Cleaning And Anticorrosion Measures; Flushing Cooling Water Passage - Yamaha F200 Owner's Manual

Maintenance
Seal replacement should be performed
by an authorized Yamaha dealer prior to
use.
2. Lubricate all grease fittings. For further
details, see page 81.
TIP:
For long-term storage, fogging the engine
with fogging oil is recommended. Contact
your Yamaha dealer for information about
fogging oil and procedures for your outboard
motor.
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Cleaning and anticorrosion measures

1. Wash down the exterior of the outboard
motor with fresh water and dry off com-
pletely. NOTICE: Do not spray water
into the air intake.
formation, see page 76.
2. Spray the outboard motor exterior with
"Yamaha Silicone Protectant". NOTICE:
Do not spray when the engine is run-
ning. Also, do not spray near the si-
lencer or into the engine. Otherwise
the engine could be damaged.
3. Wax the cowling with a non-abrasive wax
such as "Yamaha Silicone Wax".
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Flushing cooling water passage

Perform this procedure right after operation
for the most thorough flushing.
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NOTICE
Do not perform this procedure while the
engine is running. The water pump may be
damaged and severe damage from over-
heating can result.
1. Disconnect the garden hose connector
from the fitting on the bottom cowling.
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2. Garden hose connector
2. Connect the garden hose to the garden
hose connector.
1. Garden hose
2. Garden hose adapter (commercially avail-
able)
3. Garden hose connector
3. With the engine off, turn on the water sup-
ply and let the water flush through the
cooling water passages for about 15 min-
utes.
4. Turn off the water supply, and then dis-
connect the garden hose from the garden
hose connector.
5. Connect the garden hose connector to
the fitting on the bottom cowling and tight-
en it securely. NOTICE: If the garden
hose connector is not properly con-
nected, cooling water can leak out and
the engine can overheat during opera-
tion.
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