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Mercury 50 - ThrottleShifting; Starting Warm Engine; Stopping the Engine

Mercury 50
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OPERATION
MODELS
WITH REMOTE
CONTROL
(Continued)
STARTING WARM ENGINE
Place contro handle In Neutral Turn key
clockw~se pa4 RUN posltlon to START
As soon as
engine starts, allow key to
return to RUN
pos~tion. If englne falters.
push in on key to actuate enrichener
NOTE If
e'tglne falls to start, follow
STARTING
C
OLD ENGINE procedure
Check for
steady stream of water from
water pump 'Tell
-
Tale.
"
If intermittent or
no flow
IS
observed, STOP ENGINE IM
-
MEDIATELY Check "Tell-Tals" stream
often during outboard operation.
ACAUTION
A continuous warning horn will sound if
engine overheats. Stop engine immedi
-
ately if alarm sounds. Locate and remedy
cause of overheating before using out
-
board.
THROTTLEISHIFTING GEARS
1
Squeeze Neutral Lock Bar and push
control handle forward to engage FOR
-
WARD GEAR Pushing handle further for
-
ward ~ncreast-s englne speed.
ACAUTION
Exercise extreme care when operating in
REVERSE GEAR. DO NOT operate engine
at high speeds in REVERSE.
Squeeze Neut al Lock Bar dnd pull back
on control kt, rldle to engage REVERSE
GEAR
STOPPING THE ENGINE
2
Shift to NE JTRAL ~nd tul
I
I
key coun-
terclockwlse to OFF posltlon
IMPORTANT: In an emergency the out
-
board can be stopped at any speed, in or
out of gear. For normal operation, idle
engine and
shlft to NEUTRAL before turn
-
ing key to OFF.
ACAUTION
If outboard wilt not be operatedfora period
of time, if it is to be removed from boat, or if
it is to be tilted up, prevent spillage from
carburetor throat and bowl and gum for
-
mations in the carburetor during storage
as follows:
Disconnect the fuel line.
Allow engine to idle until it stops, indicat
-
ing the carburetors have run dry.
Turn electric start key to OFF.
Disconnect positive
(t)
battery lead to
prevent accidental starting or shorting.

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