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| Replacing my old merc 25hp. with carb to a new 30hp mer 4 stroke efi on the pontoon tomorrow. I'm sure the guys at the marina will advise me but I haven't purchased a new outboard since '02. Any changes since varyinng the speed and not running full throttle for a while? Thanks. kdawg |
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Location: E. Tenn | Your owner's manual will have a break in schedule.... pretty simple to follow, and may help in case there's any issues during the warranty period. |
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| miket55 - 8/7/2018 12:14 PM
Your owner's manual will have a break in schedule.... pretty simple to follow, and may help in case there's any issues during the warranty period. Do this. An outboard is a big investment. I'm not one to always read owners manuals, but this is the time to read one for sure. |
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Location: NE Ohio | don't deviate from the owners manual, and don't plan on doing any fun boating for a couple of hours of proceedure. |
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Location: E. Tenn | pklingen - 8/7/2018 9:43 PM
don't deviate from the owners manual, and don't plan on doing any fun boating for a couple of hours of proceedure.
Did exactly that with my new rig... splashed the boat and just tooled around for three hours doing what the book said to do..
Edited by miket55 8/7/2018 9:52 PM
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New outboard break-in advice