PRB09004 48-inch Zelos G Manual

Zelos™ 48-Inch Gas Catamaran

Vehicle Starting and Running

Breaking in the Engine

CAUTION: Refertotheincludedengineownersmanualbeforeattemptingtostarttheengine.

Failuretofollowallinstructionscanleadtodamagetoyourvehicle,propertydamageandbodilyinjury.

CAUTION:Alwayskeepallbodyparts,hairanddanglingorlooseitemsawayfromaspinningpropeller,asthese

couldbecomeentangled.

1. Removethecanopy.

2. Poweronyourtransmitter,thenpoweronthe

receiver.

3. Verifythatthereisfuelinthefuelline.Placeyour

thumboverthecarburetorandslowlypullthestarter

cord.Youwillimmediatelyseefuelflowthroughthe

fuellineintothecarburetor.

4. Withtheboatonastandandthepropeller

unobstructed,pullthestartercordinacontinuous

motiontostarttheengine.Theengineshouldstart

within6pulls.

5. Replacethecanopybeforeplacingtheboatinthe

water.

BreakintheenginebyrunningatslowRPMfor1/3tank

andmidRPMfortheremainderofthetank.Ensurewater

isflowingoutoftheautobailers.

NOTICE: Donotadjustcarburetorsettingsduring

break-in.Doingsowillcauseenginedamageor

completeenginefailure.

Whentheboatismovingforward,ensurewaterflows

outofthecoolantoutlets.Ifwaterisnotflowingout

ofthecoolantoutlets,applyaburstofthrottle,notto

exceed1/2throttle.Thiswillforcetheboatuponplane,

allowingwatertoflowthroughthecoolingsystem.

Reduceto1/3throttleaftertheboatisonplaneand

waterisflowingoutthewateroutlets.Iftheboatwill

notplane,returntheboattoshoreandremoveany

obstructions.

Water Blockage

Ifthereisreducedwaterflowduringconsistentspeed,

returntheboattoshoreandinspectitfordebristhatmay

beblockingtherudderinletorthehullwaterpickup.