TO THE NEW OWNER
Dear Customer,
You have just purchased one of the toughest pieces of marine equipment ever built. The
GO-DEVIL Surface Drive will give you many years of service with very little maintenance.
Of the few problems that occur, most are due to dirty fuel or not running the engine out of
fuel at the end of the season. We have found that unleaded gasoline will gum the
carburetor in a few months if your engine is not in use. We recommend adding a fuel
stabilizer such as Briggs & Stratton part number 100117(4oz) 100119A(32oz) to the fuel
in your last full tank of the season. Always disconnect the fuel hose from the tank and
run the engine completely out of fuel before storage if your engine has a carburetor!
Fuel injected engines do not need to be run out of gas but add stabilizer and
disconnect the battery and fuel tank. Fuel tanks should also be checked periodically
for water which may appear from condensation. We recommend using a transom
mounted water separating fuel filter (Sierra part # 18-7852-1 or equivalent) to collect water
before it reaches the engine.
ASSEMBLY AND BOAT SETUP
1. Lay the crated engine flat with the engine in a normal upright position.
2. Remove the plywood and 2x4’s surrounding the engine.
3. Locate the metal band holding down the prop end of the Surface Drive frame and
cut it with a pair of tin snips or remove the nails with a claw hammer.
4. Remove the plastic wrapping from the engine.
5. Inspect the engine for freight damage and contact our office immediately if
anything seems damaged. Note that the tail end of the skeg just in front of the
propeller is factory bent. This bend is designed to compensate for torque created
by the surfacing propeller.
6. Loosen the transom clamping studs located under the engine.
7. Locate the lifting eyes on the frame just below the muffler. Using the lifting eyes,
hoist the engine vertically from the crate and place it onto the transom of your boat.
8. Center the engine on the transom measuring from the outside gunnel rails of the
boat to the edges of the transom bracket. Tighten the clamping studs using a
crescent wrench or 1-1/16” wrench or socket (15/16” wrench for galvanized
models).
9. Remove the tiller handle from the frame by cutting all plastic tie-wraps that have
not been trimmed.
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