TOHATSU MX 50D2, Owner'S Manual

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EN G INE OPERATION
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Manual Rope S tart - - - in case of
trouble with the Recoil S tarter
Wind the s tarter rope around the flywheel
a few turn s . Give it a s harp tug to s tart the
engine. U s e a s ocket wrench or s imilar to
get a firm grip on the end of the rope.
Be careful that your clothes or other items
do not get caught in the rotating engine
parts.
To prevent accident and injury, do not re-
attach the recoil starter after the engine
has been started using the emergency
starter rope. Be sure to put the top cowl
back on.
Immediately contact an authorized dealer
when reaching shore.

Be sure that no bystander(s) is within 2
meters from back of starting operator.

Do not operate the outboard motor with
top cowl removed from the power unit,
or contacting turning flywheel which can
lead to serious personal injury.
Before driving the boat, let the engine run
at low
s peed for approximately three min-
ute s to let it warm and allow the oil to cir-
culate through the machine. If the engine i s
not warmed up beforehand, the engine life
will
s horten greatly. During the warm-up
operation, confirm that cooling water i s
di s charged from the check port and idle
port.
Be sure to warm up engine well before
starting cruise. Operating cold engine can
give damage to it.
Note
Idle s peed may be higher during warming
up of engine. If s hifted to Forward or rever s e
during warming up, it may be difficult to s hift
back to neutral. In s uch ca s e, s top engine,
s hift to neutral, and re s tart engine to warm
up.
WARNIN G
WARNIN G
2. Warming up the engine
Idle port
Cooling water
check port
CAUTION