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cabin10
07-12-2004, 02:30 PM
I'm at about hour 5 on my 10 hour break in period for my Johnson 140 4 stroke. Can I pull tubes and skiers during this timeframe, or should I wait till after the break in period?

KP
07-12-2004, 03:44 PM
With half your break in complete according to the manual, and as long as you are not running at full throttle for more than a few minutes now and then, you should be OK. A mid RPM heavy load on a motor being broken in is not a bad thing. I'm at 8 hours now on my 70 and I throttle up to get the skier up, then back off slowly to 4200-4500 RPM.