Specifications

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NOTE: Flushing is needed only for salty, brackish, mineral laden or polluted water
applications. Flushing is recommended after each outing for best results.
CAUTION
If flushing with the boat in the water, seawater can flow into the engine causing
engine damage. Water inlet must be closed when flushing the engine.
1. Drain the seawater section of the cooling system.
2. If flushing cooling system with boat in water:
a. Raise sterndrive unit to TRAILER position.
b. Install appropriate flushing attachment over water intake openings in the gear
housing.
c. Lower sterndrive unit to full DOWN/IN position.
3. If flushing cooling system with boat out of water:
a. Lower sterndrive unit to full DOWN/IN position.
WARNING
Contact with moving drive components and the propeller can cause personal injury
or death. To avoid possible injury , remove the propeller and ensure that no people
or animals are in the area of the drive unit while flushing.
b. Remove propeller.
c. Install Quicksilver flushing attachment (or equivalent) over water intake openings in
gear housing.
4. Connect hose between flushing attachment and water source.
5. With sterndrive unit in normal operating position, partially open water source (about 1/2
maximum).
6. Place sterndrive in NEUTRAL, idle speed position and start engine.