Shifting To Drive The Boat - Sea Ray 260 Sundancer Owner's Manual

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6. Place drive unit in full
DOWN/IN position.
7. Put throttle and shift
control lever into neutral;
then for a:
COLD ENGINE - Press
THROTTLE ONLY button
and move shift/throttle lever
forward to full open throttle,
then return to about 1/4
throttle. In cold weather, it may be necessary to
pump lever several times before engine will start.
WARM ENGINE - Press THROTTLE ONLY
button and move shift/throttle lever about 1/4
open throttle position. Do not pump lever.
FLOODED ENGINE - Press THROTTLE
ONLY button and move shift/throttle lever to full
open position. DO NOT pump lever. When the
engine starts, move shift/throttle lever back
rapidly to decrease engine speed to between
1000 and 1500 RPM.
8. TO START ENGINE:
Turn ignition
clockwise, as in a car, and
release when engine
starts. Do not crank
engine for more than a few
seconds if it doesn't start.
Engine may be very cold
or flooded; see step 7.
9. After engine starts, reduce speed to between
1000 and 1500 RPM and check oil pressure.
10. If oil pressure is correct,
let engine warm up to
normal temperature range
as specified in the engine
manual, before shifting into
forward or reverse gear.
260 Sundancer (275 Sundancer
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ECTION
( . 3.5.1)
FIG
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FIG
key
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FIG
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40
420
280
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SING OUR
IF OIL PRESSURE GOES ABOVE OR BELOW
OPERATING RANGE SHUT DOWN THE
ENGINE IMMEDIATELY. GET TRAINED HELP TO
FIND AND FIX THE PROBLEM.
11. Check water temperature
to ensure temperature range
remains normal.
IF ENGINE TEMPERATURE GOES ABOVE
NORMAL RANGE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE
IMMEDIATELY. GET TRAINED HELP TO FIND
AND FIX THE PROBLEM.
7. S
HIFTING TO
!
Cockpit can fill with water if boat is moving forward,
when it is put into reverse.
Before shifting into reverse, shift to neutral, wait for
the boat to stop moving forward, then shift into
reverse.
Bring shift/throttle lever back to
neutral position.
THROTTLE ONLY button will
pop out.
Then move shift/throttle lever
rapidly, either forward or
reverse, but not very far from
the neutral position. The drive
unit will engage and boat will
start to move slowly in either
forward or reverse. You can
damage the transmission if you
do not shift quickly from neutral into gear. Once clear
of the dock, mooring, people and/or the no-wake
zone and the boat has been shifted into forward
gear, move shift/throttle lever forward to desired
engine speed.
OAT
( . 3.5.5)
FIG
250
175
100
80
60
100
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RIVE THE OAT
CAUTION
( . 3.5.6)
FIG
The
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FIG
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