Tle of Contents Setion 6 - Storge Setion 6 - Storge Col Wether or Extene Storge... 84 Prepring Power Pkge for Storge...84 Engine n Fuel System Preprtion...85 Drining the Sewter System... 86 Drin System Ientifition...87 Air Atute Single Point Drin System... 87 Mnul Single Point Drin System... 87 Three Point Mnul Drin System... 88 Multi-Point Drin (MPD) System... 88 Air-Atute Single-Point Drin System...89 Bot in the Wter... 89 Bot out of the Wter... 91 Mnul Single-Point Drin System...93 Bot in the Wter... 93 Bot out of the Wter... 94 Three-Point Mnul Drin System...95 Bot in the Wter... 95 Bot out of the Wter... 97 Multi-Point Drin (MPD) System...97 Bot out of the Wter... 97 Bot in the Wter... 99 Drining the Sternrive... 101 Bttery Storge... 102 Power Pkge Reommissioning... 102 6 90-899883179 OCTOBER 2007 Pge 83
Setion 6 - Storge Col Wether or Extene Storge IMPORTANT: Merury MerCruiser strongly reommens tht this servie shoul e performe y n uthorize Merury MerCruiser eler. Dmge use y freezing tempertures IS NOT overe y the Merury MerCruiser Limite Wrrnty. NOTICE Wter trppe in the sewter setion of the ooling system n use orrosion or freeze mge. Drin the sewter setion of the ooling system immeitely fter opertion or efore ny length of storge in ol wether. If the ot is in the wter, keep the seok lose until restrting the engine to prevent wter from flowing k into the ooling system. If the ot is not fitte with seok, leve the wter inlet hose isonnete n plugge. NOTE: As preutionry mesure, tth tg to the key swith or steering wheel of the ot remining the opertor to open the seok or unplug n reonnet the wter inlet hose efore strting the engine. IMPORTANT: Merury MerCruiser requires tht propylene glyol ntifreeze, mixe to the mnufturers instrutions, e use in the sewter setion of the ooling system for freezing tempertures or extene storge. Mke sure tht the propylene glyol ntifreeze ontins rust inhiitor n is reommene for use in mrine engines. Be ertin to follow the propylene glyol mnufturer's reommentions. Prepring Power Pkge for Storge 1. Fill the fuel tnks with fresh gsoline (tht oes not ontin lohol) n suffiient mount of Quiksilver Gsoline Stilizer for Mrine Engines to tret the gsoline. Follow instrutions on the ontiner. 2. If the ot is to e ple in storge with fuel ontining lohol in fuel tnks (if fuel without lohol is not ville): Fuel tnks shoul e rine s low s possile n Merury/Quiksilver Gsoline Stilizer for Mrine Engines e to ny fuel remining in the tnk. Refer to Fuel Requirements for itionl informtion. 3. Flush the ooling system. Refer to the Mintenne setion. IMPORTANT: In orer to run the engine s require in the reminer of the storge preprtion proeure, wter must e supplie to the engine s esrie in the flushing proeure. 4. Provie ooling wter to the engine s one in the previous step. 5. Operte the engine suffiiently to ring it up to norml operting temperture n llow fuel with Merury/Quiksilver Gsoline Stilizer to irulte through the fuel system. Shut off the engine. 6. Chnge the oil n oil filter. 7. Prepre the engine n fuel system for storge. Refer to Engine n Fuel System Preprtion. 8. Drin the engine sewter ooling system. Refer to Drining the Sewter System. Pge 84 90-899883179 OCTOBER 2007
NOTICE Setion 6 - Storge Wter trppe in the sewter setion of the ooling system n use orrosion or freeze mge. Drin the sewter setion of the ooling system immeitely fter opertion or efore ny length of storge in ol wether. If the ot is in the wter, keep the seok lose until restrting the engine to prevent wter from flowing k into the ooling system. If the ot is not fitte with seok, leve the wter inlet hose isonnete n plugge. 9. Ensure tht the sternrive vent holes n wter rin holes n pssges re unostrute n open (refer to Drining Instrutions). 10. For itionl ssurne ginst freezing n rust, fter rining, fill the ooling system with propylene glyol mixe to the mnufturer's reommention to protet engine to the lowest temperture to whih it will e expose uring freezing tempertures or extene storge. NOTICE The universl joint ellows my evelop set when store in rise or up position, using the ellows to fil when returne to servie n llowing wter to enter the ot. Store the sternrive in the full own position. 11. Store ot with rive unit in full own/in position. 12. Store the ttery oring to the mnufturer's instrutions. ENGINE AND FUEL SYSTEM PREPARATION! WARNING Fuel is flmmle n explosive. Ensure the key swith is off n the lnyr is positione so tht the engine nnot strt. Do not smoke or llow soures of sprk or open flme in the re while serviing. Keep the work re well ventilte n voi prolonge exposure to vpors. Alwys hek for leks efore ttempting to strt the engine n wipe up ny spille fuel immeitely.! WARNING Fuel vpors trppe in the engine omprtment my e n irritnt, use iffiulty rething, or my ignite resulting in fire or explosion. Alwys ventilte the engine omprtment efore serviing the power pkge. 1. Prepre rurete fuel system for extene storge s follows:. Strt engine.. Provie ooling wter to the engine s one in the previous step.. Remove flme rrestor ssemly.. Close the fuel shut off vlve, if equippe. Disonnet n plug the fuel inlet fitting if not equippe with fuel shut off vlve. e. While operting engine t fst ile (1300 RPM), fog internl surfes of inution system n omustion hngers y sprying pproximtely 227 g (8 oz.) of Merury/Quiksilver Storge Sel or SAE 20W engine oil into ruretor ores. f. Spry the remining 57 g (2 oz.) of Storge Sel (or oil) rpily into ruretor, just s the engine egins to stll, ue to lk of fuel. Allow engine to stop. 90-899883179 OCTOBER 2007 Pge 85
Setion 6 - Storge Tue Ref No. Desription Where Use Prt No. 119 Storge Sel Rust Inhiitor Cruretor 92-858081K01 g. Turn ignition key to "OFF" position. 2. Refer to Flushing the Power Pkge n ppropritely remove the wter supply the the sewter pikup pump. 3. Clen the flme rrestor n rnkse ventiltion hoses n reinstll. 4. Lurite ll items liste in the Lurition setion. 5. On moels with lose ooling systems: Test oolnt to ensure tht it will withstn the lowest temperture expete uring storge. 6. Servie tteries oring to the mnufturer's instrutions. 7. Clen the outsie of the engine n repint ny res require with Merury/ Quiksilver Light Gry Primer n Phntom Blk Pint. After pint hs rie, wipe own the outsie of the engine with Corrosion Gur. Tue Ref No. Desription Where Use Prt No. 120 Corrosion Gur Outsie of engine 92-802878 55 8. For sternrive unit ly up, refer to pproprite Merury MerCruiser sternrive servie mnul. 9. Reple the fuel filter. Refer to the Mintenne setion for proper proeure. 10. Chnge the oil n oil filter. Drining the Sewter System! CAUTION Wter n enter the ilge when the rin system is open, mging the engine or using the ot to sink. Remove the ot from the wter or lose the seok, isonnet n plug the sewter inlet hose, n ensure the ilge pump is opertionl efore rining. Do not operte the engine with the rin system open. IMPORTANT: Only rin the sewter setion of the lose ooling system. IMPORTANT: The ot must e s level s possile to ensure omplete rining of the ooling system. Your power pkge is equippe with rin system. Refer to Drin System Ientifition to etermine whih instrutions pply to your power pkge. IMPORTANT: The engine must not e operting t ny point uring the rining proeure. IMPORTANT: Merury MerCruiser requires tht propylene glyol ntifreeze, mixe to the mnufturer's instrutions, e use in the sewter setion of the ooling system for freezing tempertures or extene storge. Mke sure tht the propylene glyol ntifreeze ontins rust inhiitor n is reommene for use in mrine engines. Be ertin to follow the propylene glyol mnufturer's reommentions. Pge 86 90-899883179 OCTOBER 2007
Setion 6 - Storge Drin System Ientifition AIR ACTUATED SINGLE POINT DRAIN SYSTEM 6125 6124 Close Coole Moels - Blue rin plug lotion - Blue ir pump Sewter Coole Moels - Air mnifol - Green initors 21125 Sorpion Moels - Blue ir pump - Air mnifol - Green initors - Blue rin plug lotions MANUAL SINGLE POINT DRAIN SYSTEM 6128 - Blue hnle 90-899883179 OCTOBER 2007 - Blue rin plug lotion Pge 87
Setion 6 - Storge THREE POINT MANUAL DRAIN SYSTEM 6126 - Blue rin plug MULTI-POINT DRAIN (MPD) SYSTEM 10226 M110050 93235672 - Sie of yliner lok 6129 - Bottom of exhust mnifols - Wter irulting pump hose 6130 - Fuel ooler to thermostt housing Pge 88 90-899883179 OCTOBER 2007
Setion 6 - Storge - Chek vlve (if equippe) 6131 Air Atute Single Point Drin System BOAT IN THE WATER NOTE: This proeure is written for the ir pump tht is tthe to the engine. However, ny ir soure n e use. 1. Close the seok (if equippe) or remove n plug the wter inlet hose. 2. Remove the ir pump from the engine. 3. Ensure tht the lever on top of the pump is flush with the hnle (horizontl). 4. Instll the ir pump on the tutor fitting. 5. Pull lever on ir pump (vertil) to lok pump on the fitting. e - Atutor fitting - Green initors - Mnul relese vlve 8293 - Air pump e - Lever (loking) 6. Pump ir into the system until oth green initors exten n wter rins from oth sies of the engine. The port sie will egin rining efore the stror sie. 90-899883179 OCTOBER 2007 Pge 89
Setion 6 - Storge 7. Immeitely remove the lue rin plug from the sie of the thermostt housing or the het exhnger. This must e remove within 30 seons to properly vent the ooling system. 6125 6124 Close Coole Moels - Blue rin plug lotion - Blue ir pump Sewter Coole Moels - Air mnifol - Green initors 21125 Sorpion Moels - Blue ir pump - Air mnifol - Green initors - Blue rin plug lotions 8. Verify tht wter is rining from eh opening. If not, use the Three Point Mnul Drin System instrutions. - Port sie rin lotion Pge 90 6133 - Stror sie rin lotion 90-899883179 OCTOBER 2007
Setion 6 - Storge 9. Allow the system to rin for minimum of five minutes. Pump ir s neessry to keep the green initors extene. 10. Crnk the engine over slightly with the strter motor to purge ny wter trppe in the sewter pump. Do not llow engine to strt. 11. Reinstll the lue rin plug in the thermostt housing or het exhnger. 12. Remove the ir pump from the ir mnifol n return it to the mounting rket. 13. Merury MerCruiser reommens leving the rin system open while trnsporting the ot or while performing other mintenne. This helps ensure tht ll wter is rine. 14. Before lunhing the ot, pull up on the mnul relese vlve. Verify tht the green initors re no longer extene. BOAT OUT OF THE WATER - Green initors 6135 15. Open the seok, if equippe, or unplug n reonnet the wter inlet hose prior to operting the engine. NOTE: This proeure is written for the ir pump tht is tthe to the engine. However, ny ir soure n e use. 1. Ple the ot on lever surfe to ensure omplete rining of system. 2. Remove the ir pump from the engine. 3. Ensure tht the lever on top of the pump is flush with the hnle (horizontl). 4. Instll the ir pump on the tutor fitting. 90-899883179 OCTOBER 2007 Pge 91
Setion 6 - Storge 5. Pull lever on ir pump (vertil) to lok pump on the fitting. e 8293 - Atutor fitting - Green initors - Mnul relese vlve - Air pump e - Lever (loking) 6. Pump ir into the system until oth green initors exten n wter rins from oth sies of the engine. The port sie will egin rining efore the stror sie. 6125 6124 Sewter Coole Moels - Air mnifol - Green initors Close Coole Moels - Blue rin plug lotion - Blue ir pump 21125 Sorpion Moels - Blue ir pump - Air mnifol Pge 92 - Green initors - Blue rin plug lotions 90-899883179 OCTOBER 2007
Setion 6 - Storge 7. Verify tht wter is rining from eh opening. If not, use the Three Point Mnul Drin System instrutions. - Port sie rin lotion 6133 - Stror sie rin lotion 8. Allow the system to rin for minimum of five minutes. Pump ir s neessry to keep the green initors extene. 9. Crnk the engine over slightly with strter motor to purge ny wter trppe in the sewter pump. Do not llow engine to strt. 10. Remove the ir pump from the ir mnifol n return it to the mounting rket. 11. Merury MerCruiser reommens leving the rin system open while trnsporting the ot or while performing other mintenne. This helps ensure tht ll wter is rine. 12. Before lunhing the ot, pull up on the mnul relese vlve. Verify tht the green initors re no longer extene. - Green initors Mnul Single Point Drin System BOAT IN THE WATER 1. Close the seok (if equippe) or remove n plug the wter inlet hose. 6135 2. Rotte the lue hnle ounterlokwise until it stops (pproximtely two turns). The re on the hnle shft inites tht the rin system is open. Do not fore the hnle s this will rete new thres. 90-899883179 OCTOBER 2007 Pge 93
Setion 6 - Storge 3. Immeitely remove the lue rin plug from the sie of the thermostt housing. This must e remove within 30 seons to properly vent the ooling system. 6136 - Blue hnle - Blue rin plug lotion 4. Visully verify tht wter is rining. If wter oes not rin, remove the lue rin plug from the istriution housing n rin mnully. - Drin lotion ornge or re 6137 - Blue rin plug BOAT OUT OF THE WATER 5. Allow the system to rin for minimum of five minutes. We reommen leving the rin system open while trnsporting the ot or performing other mintenne. 6. Reinstll the lue rin plug in the thermostt housing. 7. Close the rin system y rotting the lue hnle lokwise until it stops n instll the lue rin plug, if remove. The hnle is fully sete when no re is visile. Do not overtighten the hnle, s this tion will rete new thres. 8. Open the seok (if equippe) or unplug n reonnet the wter inlet hose efore operting the engine. 1. Ple the ot on level surfe to ensure omplete rining of system. Pge 94 90-899883179 OCTOBER 2007
Setion 6 - Storge 2. Rotte the lue hnle ounterlokwise until it stops (pproximtely two turns). The re on the hnle shft inites tht the rin system is open. Do not overtighten the hnle, s this tion will rete new thres. 6141 - Blue hnle 3. Visully verify tht wter is rining. If wter oes not rin, remove the lue rin plug from the istriution housing n rin mnully. - Drin lotion ornge or re 6137 - Blue rin plug 4. Allow the system to rin for minimum of five minutes. We reommen leving the plugs out while trnsporting the ot or performing other mintenne to ensure tht ll wter is rine. 5. Close the rin system y rotting the lue hnle lokwise until it stops or instlling the lue rin plug. The hnle is fully sete when no re is visile. Do not overtighten hnle, s this tion will rete new thres. Three Point Mnul Drin System BOAT IN THE WATER NOTE: Use this proeure if your engine is not equippe with n ir tute single point rin system or if the ir tute single point rin system fils. 1. Close the seok (if equippe) or remove n plug the wter inlet hose. 90-899883179 OCTOBER 2007 Pge 95
Setion 6 - Storge 2. Remove the lue rin plug from the istriution housing (lower front, port sie). - Blue rin plug 6138 3. To properly vent the ooling system, remove the lue rin plug from the sie of the thermostt housing within 30 seons. - Blue rin plug lotion 6139 4. Remove the two lue rin plugs from the sewter pikup pump (front, stror sie). - Blue rin plugs 6140 5. Verify tht wter is rining from eh opening. 6. Allow the system to rin for minimum of five minutes. We reommen leving the rin system open while trnsporting the ot or performing other mintenne to ensure tht ll wter is rine. 7. Crnk the engine over slightly with strter motor to purge ny wter trppe in the sewter pikup pump. Do not llow the engine to strt. 8. Before lunhing the ot or strting the engine, lose the rin system y instlling the four lue rin plugs. 9. Open the seok, if equippe, or unplug n reonnet the wter inlet hose prior to operting the engine. Pge 96 90-899883179 OCTOBER 2007
BOAT OUT OF THE WATER Setion 6 - Storge NOTE: Use this proeure if your engine is not equippe with n ir tute single point rin system or if the single point rin system fils. 1. Ple the ot on level surfe to ensure omplete rining of the system. 2. Remove three lue rin plugs: one from the istriution housing (lower front, port sie) n two from the sewter pikup pump (front, stror sie). 6142 - Blue rin plug 3. Verify tht wter is rining from eh opening. 4. Allow the system to rin for minimum of five minutes. We reommen leving the rin system open while trnsporting the ot or performing other mintenne to ensure tht ll wter is rine. 5. Crnk the engine over slightly with strter motor to purge ny wter trppe in the sewter pikup pump. Do not llow the engine to strt. 6. Before lunhing the ot or strting the engine, lose the rin system y instlling the three lue rin plugs. Multi Point Drin (MPD) System BOAT OUT OF THE WATER 1. Ple the ot on level surfe to ensure omplete rining of the system. 2. Remove the lue rin plugs from the following lotions. If neessry, len out the rin holes using stiff piee of wire. Do so until the entire system is rine.. Port n stror sie of yliner lok. Bottom of exhust mnifols 10226 M110050 93235672 6129 - Cyliner lok rin plug - Exhust mnifol rin plug 90-899883179 OCTOBER 2007 Pge 97
Setion 6 - Storge. Wter irulting pump hose - Drin plug 6143. Fuel ooler to thermostt housing hose 6144 - Drin plug e. Chek vlve - Drin plug (if equippe) 6131 Pge 98 90-899883179 OCTOBER 2007
Setion 6 - Storge 3. On moels with sewter pikup pump, remove the two lue rin plugs. If the sewter pikup pump oes not hve lue rin plugs, or you re unle to ess them, loosen the lmps n remove oth hoses. - Hose lmps - Blue rin plugs 6145 BOAT IN THE WATER 4. Crnk the engine over slightly with the strter motor to purge ny wter trppe in the sewter pikup pump. Do not llow the engine to strt. 5. After the ooling system hs een rine ompletely, instll the rin plugs, reonnet the hoses, n tighten ll hose lmps seurely. 1. Close the seok (if equippe) or remove n plug the wter inlet hose. 2. Remove the lue rin plugs from the following lotions. If neessry, len out the rin holes using stiff piee of wire. Do so until the entire system is rine.. Port n stror sie of yliner lok. Bottom of exhust mnifols 10226 M110050 93235672 6129 - Cyliner lok rin plug - Exhust mnifol rin plug 90-899883179 OCTOBER 2007 Pge 99
Setion 6 - Storge. Wter irulting pump hose - Drin plug 6143. Fuel ooler to thermostt housing hose 6144 - Drin plug e. Chek vlve - Drin plug (if equippe) 6131 Pge 100 90-899883179 OCTOBER 2007
Setion 6 - Storge 3. On moels with sewter pikup pump, remove the two lue rin plugs. If the sewter pikup pump oes not hve lue rin plugs, or you re unle to ess them, loosen the lmps n remove oth hoses. - Hose lmps - Blue rin plugs 6145 Drining the Sternrive 4. Crnk the engine over slightly with the strter motor to purge ny wter trppe in the sewter pikup pump. Do not llow the engine to strt. 5. Before lunhing the ot or strting the engine, lose the rin system y instlling the lue rin plugs. 6. Open the seok, if equippe, or unplug n reonnet the wter inlet hose efore operting the engine. NOTE: This proeure is neee only for slty, rkish, minerl len, or pollute wter pplitions; n for freezing tempertures or extene storge. 1. Insert smll wire repetely to mke sure tht vent holes, wter rin holes, n pssges re unostrute n open. e f 6146 Sternrive Wter Drin Holes - Speeometer pitot tue - Trim t vity vent hole - Trim t vity rin pssge - Ger housing wter rin hole (one eh t port n stror) e - Ger housing vity vent hole f - Ger housing vity rin hole 90-899883179 OCTOBER 2007 Pge 101
Setion 6 - Storge Bttery Storge NOTICE The universl joint ellows my evelop set when store in rise or up position, using the ellows to fil when returne to servie n llowing wter to enter the ot. Store the sternrive in the full own position. 2. Lower the sternrive to the full own/in position. 3. For itionl ssurne ginst freezing n rust, fter rining, fill the ooling system with propylene glyol mixe to the mnufturer's reommention to protet the engine to the lowest temperture to whih it will e expose uring freezing tempertures or extene storge Whenever the ttery will e store for n extene perio of time, e sure the ells re full of wter n the ttery is fully hrge n in goo operting onition. It shoul e len n free of leks. Follow the ttery mnufturer's instrutions for storge. Power Pkge Reommissioning 1. Ensure tht ll ooling system hoses re onnete properly n hose lmps re tight.! CAUTION Disonneting or onneting the ttery les in the inorret orer n use injury from eletril shok or n mge the eletril system. Alwys isonnet the negtive ( ) ttery le first n onnet it lst. 2. Instll fully hrge ttery. Clen the ttery le lmps n terminls n reonnet les. Tighten eh le lmp seurely when onneting. 3. Cot the terminl onnetions with ttery terminl nti orrosion gent. 4. Perform ll the heks in the efore strting olumn of the Opertion Chrt. NOTICE Without suffiient ooling wter, the engine, the wter pump, n other omponents will overhet n suffer mge. Provie suffiient supply of wter to the wter inlets uring opertion. 5. Strt the engine n losely oserve instrumenttion to ensure tht ll systems re funtioning orretly. 6. Crefully inspet the engine for fuel, oil, flui, wter n exhust leks. 7. Inspet the steering system, shift n throttle ontrol for proper opertion. Pge 102 90-899883179 OCTOBER 2007