Evinrude 4906B 4HP 1969, Руководство пользователя

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10
MAl NTENANCE
10-1 INTRODUCTION
The authors estimate 75% of engine re-
pair work can be directly or indirectly at-
tributed to lack of proper care for the
engine. This is especially true of care
during the off-season period. There is no
way on this green earth for a mechanical
engine, particularily an outboard motor, to
be left sitting idle for an extended period of
time, say for six months, and then be ready
for instant satisfactory service.
Imagine, if you will, leaving your auto-
mobile for six months, and then expecting to
turn the key, have it roar to life, and be
able to drive off in the same manner as a
daily occurrence.
BOW - FORWARD~
STERN - AFT
Common terminology used throughout the world for
ref erence designation
on
boats. These are the terms
used in this book.
It is critical for an outboard engine to be
run at least once a month, preferably, in the
water. At the same time, the shift mecha-
nism should be operated through the full
range several times and the steering operat-
ed from hard-over to hard-over.
Only through a regular maintenance pro-
gram can the owner expect to receive long
life and satisfactory performance at mini-
mum cost.
Many times, if an outboard is not per-
forming properly, the owner will "nurse" it
through the season with good intentions of
working on the unit once it is no longer
being used. As with many New Year's
resolutions, the good intentions are not
completed and the outboard may lie for
many months before the work is begun or
the unit is taken to the marine shop for
repair.
Imagine, if you will, the cause of the
problem being a blown head gasket. And let
us assume water has found its way into a
cy linder. This water, allowed to remain
over a long period of time, will do consider-
ably more damage than it would have if the
unit had been disassembled and the repair
work performed immediately.
THERE-
FORE,
if an outboard is not functioning
properly, DO NOT stow it away with promis-
es to get at it when you get time, because
the work and expense will only get worse,
the longer corrective action is postponed.
In the example of the blown head gasket, a
relatively simple and inexpensive repair job
could very well develop into major overhaul
and rebuild work.
Outboards On Sail Boats
Owners of sail boats pride themselves in
their ability to use the wind to clear a
harbor or for movement from Port A to
Port B, or maybe just for a day sail on a