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We are soon to depart on a river trip covering 1,200 miles round trip. My 200 Opti only has 2 hours on it and I was wondering when it would be considered broken in?
Test runs have me running 3,800-4,000 rpms with a full load of fuel and gear on the boat.
What type of oil/fuel ratios do you think I will be burning at these rpms? I am hoping for close to 100 to 1.
The only time you will see those very high oil to fuel ratios is at idle. Ther is no way for any engine to operate at the high hp output, of today's engines without proper lubrication. That 50-1 comment is more like it.
You may be a little short of the true break in period, which is probably closer to 10 hrs than 2. The number one key to proper break in is varying the RPM. No steady RPM is going to properly break in your engine. The internal engine components are of many different materials, and therefore need different breakin strategies. Piston are much softer than cranks and bearings, etc. If you trip does not mean you will be hammering the engine the whole way, vary the cruise speeds, and enjoy.
Are you going up, or down the east coast? I've done it a few times, and it's a great trip. If you're doing the Mississippi, make special plans for fuel, since there is little gasoline on the river south of St Louis.
The only time you will see those very high oil to fuel ratios is at idle. Ther is no way for any engine to operate at the high hp output, of today's engines without proper lubrication. That 50-1 comment is more like it.
You may be a little short of the true break in period, which is probably closer to 10 hrs than 2. The number one key to proper break in is varying the RPM. No steady RPM is going to properly break in your engine. The internal engine components are of many different materials, and therefore need different breakin strategies. Piston are much softer than cranks and bearings, etc. If you trip does not mean you will be hammering the engine the whole way, vary the cruise speeds, and enjoy.
Are you going up, or down the east coast? I've done it a few times, and it's a great trip. If you're doing the Mississippi, make special plans for fuel, since there is little gasoline on the river south of St Louis.
We are running 300 miles up the Yukon river and then going another 300 up the Koyukuk. After we finish the hunt we will then return on the same rivers.
We are running 300 miles up the Yukon river and then going another 300 up the Koyukuk. After we finish the hunt we will then return on the same rivers.
When is an Optimax broken in? 
