Treatment Of Submerged Motor - Yamaha F6A Manuel D'utilisation

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TREATMENT OF SUBMERGED
MOTOR
If the outboard motor is submerged, immedi-
ately take it a Yamaha dealer. Otherwise,
some corrosion may begin almost immedi-
ately. If you cannot immediately take the out-
board motor to a Yamaha dealer, follow the
procedure bellow for taking care to minimize
engine damage.
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1) Thoroughly wash away mud, salt, sea-
weed, etc. with fresh water.
2) Remove the spark plug(s), then face the
spark plug holes downward to allow any
water, mud or contaminants to drain.
3) Drain the fuel from the carburetor, fuel
filter and fuel line. Drain the engine oil
completely.
4) Fill the sump with the fresh engine oil as
the same quantity as the engine oil
capacity.
Engine oil capacity:
Refer to SPECIFICATIONS, Page 4-1.
5) Feed engine fogging oil or engine oil
through the carburetor(s) and spark plug
hole(s) while cranking the engine with
the manual starter or emergency starter
rope.
6) Take the outboard motor to a Yamaha
dealer as soon as possible.
CAUTION:
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Do not attempt to run the motor until it
has been completely inspected.
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