| Preface | |
| One The Basics: What Makes Your Engine Tick Your Engine's | |
| Four Basic Needs Inside Your Engine | |
| The Basic Components Basic Two-Stroke and Four-Stroke Cycles | |
| The Four-Stroke | |
| The Two-Stroke | |
| The Basics of Troubleshooting Two Breaking in a New Engine General Break-in Guidelines | |
| Additives Oil Grades Mix Ratio Operating Procedure | |
| Three Routine Maintenance Daily Checks and Maintenance Monthly Checks and Maintenance | |
| Seasonal Checks and Maintenance | |
| Three-Month (or Seasonal) Service Checks | |
| Grease Points Propeller Inspection Gearcase-Oil Change | |
| Cooling System Impeller Replacement Cylinder Compression | |
| Fuel System Automatic Oiler Steering Battery | |
| Two Final Adjustments Special Considerations for Four-Stroke Engines Sump-Oil Change | |
| Timing-Belt Wear Valve Clearance Check Maintenance in a Nutshell Daily Checks Monthly Checks | |
| Seasonal Checks Additional Four-Stroke | |
| Annual Service Off-Season Storage and Spring Commissioning | |
| Winter Storage Spring Commissioning Four | |
| How to Find the Trouble Listen | |
| Look, and Feel for Trouble | |
| A Troubleshooting Plan of Attack Ten Categories of Trouble Symptoms and Probable | |
| Causes Engine Will Not Start Engine Runs Irregularly or Stalls Rough Idle | |
| Engine Speed Will Not Increase | |
| Engine Overheats | |
| Engine Speed Higher than Normal | |
| Engine Speed Lower than Normal | |
| Boat Speed Low Steering Pulls to One Side | |
| Excessive Blue Smoke | |
| Five Isolating Ignition System Problems Ignition | |
| Components and What They Do Ignition Tests | |
| Testing for Spark | |
| Testing the Plugs Ignition Problems | |
| Tests and Procedures Ignition Problems Checklist | |
| Testing Spark-Plug Wires | |
| Testing High-Tension Coils | |
| Testing Charge and Sensor Coils and Ignition Module | |
| Testing the Charge Coil | |
| Testing the Sensor Coil | |
| Testing Coil Voltages Charge-Coil | |
| Test Sensor-Coil | |
| Test Ignition-Module | |
| Test Under-the-Flywheel Systems Some Additional Checks | |
| Testing Your Stop Switch | |
| Testing a Mercury (Tilt) Stop Switch Final Checks and Ignition | |
| Timing Checking the Timing CDI Unit Problems Optical Timing Systems | |
| Summing It Up Six | |
| The Charging and Starting Systems Charging | |
| The Key Components | |
| How It All Works Testing Your Battery Battery Capacity | |
| Test Battery Drain | |
| Test Charging System Problems and Possible Causes | |
| Verifying Charging-System Output | |
| Testing Your AC Voltage Rectifier | |
| Testing the Stator Windings | |
| The Sequence to Follow | |
| Troubleshooting Electric Starter Circuits Voltage-Drop Test | |
| Testing the Neutral Safety Switch Neutral Switch Misadjustment | |
| Testing an Ignition Switch Other Starter-Related Problems Manual | |
| Starters Winding On a New Pull Cord Replacing the Coil Spring Seven | |
| The Fuel and Lubrication Systems Fuel-Delivery Systems | |
| The Spin-On Fuel/Water Separator Fuel System Safety Considerations | |
| Fuel-System Basics and Common Problems Fuel-Tank Strainer Anti-Siphon Valve | |
| Flushing the Tank Portable-Tank Strainers | |
| The Fuel/Water Separator | |
| The Primer Bulb Fuel Pump Strainer Fuel Supply Problems | |
| The Fuel Pump Checking the Seal Fuel Pump Removal and Disassembly Fuel Delivery Step by Step Classic Symptoms of Carburetor Problems Mixing Air and Fuel | |
| How a Carburetor Works | |
| The Float Circuit | |
| The Idle Circuit | |
| The Intermediate Circuit | |
| The High-Speed Circuit | |
| The Choke Circuit Removing Your Carburetor Disassembling Your Carburetor Choke and Primer Systems Further Checks Manual Primers Electric Primers Electric Chokes Thermal Wax Valves Changing Technology Lubrication Systems | |
| The Pre-Mix Method OMC's VRO System Mechanical Oil-Pump Systems Oil Recircul | |
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