Important Information - Mercury 50 User Manual

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Because ol your valued investment we
here at Mercury Marine also value you as a
consumer c 3 f the finest outboard products
sold in the world. It is for this reason we
suggest break-in your new outboard
motor in thr* following fashion
This break-~n assures that all moving parts
"wear-in" evenly to ensure a longer engine
Operate your new outboard motor at var-
-
ied throttle settings riot to exceed
throttle (2500-3500 RPM) during the first
hour or the first five gallons of break-in
fuel. Refer lo "Fuel Mixture and Gasoline/
-
Oil Recom~nendations" "Break-In Fuel
Mixture."
During the second hour operation, or the
second 5 gallons of break-in fuel, operate
the outboard at varied throttle settings not
to exceed 4500 RPM.
DO NOT OPERATE YOUR NEW OUT-
BOARD MOTOR AT FULL THROTTLE
UNTIL THE SECOND HOUR OF BREAK-
I N IS COMPLETED. This includes full
throttle acct leration pull~ng waterskiers,
or w ~ d e oper throttle runnlng
After the first two hours of running, approx-
imately 1 O g ~ l l o n s of fuel, full throttle oper-
ation may br attained, but not sustained,
for the rerralning brzak-ln fuel (approxl-
rnately 5 gall m s )
For the next five hodrs of full
throttle opsritron may, agaln, be attained.
but ~t is stron j l y not rtAcommended for sus-
tained use fNot mole than 5 minutes of
continuous w d e ope? throttle
)
SEVERE DAMAGE to your engine can
result by not complying with the preceding
break-in procedures.