Owner`s manual
STARTING THE ENGINE
1.
Have safety equipment on board and know how to use it.
2.
Ventilate engine compartment by opening hatches.
3.
Be
sure engine compartment is thoroughly ventilated. (Run blowers for 4 minutes before starting
engine,
if
installed.)
4.
Turn blowers off after starting or before starting to eliminate excessive battery drain, if preferred.
5.
Transmission lever should be
in
neutral. (Center Position)
6.
Place throttle lever at 1/3 open position.
7.
Turn key to
"ON"
position to energize fuel pump, glow plug and oil pressure light. If your panel
uses a key switch start, go
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8.
Press "Glow Plug" button for 30 to 60 seconds, depending
on
the outside temperature.
Continue to hold glow plug button while pressing
"Start"
button to crank engine. Release both
buttons immediately after engine starts.
Go
to 11.
NOTE: YOU MUST HOLD GLOW
PLUG
BUTTON
IN
TO ENERGIZE THE STARTER BUTTON
FOR CRANKING ENGINE.
PANELS
WITH KEY SWITCH START
9.
Activate "Glow Plug" switch for 30 seconds
to
1 minute, depending
on
the outside air
temperature.
It may
be
necessary to hold the glow plugs
on
during the time the engine is cranked
in very cold outside temperatures.
10. Turn key to full
"right"
position to crank engine. Release key immediately after start. MAKE SURE
THE KEY RETURNS
TO
THE
"ON"
POSITION.
NOTE:
When cranking engine, only crank engine for 10 seconds and pause for 10 seconds.
Repeat until engine starts.
(See Caution printed
on
Starter Motor.)
11.
Check oil pressure light. (Should go out after engine starts.)
12. Ammeter should indicate
"Charge", depending
on
battery condition.
12A.
If you have a voltmeter
in
place of
an
ammeter, it should read 12.5 to 14.5 volts, indicating alter-
nator is working.
13.
Check cooling system. (Make sure water pump is operating by checking for water coming out of
exhaust pipe with exhaust gases.) Temperature
on
gauge should gradually increase to 165°F to
195°F
on
all models except M-15. Temperature
on
Model 15, should read between 135°F and
155°F.
14. If oil pressure light does not go out or
no
water overboard or temperature is not normal, STOP
ENGINE
AT ONCE! Recheck all items listed
to
correct problem.
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15.
If all indications are normal after start-up, continue to run engine for about 10 minutes to be sure
all systems remain normal and operating temperature is maintained.
16.
With boat still SECURED to mooring and throttle reduced to idle, check transmission operation by
shifting from neutral to forward, to neutral, to reverse to neutral. Make sure no lines or
obstruc-
tions are near the propeller.
17.
Stop engine after above check out has been accomplished and recheck oil and water levels.
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