Mercury Marine Verado 6 Manuale Utente

STORAGE

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Protecting External Outboard Components

• Touch up any paint nicks. See your dealer for touch‑up paint.
• Spray Quicksilver or Mercury Precision Lubricants Corrosion Guard

on external metal surfaces (except corrosion control anodes).

Tube Ref No.

Description

Where Used

Part No.

120

Corrosion Guard

External metal

surfaces

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Protecting Internal Engine Components

IMPORTANT:  Refer  to  Maintenance  ‑  Spark  Plug  Inspection  and

Replacement for correct procedure for removing spark plugs.

• Remove pencil coils and spark plugs.
• Spray approximately 30 ml (1 fl. oz.) of Storage Seal Rust Inhibitor

into each spark plug hole.

Tube Ref No.

Description

Where Used

Part No.

119

Storage Seal Rust

Inhibitor

Spark plug holes

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6

• Actuate key/push button start switch to crank the engine through one

start  cycle,  which  will  distribute  the  storage  seal  throughout  the

cylinders.

• Reinstall spark plugs and pencil coils.

Gearcase

• Drain  and  refill  the  gearcase  lubricant  (refer  to  Maintenance  ‑

Gearcase Lubrication).

Positioning Outboard For Storage

Store outboard in an upright (vertical) position to allow water to drain out

of outboard.

!

 CAUTION

If outboard is stored tilted up in freezing temperature, trapped cooling

water or rain water that may have entered the propeller exhaust outlet

in the gearcase could freeze and cause damage to the outboard.