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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.
Removal of the motor from the boat
Each time that you remove the motor from your boat, you must
let it cool down and then you have to do the following
operations :
disconnect the fast fuel joint.
disconnect the battery.
release the clamp screws.
lift up the motor vertically and keep it in this position till all the water has
run out from the cooling-water passages (about 1 minute )
tilt up the steering rod.
transport the motor using the proper handle.
lay down the motor only on its back side.
Picture No. 55.
CLEANING
Cleaning outside
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motors do not 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 vessel 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.
