Stopping for a long period of storage.
If you will not use the motor for several days, you should stop the
engine in the following way:
Run the engine at idling speed, place the gear-shift lever in the
neutral position "N" and keep the choke knob pulled until the
engine stops.
CLEANING
Cleaning outside
Motors don't need much cleaning; to clean the painted parts use
a cloth soaked with water.
Do not use flammable solvents.
Cleaning cooling-water passages
Every now and then after using, clean the cooling-water
passages, in order to remove mud and salt, so that they do not
affect the performance of your motor.
You can carry out this cleaning operation in two different ways:
1 - Immerse the outboard motor without the propeller in a tank
filled up with fresh-water, make sure that the water level is over
the height of the water inlets, so that no irreparable damage
could be caused to the motor. Shift the gear-shift lever into
neutral " N ". Start the engine and run at low speed for a few
minutes.
2 - Connect a pipe of fresh-water to the hole for the engine
cleaning joint plug ( use the proper joint available in the fittings
series ). Stop the water inlets. Shift the gear-shift lever into
neutral. Start the engine and run at low speed for a few minutes.
While cleaning the cooling water passages make sure
that water always circulates in the passages, checking
its running out of the pilot hole.
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