Submerged Motor - Honda BF45A 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 corro-
sion.
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
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. Do not
smoke or allow flames or sparks
in your working area. KEEP
OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
DRAIN SCREW
2. Loosen the carburetor dram screws,
drain the contents of the carburetors
into an approved gasoline container,
then tighten the dram screws.
3. Disengage the emergency stop
switch clip from the emergency
stop switch and remove the spark
plugs.
EMERGENCY STAR+ER ROPE
4. Remove the flywheel cover follow-
ing the emergency starting proce-
dure (refer to page 43) and remove
the water from the cylinders by
pulling the emergency starter rope
several times. If the motor was run-
ning when it submerged, there may
be mechanical 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.
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