Submerged Motor - Honda Marine BF25A Owner's Manual

11. MAINTENANCE
Submerged
Motor
A submerged motor must be serviced
immediately after it is recovered from
the water in order to minimize corro-
sion.
Immediately take the outboard motor to
the closest authorized Honda Marine or
Honda Outboard Motor dealer or if you
are far from a dealership, proceed as
follows:
1. Remove the engine cover, and rinse
motor with fresh water to remove salt
water, sand, mud, etc.
B Gasoline is
extremely flammable, and gaso-
line vapor can explode, causing
serious injury or death. D6 not
smoke or allow flames or sparks
in your working area. KEEP
OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
DRAIN SCREW
2. Loosen the carburetor drain screws,
drain the contents of the carburetors
into an approved gasoline container,
then tighten the drain screws.
3. Disengage the emergency stop
switch clip from the emergency
stop switch and remove the spark
plugs.
4. Pull the recoil starter several times
to remove the water from the
cylinders. (Recoil starter type)
EMERGENCY STARTER ROPE
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Remove the flywheel cover follow-
ing the emergency starting proce-
dure (refer to page 42) and remove
the water from the cylinders by
pulling the emergency starter rope
several times. (Electric starter type)
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 or recoil starter, do not proceed
or attempt to run the motor until it
has been repaired.
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