Submerged Motor - Honda Marine BF40A Owner's Manual

10. MAINTENANCE
Submerged Motor
A submerged motor must be serviced
immediately after it is recovered from
the water in order to minimize corrosion,
Immediately take the outboard motor to
the closest authorized Honda Marine
dealer or if you are far from a
dealership, proceed as follows:
1. Remove the engine cover, and rinse
the motor with fresh water to remove
salt water, sand, mud, etc.
2. Drain the carburetors (Refer to
Storage page 103).
3. Disengage the emergency stop switch
clip from the emergency stop switch.
4. Remove the spark plugs.
EMERGENCY STARTER ROPE
5. Remove the flywheel cover following
the emergency starting procedure
(refer to page 47) and remove the
water from the cylinders by pulling
the emergency starter rope several
times. If the motor was running when
it submerged, there may be mechani-
cal damage, such as bent connecting
rods. If the engine binds when rotated
with the emergency starter rope, do
not proceed or attempt to run the
motor until it has been repaired.
6. Change the engine oil (refer to page
89).
7. put a teaspoon of engine oil into
each spark plug hole to lubricate
the inside of the cylinders. Then
rotate the engine several times, us-
ing the emergency starter rope.
Reinstall the spark plugs.
INOTlCE]Running the outboard motor
without sufSicient cooling water will
damage the water pump and overheat
the engine.
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