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Troubleshooting
9-1 67C3K11
Troubleshooting the outboard motor
NOTE:
Before troubleshooting the outboard motor:
• Make sure that fresh fuel of the specified type has been used.
• Make sure that the battery is fully charged.
• Be sure to check that the couplers, connectors, and battery terminals are securely connected.
• When checking the input voltage of a part, the coupler or connector must be disconnected. How-
ever, be careful not to short-circuit the wiring harness.
• Perform the troubleshooting as described in the following tables.
Troubleshooting table format
Troubleshooting consists of the following 4 items.
Symptom 1: Specific trouble conditions
Symptom 2: Trouble conditions of an area or individual part
Cause 1: Content considered as the trouble causes of symptom 2
Cause 2: Content considered as the trouble causes of cause 1
Troubleshooting the power unit
Symptom 1: Engine does not crank (M and W model)
Symptom 2 Cause 1 Cause 2 Checking step
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Starter rope does
not operate
Shift lever not in the
N position
—
Set the shift lever to
the N position.
3-9
Start-in-gear pro-
tection cable not
adjusted correctly
—
Adjust the start-in-
gear protection
cable.
3-10
Manual starter mal-
function —
Disassemble and
check the manual
starter.
5-9
Stuck piston Seizure or rust Disassemble and
check the power
unit.
5-1
Piston lock due to
water in the com-
bustion chamber
—
Stuck drive shaft Buildup of foreign
material on the
drive shaft splines
and bushing
Disassemble and
check the lower
unit.
6-13
Malfunction of the
lower unit internal
parts
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