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Mercury 40 FourStroke User Manual

Mercury 40 FourStroke
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MANUAL TILT ASSIST
90-857046R1 NOVEMBER 2001 Page 5C-7
Down Circuit
With the engine tilted up, the piston inside the accumulator piston (d) will be at the bottom
of the accumulator (c) and the gas pressure is low. To lower the engine, the camshaft lever
(f) is rotated down, the internal cam will cause the push rods to open the accumulator check
valve (e), both fast transfer valves (h & j) and the down circuit slow transfer valve (i). The
operator will have to press down on the engine cowl to overcome the pressure inside cylin-
der. Fluid will flow out of the bottom of the cylinder, past both the down circuit fast transfer
valve (h) and down circuit slow transfer valve (i). Fluid will flow past the up circuit fast transfer
valve (j), surge valve (k) and through the interconnecting passage into the top of the cylinder
(l). Due to the shock rod (a), the tilt cylinder cavities differ in volume, the extra fluid from the
up cavity [forced into the accumulator (c)] will cause the internal accumulator piston (d) to
compress the gas. With the engine in the correct position, the camshaft lever is rotated up
and the push rods allow the check valves (e, h, i, & j) to close.

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Mercury 40 FourStroke Specifications

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BrandMercury
Model40 FourStroke
CategoryOutboard Motor
LanguageEnglish

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