblem i n t he f uel, c ompression, o r i gni-
tion s ystems c an c ause p oor s tarting, l oss o f
power, o r o ther p roblems. T his s ection d e-
scribes b asic c hecks a nd p ossible r emedies,
and c overs a ll O utboards o utboard m otors.
Therefore s ome i tems m ay n ot a pply t o y our
model.
If y our o utboard m otor r equires r epair, b ring
it t o y our O utboards d ealer.
If t he e ngine t rouble-alert i ndicator i s f lash-
ing, c onsult y our O utboards d ealer.
The O utboards S ecurity S ystem d oes n ot
operate c orrectly.
Q. I s r eceiver w ithin t he c ommunicating
range f rom t he r emote c ontrol t ransmitter?
A. O perate r emote c ontrol t ransmitter w ithin
the c ommunicating r ange f rom t he r eceiver.
Q. I s m ain s witch " " p osition?
A. T urn m ain s witch t o p osition.
Q. I s c ommunication o bstructing o bjects
such a s o ther s ource o f c ommunication m a-
chine o r m etal c lose b y?
A. O perate r emote c ontrol t ransmitter a way
from t he o ther s ource o f c ommunication m a-
chine o r m etal.
Q. I s r emote c ontrol t ransmitter r egistered?
A. U se r emote c ontrol t ransmitter r egistered
with t he r eceiver.
Q. H as t he b attery c ell o f t he r emote c ontrol
transmitter d ischarged?
A. O perate f rom s pare r emote c ontrol t rans-
mitter o r r eplace b attery c ell b y a O utboards
dealer.
Trouble R ecovery
Q. A re b attery c onnections l oose o r c orrod-
ed?
A. T ighten b attery c ables a nd c lean b attery
terminals.
Q. I s b attery c apacity w eak o r l ow?
A. C heck b attery c ondition. U se b attery o f
recommended c apacity.
Starter w ill n ot o perate.
Q. I s b attery c apacity w eak o r l ow?
A. C heck b attery c ondition. U se b attery o f
recommended c apacity.
Q. A re b attery c onnections l oose o r c orrod-
ed?
A. T ighten b attery c ables a nd c lean b attery
terminals.
Q. I s f use f or e lectric s tart r elay o r e lectric c ir-
cuit b lown?
A. C heck f or c ause o f e lectric o verload a nd
repair. R eplace f use w ith o ne o f c orrect a m-
perage.
Q. A re s tarter c omponents f aulty?
A. H ave s erviced b y a O utboards d ealer.
Q. I s s hift l ever i n g ear?
A. S hift t o n eutral.
Engine w ill n ot s tart ( starter o perates).
Q. I s y our O utboards S ecurity S ystem i n t he
lock m ode?
A. S et t he s ecurity s ystem t o t he u nlock
mode. F or f urther i nformation, s ee p age 2 1.
Q. I s f uel t ank e mpty?
A. F ill t ank w ith c lean, f resh f uel.
Q. I s f uel c ontaminated o r s tale?
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