Operator`s manual
Fuel System
Top off your
fuel tanks with
No.2
diesel fuel. Fuel additives should be added at this time
to
control algae
and condition the fuel. Care should be taken that the additives used are compatible with the primary fil-
ter/water separator used in the system. Change the
element in your primary fuel filter/water separator, if the
fuel system contains one, and clean the separator sediment bowl.
Change the fuel filter elements on the engine and bleed the fuel system, as needed. Start the engine and
allow it
to
run
for
5 -
10
minutes
to
ensure that no air is left in the fuel system. Check
for
any leaks that may
have been created in the fuel system during this servicing, correcting them as needed.
Sea Water
Circuit
Close the thru-hull seacock. Remove the sea water intake hose from the seacock. Place the end
of
this
hose into a 5-gallon bucket
of
clean fresh water. Before starting the engine, check the zinc anode found
in
the primary heat exchanger on the engine and clean
or
replace it as required. Clean the sea strainer, if one
is
installed in the inside of the hull.
Start
the engine and allow the sea water pump
to
draw fresh water through the system. When the bucket
is empty, stop the engine and refill the bucket with an antifreeze solution slightly stronger than needed
for
winter freeze protection
in
your area.
Start the engine and allow all of this mixture
to
be drawn through the sea water system. Once the bucket
is empty, stop the engine. This antifreeze mixture
should protect the sea water circuit from freezing during
the winter lay-up, as well as providing corrosion protection.
Remove the
impeller from your sea water pump (some antifreeze mixture will accompany it, so catch it in a
bucket). Examine the
impeller. Acquire a replacement, if needed, and a cover gasket. Do not replace the
impeller (into the pump) until recommissioning, but replace the cover and gasket.
Intake
Manifold
and
Through-Hull
Exhaust
Place a clean cloth, lightly soaked in lubricating oil, in the opening of the intake manifold
to
block the open-
ing. Do not shove the cloth out of sight. (If it is not visible at recommissioning, and an attempt is made
to
start the engine, you may need the assistance
of
a servicing dealer.) Make a note
to
remove the cloth prior
to
start-up. The through-hull exhaust part can be blocked in the same manner.
Starter
Motor
Lubrication and cleaning
of
the starter drive pinion is advisable, if access
to
the starter permits its easy
removal. Ensure that the battery connections are shut off before attempting
to
remove the starter. Take care
in
properly replacing any electrical connections removed from the starter.
Cylinder
Lubrication
It is not necessary
to
remove the fuel injectors from the cylinder head
to
squirt light lubricating oil into the
cylinders
for
the few months of normal lay-up. However, if you antiCipate a longer lay-up period (12 months
or
more), we recommended that this procedure be performed. The light oil in the cylinders will prevent the
pistons rings from sticking
to
the cylinder walls. Ensure that you have replacements for the injector and
return line sealing washers.
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