Hunter H31 - Page 136

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nt
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r
31
• En
g
ines and Transmissions
11.
2
The followin
g
is a list of components associated with
y
our en
gi
nes an
d
transm
i
ss
i
ons
.
En
g
ine
C
ontrols
En
g
ine Monitorin
g
En
g
ine
C
oolin
g
E
mer
g
enc
y
E
qu
i
pmen
t
En
g
ine Exhaus
t
Transmission
(
s
)
S
hifters and Controls
11.1 En
g
ine
s
The en
g
ine on
y
our boat is at the heart of
y
our boat.
P
roper attention to and maintenance o
f
y
our en
g
ine
will assure
y
ou man
y
hours of pleasurable, safe
b
oat
i
n
g
, an
d
w
ill
prevent unnecessar
y
en
gi
ne pro
b
-
lems. You must, there
f
ore, become thorou
g
hl
y
f
amil-
iar with all aspects of the en
g
ines proper operation
o
utlined in the manufacturers
Op
erator’s Manuals.
A
g
eneral maintenance pro
g
ram consists of proper lubri-
c
ation, cleanin
g
of fuel filters, fuel lines, and air filters.
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
CAUTION
! !
T
ake proper care when washin
g
down, or clean-
i
n
g
y
our en
gi
nes, t
h
at water
d
oes not enter t
h
e a
ir
i
ntakes. Water in the air intakes ma
y
g
o directl
y
to
the c
y
linders, resultin
g
in rust and possibl
y
internal
e
n
gi
ne
d
ama
g
e.
Fi
g
. 11.1 shows
y
ou drive and components aboard
y
our
boa
t.
We stron
g
l
y
ur
g
e
y
ou to compl
y
with the manual pro-
vided b
y
the en
g
ine manufacturer. Follow the recom-
mended maintenance and warrant
y
schedule in the
o
wner’s packet. En
g
ine abuse or improper maintenance
ma
y
adversel
y
affect the claims made under the inde-
pendent warrant
y
provided b
y
the en
g
ine manu
f
acturer.
Th
e en
gi
ne manua
l
states t
h
e max
i
mum
RPM
rat
i
n
g
e
stablished b
y
the en
g
ine manu
f
acturer
f
or
y
our boat’s
e
n
g
ines. Do not exceed this ratin
g
.
C
heck the manual
f
o
r
o
th
e
r inf
o
rm
a
ti
o
n
abou
t m
a
xim
u
m RPM’
s
.
E
n
g
ines are selected and desi
g
ned to meet or exceed
industr
y
standards set b
y
marine en
g
ine manufacturers.
Fi
g
. 11.
1