Storage - Sears GAMEFISHER 225.581508 Owner's Manual

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STORAGE
PREPARATION FOR STORAGE
• We recommend that your Sears Service Center pre-
pare your motor for storage during the off season or
for long periods of time.
• The Service Center has the latest tools, materials and
information and can also carry out maintenance as
required.
• If your motor cannot be taken to your Sears Service
Center, follow the steps below to prevent rust and
damage from freezing temperatures.
IMPORTANT: IF GASOLINE MUST BE LEFT IN TANK,
USE A GASOLINE STABILIZER. MIX STABILIZER
ACCORDING TO BOTTLE INSTRUCTIONS DURING
EACH TANK FILL UP TO ASSURE THAT IT WILL BE
PRESENT DURING EACH STORAGE INTERVAL.
• Gasoline stabilizer helps prevent gum deposits from
forming in essential fuel system parts such as the
carburetor, fuel filter, fuel hose, or tank during stor-
age. Also, experience indicates that alcohol blended
fuels (called gasohol or using ethanol methanol) can
attract moisturewhich leads to separation and forma-
tion of acids during storage. Acidic gas can damage
the fuel system of an engine while in storage.
• To avoid engine problems, the fuel system should be
emptied before storage of 30 days or longer. Follow
these instructions.
AVOID SPILLING FUEL AND KEEP ALL SOURCES OF
HEAT, FLAME AND SPARKS AWAY WHEN DISCON-
NECTING, HANDLING OR STORING FUEL SYSTEM
COMPONENTS.
• Remove motor cover.
With motor mounted on boat and in fresh water, run the
motor until it is thoroughly warmed up.
Place shift lever in neutral and run motor at fast idle
(Figure 39).
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Disconnect fuel line from bushing on motor (Figure 40).
When motor begins to stall, rapidly inject a rust preven-
tative oil into the carburetor air intake for ten (10) to
twenty (20) seconds until motor stops (Figure 41).
This protects the crankcase with a coating of oil.
• Remove boat and outboard from water.
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FIGURE 39
FIGURE 40
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FIGURE 41
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