Top Cowling Does Not Unlock; Treatment Of Submerged Motor; Procedure - Yamaha 115 Owner's Manual

Trouble Recovery
mal operation. The yellow segment will
continue to be displayed on the oil level
indicator.
5. Start the engine and return to the near-
est port for more oil.
NOTE:
The maximum reserve oil capacity is 1500
G
3
cm (1.6 US qt, 1.31 Imp qt).
The oil-feed pump will not operate if the
G
engine is tilted up more than 35°. Put the
engine in the upright position (not tilted)
before using the emergency switch.
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Top cowling does not unlock

If the top cowling stays locked when the re-
lease lever is operated, the cable may be
damaged or incorrectly adjusted.
1. Pull the cowling release lever to unlock
the front lock.
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1. Cowling release lever
2. Starboard-side cowling release wire
3. Port-side cowling release wire
2. Pull the emergency cowling release wire
coming out of the hole on the side of the
pilot hole in the bottom cowling to re-
lease the port side rear lock.
3. Lift the port side of the top cowling to pull
out the emergency cowling release wire
from the port side of the bottom cowling.
4. Pull the emergency cowling release wire
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to release the starboard side rear lock.
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CAUTION:
Be sure the problem with the cowling lock
is repaired before reinstalling the cowl-
ing.
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Treatment of submerged motor

If the outboard motor is submerged, immedi-
ately take it to a Yamaha dealer. Otherwise
some corrosion may begin almost immedi-
ately.
If you cannot immediately take the outboard
motor to a Yamaha dealer, follow the proce-
dure below in order to minimize engine dam-
age.
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Procedure

1. Thoroughly wash away mud, salt, sea-
weed, and so on, with fresh water.
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2. Remove the spark plugs and face the
spark plug holes downward to allow any
water, mud, or contaminants to drain.
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