Outboard Motors Maintenance and Repair Manual

By Jean-Luc Pallas

112 pp. Full color photos and diagrams throughout. 2006. Paperback. $23.50
ISBN 1 57409 235 9



The aim of this book, with its superb step-by-step photographs and detailed diagrams, is to enable every owner to understand the workings of an outboard motor (2 or 4 stroke) and be able to fix it with relative ease. It includes:

An explanation of the different parts that make up the engine and 

  • How they interact
  • How fuel is transformed into propulsion
  • Regular maintenance and repair worksheets to help even the most mechanically ignorant to work on their outboard engine with confidence
  • The most common causes of breakdown
  • Troubleshooting tables to allow you to diagnose and fix the most common engine problems
  • Advice on how to winterize your outboard in one short afternoon

    • After reading this book, your outboard engine will no longer be a potential bother to you but an ally for better boating.

     

    About the Author:
    Jean-Luc Pallas is a professor of Recreational Marine Mechanics at La Rochelle Technical College in France. He has always had a passion for the sea and boats. He has repaired engines of a wide variety of everyday cruising boats.

     
       
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