Mercury 200 OptiMax Jet Drive Service Manual page 80

Step 1: First 40 minutes - Keep the boat on the trailer. Place the boat and trailer in water that is deep enough to submerge
the water intake grate. Keep the bow attached and tight to the trailer, but remove or loosen the rear straps to allow the
boat to float at the rear. Run the engine at the listed run time and at the RPM speed.
First 10 minutes
Next 10 minutes
Next 5 minutes
Next 5 minutes
Next 5 minutes
Next 5 minutes
Step 2: Next 14 minutes - Remove the boat from the trailer and run on the water. The run times for the first four
wide-open-throttle encounters is very critical. Keep the run time within the given range. Run the engine at the listed
run time and RPM speed.
First 10 seconds ± 3 seconds
Next 20 seconds
Next 20 seconds ± 3 seconds
Next 40 seconds
Next 30 seconds ± 3 seconds
Next 1½ minutes
Next 45 seconds ± 3 seconds
Next 1½ minutes
Next 4¼ minutes
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Engine Break-in Procedure
Run Time
Run Time
Engine RPM Speed
2500 RPM
3000 RPM
3500 RPM
4000 RPM
4500 RPM
5000 RPM
Engine RPM Speed
wide‑open throttle 5600 RPM
3500 RPM
wide‑open throttle 5600 RPM
3500‑4000 RPM
wide‑open throttle 5600 RPM
3500‑4000 RPM
wide‑open throttle 5600 RPM
3500‑4000 RPM
wide‑open throttle 5600 RPM
Jet Installation
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