Do-It-Yourself and save thousands with this complete Service Repair Manual for the Mercury-Mainer 40 (4-Stroke) 4 cylinder 1998, 1999 & 2000 Non-Bigfoot , Mercury-Mainer 45 (4-Stroke) engine 1998, 1999 & 2000 Non-Bigfoot 45 Hp Big Foot and Mercury-Mainer 50 (4-Stroke) Outboard 1995, 1996, 1997 & 1998.
Serial Number Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-1
Conditions Affecting Performance . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-2
Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-2
Boat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-3
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-4
Following Complete Submersion . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-5
Submerged While Running
(Special Instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-5
Salt Water Submersion
(Special Instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-5
Fresh Water Submersion
(Special Instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-5
Propeller Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-6
Propeller Removal/Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-7
Standard Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-7
Power Trim System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-9
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-9
Power Trim Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-9
Trim “In” Angle Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-10
Trim Tab Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-12
Compression Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-12
Cylinder Leakage Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-13
Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-13
Painting Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-14
Cleaning & Painting Aluminum
Propellers & Gear Housings . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-14
Decal Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-15
Decal Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-15
Instructions for “Wet” Application . . . . . . . . 1C-