MerCruiser 5.7 MPI User Manual

Section 6 - Storage
90-864197072 NOVEMBER 2007 Page 73
Section 6 - Storage
Table of Contents
Cold Weather or Extended Storage.................... 74
Preparing Power Package for Storage..........74
Engine and Fuel System Preparation ....75
Draining the Seawater System........................... 76
Drain System Identification...........................76
Air Actuated Single Point Drain System
............................................................... 76
Manual Single Point Drain System ......... 77
Three Point Manual Drain System ......... 77
Multi-Point Drain (MPD) System ............ 78
Air-Actuated Single-Point Drain System.......78
Boat in the Water ................................... 78
Boat out of the Water ............................. 81
Manual Single-Point Drain System...............83
Boat in the Water ................................... 83
Boat out of the Water ............................. 84
Three-Point Manual Drain System................85
Boat in the Water ................................... 85
Boat out of the Water ............................. 86
Multi-Point Drain (MPD) System...................87
Boat out of the Water ............................. 87
Boat in the Water ................................... 89
Battery Storage................................................... 91
Power Package Recommissioning..................... 91
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MerCruiser 5.7 MPI Specifications

General

Engine Type	V8
Fuel System	Multi-Port Fuel Injection (MPI)
Horsepower	300 HP
Ignition	Electronic
Cylinders	8
Fuel Type	Gasoline
Alternator	65 amp
Compression Ratio	9.4:1
Fuel Requirement	87 octane (minimum)
Displacement	5.7L (350 cu in)
Max RPM	5000 RPM