Honda Bf8a Owners Manual

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Customer Service Information
Contacting Honda
Your owner
’s manual was written to cover most of the questions you might ask
about your Honda. Any questions not answered in the owner ’s manual can be
answered by your Honda dealer. If your dealer doesn ’t have an immediate
answer, they should be able to get it for you.
If you have a difference of opinion with your dealer, please remember th\
at
each dealership is independently owned and operated. That ’s why it ’s...

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Please include the following information in your communication:
•Your name, address and telephone number (complete with area code)
•Model and complete serial number
•Date of purchase
•Name and location of selling dealer
•Name and location of servicing dealer (if different)
•A detailed description of your concerns
We will likely ask your Honda dealer to respond, or possibly acknowledge your
comments directly.
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Warranty Coverage
Your new Honda is covered by the following warranties:
•Distributor’s Limited Warranty
•Emission Control Warranty
Please read the warranty statements contained in this manual. There are
responsibilities, restrictions, and exclusions that apply to these warranties.
To obtain warranty service you must take your Honda outboard engine,
together with proof of original retail purchase date, at your expense, to a
Honda engine dealer or distributor...

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Warranty Service
Please remember that recommended maintenance interval servicing is not
included in your warranty coverage. Additionally, your warranty does not apply
to the normal wear of items (such as spark plug(s), water pump, etc.).
As the owner of a Honda product, your servicing dealer may ask you to
authorize an inspection. If the problem is covered under warranty, your dealer
will perform any warranty repairs for you at no cost. However, you may be...

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Distributor’s Limited Warranty
This warranty is limited to Honda Outboard Motors distributed by American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Power
Equipment Division, 4900 Marconi Drive, Alpharetta, Georgia 30005-8847.
To Qualify for This Warranty:
The Honda Outboard Motor must be purchased from American Honda or a dealer authorized by American Honda
to sell Honda Outboard Motors in the United States, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands. This limited warranty
applies to the...

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Exclusions:
This warranty does not extend to the following:
•Conditions caused by lack of routine maintenance (as outlined in the owner’s manual)
•Conditions caused by the use of propeller (s) that do not allow the outboard motor to run in its
recommended full throttle rpm range
•Operation inconsistent with the recommended operation/duty cycle (as outlined in the owner’s manual)
•Parts affected or damaged by an accident, submersion and/or collision
•Normal wear and...

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Accessories and Replacement Parts
This warranty is limited to Honda Power Equipment parts, accessories and apparel when distributed by American
Honda Motor Co., Inc., 1919 Torrance Blvd., Torrance, California 90501-2746
To Qualify for This Warranty:
1. The accessories or replacement parts must be purchased from American Honda, or a dealer, distributor or
distributor’s dealer authorized by American Honda to sell those products in the United States, Puerto Rico, and...

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Emission Control System WarrantyYour new Honda outboard engine complies with both the U.S. EPA and State of California emission regulations.
American Honda provides the same emission warranty coverage for outboard engines sold in all 50 states.
YOUR WARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGATION
California
The California Air Resources Board and American Honda Motor Co., Inc. are pleased to explain the emission control
system warranty on your 2001 and later Honda outboard engine. In...

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EXCLUSIONS:
FAILURES OTHER THAN THOSE RESULTING FROM DEFECTS IN MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP ARE
NOT COVERED BY THIS WARRANTY. THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT EXTEND TO EMISSION CONTROL
SYSTEMS OR PARTS WHICH ARE AFFECTED OR DAMAGED BY OWNER ABUSE, NEGLECT, IMPROPER
MAINTENANCE, MISUSE, MISFUELING, IMPROPER STORAGE, ACCIDENT AND/OR COLLISION. THE
INCORPORATION OF, OR USE OF, UNSUITABLE ATTACHMENTS, OR THE UNAUTHORIZED ALTERATION
OF ANY PART. THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER...

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WIRING DIAGRAM
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