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Subject:TIICO break-in period
From:Steve Hoge
Date:Sat, 10 Nov 2001 09:21:01 -0800

Many thanks to my fellow TIICOnauts who generously shared advice about
the right break-in regime for my new engine.  As you might imagine, the
opinions were pretty diverse! (e.g., "go easy", "run it normally", "wind
it out", etc.) One common thread that did emerge was the need to vary the
engine speed and not to stick too long at one RPM.  Since the power band
is now so much wider than it used to be, this hasn't been so hard, since
there's alot of highway driving around here that I can do in either 3rd
or 4th gear.

I'm up to about 700 miles now, and I'll probably start easing into less
artificial driving patterns.  And now that I've gotten my cruise control
reinstalled I'm looking forward to using it more regularly, especially on
our upcoming Thanksgiving Syncro Safari to Baja!

-Steve
'89 Syncro GL

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