HONDA BF5A - Manual (Page 60)

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STORAGE PREPARATION
Cleaning and Flushing
STORAGE
WATER HOSE
WATER HOSE CONNECTOR
Cleaning
Flushing With the Honda
Water Hose Connector
Proper storage preparation is
essential for keeping your outboard
motor trouble-free and looking good.
The following steps will help to keep
rust and corrosion from impairing
your outboard motor’s function and
appearance, and will make the engine
easier to start when you use the
outboard motor again.
Thoroughly clean and flush the
outboard motor with fresh water after
operation in dirty water or salt water.
Wash the outside of the outboard
motor with clean, fresh water to
remove mud, salt, seaweed, etc.
Touch up any damaged paint, and
coat areas that may rust with Honda
Corrosion Inhibitor, or equivalent.
Lubricate controls with a silicone
spray lubricant.
Disengage the emergency stop switch
clip from the emergency stop switch,
and pull the recoil starter rope several
times to expel any water remaining in
the water pump.
Start the engine and run in N
(neutral) for 10 minutes.
Turn on the fresh water supply to
hose.
Remove the propeller (P. ).
Attach a hose from a fresh water
faucet to the water hose connector
of the flush kit.
Remove the flush screw from the
WASH screw hole and install the
water hose connector.
Tilt down the outboard motor.
Reinstall the flush screw and the
propeller (p.
).
After flushing, stop the engine,
remove the hose connector, and
leave the outboard motor in the
running position for one minute to
drain the water from inside the
engine.
Tilt up the outboard motor and
move the tilt lever to the TILT
position.
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