Grand Soleil 46.3'
Engine: System and Mechanics
8.
5
• Open sea water inlet of engine cooling system located on the “S”
drive transmission on the rear of the engine (§ diagram page
8
.2).
• When single lever is upright, push in neutral red button (see page
8
.4) and push the hand lever gas control onto approx. 1/3 of the
accelerated position.
• Turn ignition key to “on”: the lights of engine panel will come on.
• Keep turning ignition key to activate engine starter.
• Before getting into gear and get moving, keep the engine running
in neutral at approx. 1200 revs. for about 10 minutes.
• Once started, cheek that engine cooling water flows out regularly
through exhaust pipe on port side.
• After the engine has started and reached the working temperature,
throttle down gradually until lever has reached an upright posi-
tion: the neutral red button can now be pushed out which will
allow getting into ahead or reversing motion.
Running-in
• Refer to the information appearing in use and maintenance
manual given by the builder.
• Do not push engine to a maximum rate for long stretches of time
especially during the first 25 hours of navigation.
• When cold, do not push engine to its limits. After the engine has run
a few hours (as indicated in use and maintenance manual) contact the
builder’s engine assistance service for the first overhaul.
Engine shut-down
• Let engine idle to the minimum for few minutes to decrease
temperature.
• Throttle down to the minimum by pushing the lever back into the
upright position.
• Turn off engine by pushing the
STOP
red button.
• Once engine has stopped, turn off ignition key.
• Switch
OFF
the parallel between services batteries and engine
battery
BOTH
by positioning the 3 ways switch located below
navigation table either on 0 or on 1 (service batteries).
