Sears GAMEFISHER 225.581508 Owner's Manual page 13

15", 20" transom 15 horsepower outboard motor with 6 gallon remote tank
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OPERATION
BREAK-IN PROCEDURE
-- USE 25:1 MIX
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,A CAUTION
]
SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE
CAN RESULT
BY NOT
COMPLYING
WITH
THE
FOLLOWING
BREAK-IN PROCEDURE.
• Mix correct amount of outboard motor oil with each
gallon of gasoline (see gasoline -- oil mixture require-
ments and fuel ratio conversion table).
• Run engine at moderate speed (approximately
1/2
throttle)
for ten minutes.
Check
operation
of the
water pump and cooling system. (Refer to "Checking
Water Pump Operation.")
• Advance to full throttle for a few seconds.
• Return to moderate speed for several minutes.
• Repeat steps 2 and 3 gradually
increasing time of full
throttle operation until 5 minutes of full throttle oper-
ation has been reached. This break-in
operation
will
require approximately
one (1) hour running time.
• Use the 25:1 gasoline-oil
for an additional
two (2)
hours before changing to the 50:1 mixture for normal
use.
• AVOID CONTINUOUS
FULL THROTTLE
OPERA-
TION FOR AN ADDITIONAL
TWO (2) HOURS.
• Your outboard motor may now be operated at any
throttle setting desired using the proper fuel ratio as
specified in the gasoline-oil
chart.
DISCONNECT
FUEL LINE IF MOTOR IS NOT USED
FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. FAILURE TO DO SO
COULD
RESULT
IN FUEL LEAKAGE
INTO
THE
BOAT.
• Observe required
maintenance
and operating
in-
structions.
FUEL SYSTEM
I
_
CAUTION
1
CHECK WITH YOUR SEARS STORE BEFORE USING
ANY FUEL TANK; TO MAKE SURE THE LINE, VENT
AND
CHECK VALVE ARE SAFE, AND
ARE THE
CORRECT SIZE.
• Place fuel tank in a secure level place out of the way.
• Connect fuel line to quick-disconnect
fitting in front
of motor. (Figure 16)
• Slide back sleeve in coupler.
• Place sleeve on bushing and release to lock in place.
FIGURE 16
• Carburetor.
Your motor's carburetor
is preset at tll_ factory for
normal operation.
If you are operating at varying alti-
tudes or temperature
conditions
you may need to
readjust the carburetor
for best operation.
See Car-
buretor (page 25) in Service and Adjustments
section.
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