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Engine mounted fault indicators

  • US 7,449,994 B1
  • Filed: 02/06/2004
  • Issued: 11/11/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An outboard motor comprising:

  • an internal combustion engine having a vertical crankshaft;

    a mid-section disposed below the internal combustion engine and supporting the internal combustion engine, the mid-section being configured for mounting on a transom of a watercraft;

    a lower unit disposed below the mid-section, the lower unit including a propeller driven by the internal combustion engine and configured to propel the watercraft; and

    a set of fault indicators mounted directly to a portion of the internal combustion engine, wherein the set of indicators provides at least one form of feedback to a user regarding at least an operational condition at engine start-up.

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