User Manual

1. COMMON MODEL INFORMATION
OPERATIONS CHECK LIST
Check all items on the following list. Refer to the
applicable
Honda Marine Owner‘s Manual or Shop
Manual
for specifications and detailed procedures.
Test every unit to be sure it is functioning properly.
ON LAND
0 After completing this check list, complete the
Honda Marine Outboard Delivery Check List
rM023 (see page 1-48)]. Provide the yellow
copy to your customer, retain the white copy for
your sales file, and submit the pink copy to
Honda Marine. This check list must be
completed for every outboard sold.
EXTERNAL APPEARANCE
0 Check for paint scratches; touch up if
necessary.
INSTALLATION LOCATION
0 Check for correct installation location.
0 Check outboard motor for correct installation
height.
0 Make sure the motor mounting bolts are tight.
0 Check to be sure sealant has been applied to
the transom mounting bolt holes.
GEAR OIL
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Check for proper gear oil level. Make sure the
oil level and drain plugs are tight.
Use a commercially available gear oil that
meets or exceeds the requirement for API
Service Classification. See SPECIFICATIONS
section in applicable model-family chapter of
this guide.
FUELSYSTEM
0 Be sure fuel lines are connected securely.
0 Use fresh 86 pump octane rating or higher
unleaded gasoline.
0 Check for fuel leaks. If necessary, repair
immediately.
STEERING SYSTEM
0 Check the steering system for smooth
operation.
0 Make sure the outboard motor does not
interfere with the:
steering cable and/or link arm
control cables
wire harness, etc.
when the steering wheel is turned full left and
full right and with the motor in full tilt up
positions.
REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM
0 Check remote control for proper operation.
0 Make sure the control lever selects forward,
neutral, and reverse gears.
0 Check for full throttle capability.
0 Check to be sure the throttle operates smoothly
with the remote control lever at full throttle
position. On side-surface mount controls, the
fast idle lever must be in the idle position.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
0 Check wire harness for proper connections.
0 Check battery connections for correct polarity
and tightness.
0 Make sure battery is fully charged and installed
securely.
0 Make sure meters, indicators and switches are
connected correctly.
TILT MECHANISM
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Push power trimhilt switch, and make sure
outboard motor tilts up and down smoothly.
Check for abnormal tilt motor noise while tilting
up or down.
Tilt down the outboard motor and check to see
that the trim meter functions and indicates
“DOWN.”
Operate the steering with the outboard motor in
the tilt UP position, and check to be sure that
the cables, harnesses, boat splashwell, etc. do
not interfere with the outboard motor.
Make sure tilt stopper will set in the lock position
at full tilt up position.
Check the power tilt oil level. Tilt the outboard
motor up
to the full tilt UP position and lock it in
place with the tilt lock lever. Remove the oil tank
cap and be sure the oil level is up to the oil filler
port. Install the tank cap securely. Check the
applicable
Honda Marine Shop Manual for oil
capacity and recommended oil.
ENGINE OIL
0 Check engine oil level.
See SPECIFICATIONS section in applicable
model-family chapter of this guide.
All Honda
engines are shipped with a small amount of oil
from the factory. Add
80% of oil capacity before
initial start-up. Then run engine, shut it
off, wait
30 seconds and checwadjust oil level. “Hot” oil
level should be
6-7 mm below top mark on
dipstick.
Date of Issue: June 2003
0 2001-2003 American Honda Motor Co., Inc.