Pre-Delivery Inspection - Mercury Optimax 250 Service Manual

Pre-delivery Inspection

Not Check/
CHECK BEFORE RUNNING
Applicable Adjust
Water hose connection/torqued
Cover plate & adaptor plate
fasteners torqued
Battery meets engine
specification
Battery charged & secure
All electrical connections tight
All fuel connections tight
Throttle, shift, & steering adjusted
correctly and fasteners torqued
Shift cable adjusted to keep
reverse gate above rudder in
forward w/ slack pulled
out of cable and against the stop.
Pump housing oil level full
(See Owner's Manual)
Oil injection reservoir full and bled
Warning system(s) operational
ON THE WATER CHECK
Starter neutral safety switch
operational
Lanyard stop switch operational
All gauges read properly
No fuel or oil leaks
No water leaks
No exhaust leaks
Ignition timing set to specs
90-888438 JUNE 2002
INSTALLATION
Idle:____________RPM
Idle mixture adjusted
Forward-Neutral-Reverse
operational
Steering operational throughout
entire range
Acceleration test
WOT:___________RPM
Boat handling
POST WATER CHECK
Re-torque adapter plate fasteners
No fuel, oil, water or exhaust
leaks
Re-check shift cable adjustment.
Readjust as necessary
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