Brunswick 750 IMPACT, Operation & Maintenance Manual

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Fuel Systems Section 3
General Guidelines
Also follow these important guidelines during fuel-
ing operations:
• Shut down outboard engines, motors, and fans
before fueling. All possible sources of ignition
must be OFF before you begin taking on gasoline.
• Close all ports, windows, doors, hatches, and
compartments.
• Extinguish cigarettes, pipes, stoves, and all other
flame-producing devices.
• Make sure all power is OFF. Do not operate any
electrical switches.
• Never take on gasoline at night, except in well-
lighted areas.
• Insert fuel nozzle and make sure nozzle is in con-
tact with or grounded against fill pipe before you
pump gasoline. This contact must be continu-
ously maintained until gasoline flow has stopped.
• Never exceed a fill rate of 9 GPM (34 lpm). Slow
the fill rate to 6 GPM (23 lpm) for the final ¼ of
tank.
• DO NOT fill the tank completely. Allow a mini-
mum of 2% of tank volume for temperature-
related expansion. Allow for 6% expansion if the
temperature of the gasoline taken on-board is
32°F (0°C) or lower.
• Tighten fuel fill cap completely after fueling.
• Wipe up any spillage completely and dispose of
rags or waste on-shore following all state and fed-
eral regulations.
• Ventilate the general area to eliminate any signs
of gasoline vapor.
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WARNING
This fuel system is not designed to support an
automatic “hands free” fuel nozzle. Never use
an automatic fuel nozzle to fill this tank and
never leave a fueling process unattended.