Checking Painted Surface Of Outboard Motor; Periodic Maintenance; Replacement Parts - Yamaha VF200 Owner's Manual

2. Garden hose
3. With the engine off, turn on the water
supply and let the water flush through
the cooling water passages for about 15
minutes.
4. Turn off the water supply, and then dis-
connect the garden hose from the gar-
den hose connector.
5. Connect the garden hose connector to
the fitting on the bottom cowling and
tighten it securely. NOTICE: If the gar-
den hose connector is not properly
connected, cooling water can leak
out and the engine can overheat dur-
ing operation.
TIP:
When flushing the cooling water passages
with the boat in the water, tilting the outboard
motor up until it is completely out of the water
will achieve better results.
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Checking painted surface of
outboard motor
Check the outboard motor for scratches,
nicks, or flaking paint. Areas with damaged
paint are more likely to corrode. If necessary,
clean and paint the areas. A touch-up paint is
available from your Yamaha dealer.
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Periodic maintenance

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WARNING
These procedures require mechanical
skills, tools, and supplies. If you do not
have the proper skills, tools, or supplies
to perform a maintenance procedure,
have a Yamaha dealer or other qualified
mechanic do the work.
The procedures involve disassembling
the outboard motor and exposing danger-
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ous parts. To reduce the risk of injury
from moving, hot, or electrical parts:
Unless otherwise specified, stop the

engine and keep the key and engine
shut-off cord (lanyard) with you when
you perform maintenance.
The power trim and tilt switches oper-

ate even when the main switch is
turned to the "
people away from the power trim and
tilt switches whenever working around
the outboard motor. When the outboard
motor is tilted, keep away from the area
under it or between it and the clamp
bracket. Make sure that no one is in this
area before operating the power trim
and tilt mechanism.
Allow the engine to cool before han-

dling hot parts or fluids.
Always assemble the outboard motor

completely before operating it.
Maintenance, replacement, or repair of
the emission control devices and system
may be performed by any marine engine
repair establishment or individual. All
warranty repairs; however, including
those to the emission control system,
must be performed by an authorized
Yamaha marine dealership.
A service manual is available for purchase
through your Yamaha dealer for owners who
have the mechanical skills, tools, and other
equipment necessary to perform mainte-
nance not covered by this owner's manual.
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Replacement parts

If replacement parts are necessary, use only
genuine Yamaha parts or parts of equivalent
design and quality. Any part of inferior quality
may malfunction, and the resulting loss of
control could endanger the operator and
Maintenance
" (off) position. Keep
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