Jake11
Well-known member
Hello again! So I gave up on merc 9.8 project and went and bought a brand new Tohatsu 9.8 4 stroke (my very first 4 stroke outboard). I know there are 1000 different opinions on the break in subject and that's not what I'm looking for. I plan to follow the manual to the letter. Too much money to skimp on this in my opinion. My question is can I do any of the break in in a test tank? My manual doesn't specify. I was hoping to do at least the idle and maybe an hour of the "less than half throttle in my 100 gallon tank while enjoying a cold adult beverage and advancing my farmers tan. Is this OK or does it have to be on a boat? Also during the less than half and less than 3/4 stages should I be varying the throttle or just lock it in just under 1/2 or 3/4 and cruise for the 2 to 3 hours? Thanks in advance for the input gents.
Here's of shot of her
Here's of shot of her