Breaking in new Motors?
muskyhawk63
Posted 6/19/2006 4:07 PM (#197027)
Subject: Breaking in new Motors?




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How do you go about breaking in new Motors? Im going to need to do this with a 60 Four Stroke Merc. Any help would be great!

Edited by muskyhawk63 6/19/2006 4:08 PM
jeffyd
Posted 6/19/2006 5:10 PM (#197034 - in reply to #197027)
Subject: RE: Breaking in new Motors?


read the owner's manual before you take the motor out. follow the directions, EXACTLY.
MikeHulbert
Posted 6/19/2006 5:39 PM (#197036 - in reply to #197027)
Subject: RE: Breaking in new Motors?





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Location: Ft. Wayne Indiana
Read the owners manual for sure.

I would assume that it probably has a 10-20 hour break in period.

Don't over do it to soon, or you'll pay in the long run. Break it in right.
muskynightmare
Posted 6/21/2006 9:43 PM (#197434 - in reply to #197027)
Subject: RE: Breaking in new Motors?





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Location: The Sportsman, home, or out on the water
My new Merc's owner's manual said to (bear in mind, I have a 2 stroke 90 horse) mix some more oil in with the first tank of gas, and to not run at the same speed/ RPM for more than 2 minutes at a time, and to not open her all the way up until that first tank of gas was burned up. Again, read YOUR manual.