Honda BF8D - T Type Manual Relief Valve

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Never loosen this screw.
Hydraulic oil of the power
tilt system flows out.
Improper transom angle
results in unstable steering
condition.
Do not tilt while cruising
through the rough wave, or it
may cause an accident.
Excessive transom angle can
result in cavitation and racing
of the propeller, and tilting up
the outboard motor
excessively can cause
damage to the impeller pump.
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OPERATION (T type)
Manual Relief Valve
To tilt down the outboard
motor:
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MANUAL RELIEF VALVE
When power tilt system does not
operate because of dead battery or
faulty power tilt motor, the outboard
motor can be manually tilted up or
down by operating the manual relief
valve.
To tilt the outboard motor manually,
turn the manual relief valve under the
stern bracket 2 and a half turns
counterclockwise using a screwdriver.
Set the tilt lock lever in the
FREE position (see page ).
Push the DN side of the power
tilt switch and lower the outboard
motor to the cruising position.
Push the UP side of the power
tilt switch and tilt up the outboard
motor to the uppermost position.
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