The reverse gear is a spring loaded type
which is self-adjusting. In neutral the reverse
gear is completely free when the propeller
shaft is standing still.
Procedure before the first start
Before the engine is started the first time after
launching the following precautions should be
taken.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7 .
Fig.
1 5 .
Engine installation and batteries.
8.
Fig.
IG.
Propeller shaft with oil
pocket, cooling water seacock and cock f o r
9.
bilge p u m p .
Remove the helmsmans seat. Remove the
floorboards and the floor over the battery
box (under the helmsmans seat). Unfasten
the clasps on the engine cover and fold it
aft (fig. 15).
Check the acid level in the batteries. The
level should be about 10 mm above the
plates. Fill with distilled water if the level
is too low.
Check that the battery cables are con-
nected.
The motor has been filled with lubricating
oil at delivery. Recheck the oil level. It
should be between the two marks on the
dipstick not lower than the lower mark
and not higher than the upper mark.
Check that the cooling water seacock is
open (fig. 16).
Open the bottom screw on the fuel line
water separator and drain away any con-
densed water which may have gathered
here.
When delivered, around
15
litres of fuel
mixed with inhibiting oil is put in the fuel
tank. Before starting the tank ought to be
filled with ordinary diesel oil, such as car
diesel oil.
When the engine is tested before delivery
the fuel system
is
bled free of air. It would
be wise to do this again before the first
start. It is important to know how to bleed
the fuel system in case you happen to get
air in the system while away cruising. This
can happen if the fuel level is too low and
the boat is rolling heavily. Try not to allow
the fuel level to fall below 10 to 15 litres.
The bleeding is preformed as follows (fig.
17): The fuel is pumped using the manual
pumping lever. With long strokes at least
30 vertical movements will be necessary.
Then slacken the nipple bolt for the return
oil line to the fuel tank. This is fitted
on
top of the fuel filter. Continue pumping
until fuel free from air bubbles flows out.
Close the bolt. Open the front bleed screw
on the fuel injection pump. Now pump
again with the pumping lever until fuel
free from air bubbles flows out. Close the
bleed screw.
Unscrew the plug on the propeller shaft
oil pocket (fig. 16
&
18) and check that it
is almost filled with grease. Fill with more
grease if necessary.
A
soft outboard grease is most suitable. The grease is
pressed directly from the tube until the oil pocket is almost full.
Do
not use high
pressure.
A
grease gun must never be used as this may press out the forward
sealing ring.
Do not overfill the oil pocket as even screwing down the plug may
exert enough pressure to push out the sealing ring.
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