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Breaking-in X-60

To ensure long life and good performance from your engine, you MUST break it in properly. To obtain the
optimum fuel for your engine, mix 87 or 90 Octane regular pump gas with 100% Synthetic Quality oil at a
ratio of 16:1 (6% oil). Another choice for oil is quality marine outboard engine oil. Operate your engine at
about 1/2 to 3/4 maximum throttle opening during the break-in process. DO NOT run at full throttle while
breaking in your engine. Patience is very important here; the boat will run more slowly during the break-in
process and the engine’s output power will increase gradually over the first 3-4 tanks of fuel. Once the
engine is broken in, the power will increase substantially.

X-60 Care and Maintenance

A: Keep your engine clean. Spray it with WD40 or a similar product after each outing and wipe it clean to
prevent corrosion and to avoid any build-up of dirt that might enter the engine and cause wear or
overheating.

B: Do not allow your engine to run with too lean a fuel mixture – this causes overheating and rapid wear or
even damage.

C: Do not run your engine with a damaged or unbalanced prop; this causes vibration and can damage your
engine or cause other problems including with your radio equipment.

D: Do not overheat the engine. Frequently check that cooling water is flowing from the outlets in your hull
and never allow your engine to run for more than a minute or so at idle without water flowing through the
cylinder jacket and exhaust cooling fittings.

E: Avoid using old fuel in the engine. Always run all of the fuel out of the engine. After running for the day,
use after-run oil and work it into the engine by pulling the starter 2-3 times. If you run your boat in salt
water, flush the cooling system afterwards with fresh water for several minutes. Drain all water from the
cooling system.

F: Store your engine somewhere that is not subject to extreme temperature change.

G: If you are not planning to run your engine for more than a month, drain the fuel tank and remove any fuel
from inside the carburetor by running the engine at idle until it stops by running out of fuel. Keeping
gasoline inside the carburetor over an extended period of time will damage the diaphragm valve and clog
passages inside the carburetor.

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