Yamaha F 40 User Guide
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Trouble Recovery 75 preventing it from functioning. Avoid accidentally pulling the lanyard during normal operation. Loss of en- gine power means the loss of most steering control. Also, without engine power, the boat could slow rapidly. This could cause people and objects in the boat to be thrown forward. Make sure no one is standing behind you when pulling the starter rope. It could whip behind you and injure someone. An unguarded, rotating flywheel is very dangerous. Keep loose clothing and other objects away when starting the engine. Use the emergency starter rope only as instructed. Do not touch the fly- wheel or other moving parts when the engine is running. Do not install the starter mechanism or top cowling after the engine is running. Do not touch the ignition coil, spark plug wire, spark plug cap, or other elec- trical components when starting or op- erating the motor. You could get an electrical shock. EMU30361 Emergency starting engine 1. Remove the top cowling. 2. Disconnect the start-in-gear protection cable from the starter, if equipped.3. Remove the starter/flywheel cover after removing the bolt(s). 4. Prepare the engine for starting. For fur- ther information, see page 31. Be sure the engine is in neutral and that the en- gine stop switch lanyard lock plate is at- tached to the engine stop switch. The main switch must be “” (on), if equipped. ZMU04096 ZMU04097 ZMU04098
Trouble Recovery 76 5. Insert the knotted end of the emergency starter rope into the notch in the flywheel rotor and wind the rope several turns around the flywheel clockwise. 6. Pull the rope slowly until resistance is felt. 7. Give a strong pull straight out to crank and start the engine. Repeat if neces- sary. EMU29760 Treatment of submerged motor If the outboard motor is submerged, immedi- ately take it to a Yamaha dealer. Otherwise some corrosion may begin almost immedi- ately. If you cannot immediately take the outboard motor to a Yamaha dealer, follow the proce- dure below in order to minimize engine dam- age. EMU29783 Procedure 1. Thoroughly wash away mud, salt, sea- weed, and so on, 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. 5. Feed engine fogging oil or engine oil through the carburetor(s) and spark plug holes 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: ECM00400 Do not attempt to run the outboard motor until it has been completely inspected. ZMU02334 ON START OFF ZMU01906 ZMU04100 Engine oil capacity: 2.0 L (2.11 US qt) (1.76 Imp.qt)
77 Consumer information EMU29811 Important warranty information for U.S.A. and Canada
Consumer information 79 EMU29830 YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, U.S.A. FOUR-STROKE OUTBOARD MOTOR THREE-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY
Consumer information 81 EMU29841 IMPORTANT WARRANTY INFORMATION IF YOU USE YOUR YAMAHA OUTSIDE THE USA OR CANADA
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