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SeniorCoot
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Mon Jan 26, 2009 4:57 pm Posts: 76
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 Pro drive break in??
I just ordered a new pro drive 36 Vangard with auto full power reverse- i was wondering what sort of breakin i should do after i hang it on my boat early next week? any help appreciated.
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Mon Apr 09, 2012 6:09 pm |
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mizzippi jb
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Wed Sep 21, 2011 2:53 pm Posts: 5077 Location: The duck Mecca called Ga!
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 Re: Pro drive break in??
no idea. Never bought a new one. What did pro drive say? I'm sure Briggs and/or pro drive will send that info.
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Mon Apr 09, 2012 6:15 pm |
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dozrya
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Apr 07, 2010 8:05 am Posts: 1228 Location: Houma, LA
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 Re: Pro drive break in??
You go ride around, find some mud or vegetation, tear it up, go home. There you go its broken in. Change the oil after the first 10 or so hours probably and then every 50 after that.
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Mon Apr 09, 2012 6:18 pm |
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deltaduckmaster
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:07 pm Posts: 16608
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 Pro drive break in??
Ask yourself this question? When you buy a lawn mower do you cut the grass the first few times at idle!!
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Mon Apr 09, 2012 6:28 pm |
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dozrya
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Apr 07, 2010 8:05 am Posts: 1228 Location: Houma, LA
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 Re: Pro drive break in??
_________________ 1754 Xtreme 35 GTR Stage 1
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Mon Apr 09, 2012 6:29 pm |
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alwaysduckin
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:08 pm Posts: 219
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 Re: Pro drive break in??
WTFO thats how i broke mine in you have a 3 yr warrenty lol
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Mon Apr 09, 2012 6:59 pm |
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naj
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Fri Jan 22, 2010 8:40 pm Posts: 1620 Location: Larose, Louisiana
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 Re: Pro drive break in??
All the dealers I spoke to say to run at varying RPM's the first few trips out.
You will quickly learn that that is a natural thing with a PD.
That twist throttle can tear up the best wrist on the planet.
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Mon Apr 09, 2012 7:09 pm |
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duckduckboom
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:33 pm Posts: 5603 Location: Corner of Hell an high water, La
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 Re: Pro drive break in??
_________________ You have your whole life to be an idiot, take a day off!
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Mon Apr 09, 2012 7:14 pm |
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tchauvin
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Jul 13, 2011 6:23 pm Posts: 4898 Location: Bourg LA
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 Re: Pro drive break in??
if you picky,,,change the oil after the first 10hr...if you not picky run it like you want...
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Mon Apr 09, 2012 7:16 pm |
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SeniorCoot
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Mon Jan 26, 2009 4:57 pm Posts: 76
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 Re: Pro drive break in??
Ok guys- thanks for replies- i have broken many motors over last 60 yrs but always can learn something- I usually just run them at varying speeds for a while and then let her rip.
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Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:04 pm |
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MaXXis85
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:23 am Posts: 6233 Location: Tarkington, TX
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 Re: Pro drive break in??
Idle in the no wake zone, then let her rip.
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Tue Apr 10, 2012 6:10 am |
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SeniorCoot
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Mon Jan 26, 2009 4:57 pm Posts: 76
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 Re: Pro drive break in??
Wife and i are coming to NO in May for some good food-It's been a while since we were there- any thing outside NO to do-easy -day trips preferred
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Tue Apr 10, 2012 6:46 am |
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Docott
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:07 pm Posts: 1451
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 Re: Pro drive break in??
Not "outside" New Orleans, but... If you, or anyone, hasn't been to the WWII museum, you should. Very well done. You teally get a feel, in a VERY small way, of what it must have been like. A very moving experience. Really drives home what America is all about and what it took to keep it that way. We may say it all the time, that we know those things, but this experience is a vivid reminder that with freedom, comes sacrifice. Watch the movie they have too. Cost extra, but well worth it.
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Wed Apr 11, 2012 5:43 pm |
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Docott
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:07 pm Posts: 1451
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 Re: Pro drive break in??
They seem to keep it pretty damn cold in there, which is nice when it's so damn hot outside, but I'd still bring a light jacket.
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Wed Apr 11, 2012 5:45 pm |
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Docott
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:07 pm Posts: 1451
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 Re: Pro drive break in??
Heard about a company, Crescent City Charters, at the airport, that offers helicopter tours of New Orleans, etc. I have absolutely no info other than that and I found a number, 504-914-5955. Couldn't find a website. It's something I plan to look into, and I live down here. I believe they said they check out the local marshes, which would be really neat-a duck's eye view 
_________________ Phil Robertson said,"It seems like, to me, a vagina -- as a man -- would be more desirable than a man's anus,"
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