Storage; Storage Preparation; Cleaning And Flushing - Honda Marine BF8D Owner's Manual

STORAGE PREPARATION

Proper storage preparation is
essential for keeping your outboard
motor trouble-free and looking good.
The following steps will help to keep
rust and corrosion from impairing
your outboard motor's function and
appearance, and will make the engine
easier to start when you use the
outboard motor again.

Cleaning and Flushing

Thoroughly clean and flush the
outboard motor with fresh water after
operation in dirty water or salt water.
Touch up any damaged paint, and
coat areas that may rust with Honda
Corrosion Inhibitor, or equivalent.
Lubricate controls with a silicone
spray lubricant.
Cleaning
Wash the outside of the outboard
motor with clean, fresh water to
remove mud, salt, seaweed, etc.
Disengage the emergency stop switch
clip from the emergency stop switch,
and pull the starter grip several times
to expel any water remaining in the
water pump.
Flushing With the Honda
Garden Hose Adapter (optional
equipment)
1. Tilt down the outboard motor.
2. Unlatch the engine cover latch and
remove the engine cover (p.
and install the garden hose adapter.
3. Attach a garden hose from a fresh
water faucet to the garden hose
adapter.
4. Turn on the fresh water supply,
and verify that there is good water
pressure at the outboard motor.
5. Flush the engine with fresh water
for at least 10 minutes.
Do not run the engine.
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6. After flushing, remove the
garden hose adapter, reinstall
the engine cover.
7. Tilt up the outboard motor and
move the tilt lock lever to the
LOCK position.

STORAGE

GARDEN HOSE
ADAPTER
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