Suzuki outboard motors 1988 2003 repair manual., Page 319Get this manual
LOWER UNIT 8-51 The jet drive unit is designed to permit boating in areas prohibited to boat equipped with conventional propeller drive systemThe housing of the jet drive barely extends below the hull of the boat allowing passage in ankle deep water, white water rapids and over sand bars or in shoal water which would foul propeller driveThe jet drive provides reliable propulsion with minimum of moving partsSimply stated, water is drawn into the unit through an intake grille by an impeller driven by driveshaft off the crankshaft of the powerheadThe water is immediately expelled under pressure through an outlet nozzle directed away from the stern of the boatAs the speed of the boat increases and reaches planing speed, the jet drive discharges water freely into the air and only the intake grille makes contact with the waterThe jet drive is provided with gate arrangement and linkage to permit the boat to be operated in reverseWhen the gate is moved downward over the exhaust nozzle, the pressure stream is reversed by the gate and the boat moves sternwardConventional controls are used for powerhead speed, movement of the boat, shifting and power trim and tilt Step 1