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Originally Posted by GordMay Generally, 4-stroke outboard engines are shipped dry, so add oil as well as fuel. General Break-In for 4-Stroke Outboards (as always, consult your manual)
- Idle for the first 10 minuets,
- then Less than 1/2 throttle until 2 hours,
- then Less than 3/4 throttle until 3 hours,
- then Full throttle for 2 min. of every 10 min. until 10 hours,
- then ok to abuse it.  |
One of your better pieces of advice GM ... especially the last point!