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Old 04-17-2014, 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Duffman View Post
I'm coming from the automotive end of this...have very little experience in the marine version..

....that being said, what you are probably seeing, are coatings coming off the new bearings on the initial run in.

Glitter is ok, chunks are not. Your fine IMO
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If you ran for an hour without overheat alarms and only had "glitter"...all's well. Bearings running in their chase for the first time at high RPM, gears finding themselves again. There's a lot going on in there. I'd run it for a month and change the oil again just for peace of mind.

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