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    Operation and handling requirements

           Yamalube the best choice for your Yamaha  EJU41492
                                                Filling the fuel tank
           engine.
                                                To fill the fuel tank:
                                                (1) Before refueling, stop the engine. Do not
                                                   stand or sit on the watercraft. Never refu-
                                                   el while smoking, or while in the vicinity
                                                   of sparks, open flames, or other sources
                                                   of ignition.
                                                (2) Place the watercraft in a well-ventilated
           EJU31903                                area and in a horizontal position.
           Mixing fuel and oil                  (3) Remove the hood, and then check the
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           NOTICE                                  fuel level. (See page 26 for hood removal
                                                   and installation procedures.)
           Make sure that the  gasoline and oil  are
                                                (4) Loosen the fuel filler cap and remove it.
           thoroughly mixed in the correct ratio, oth-
           erwise severe  engine damage could re-
           sult.
           To mix gasoline and engine oil:
           (1) Pour 2-stroke engine oil into a clean con-
              tainer, and then add gasoline.
             Fuel-to-oil ratios (gasoline to oil)
               Break-in period (first two tankfuls):
                 25:1
               After break-in:                                          1
                 50 : 1                           1 Fuel filler cap
                                                (5) Slowly add fuel to the fuel tank.
           (2) To mix them thoroughly, shake the con-
              tainer from side to side.           Fuel tank capacity:
                                                    Total:
                                                      18 L (4.8 US gal, 4.0 Imp.gal)
                                                    Reserve:
                                                      5.5 L (1.5 US gal, 1.2 Imp.gal)

                                                (6) Stop filling when the fuel level just reach-
                                                   es the bottom of the filler tube. Do not fill
                                                   up the filler tube. Because fuel expands
                                                   when it heats up, heat from the engine or
                                                   the sun can cause fuel to spill out of the
                                                   fuel  tank. Do not leave the watercraft
            1 2-stroke engine oil                  with a full tank in direct sunlight.
            2 Gasoline
                                                (7) Wipe up any spilled fuel immediately with
                                                   a dry cloth.

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