Specifications

CD5

Important Information

CD606

Operation and Maintenance

RECOMMENDED OPERATION / DUTY CYCLE

It is the operator’s responsibility to operate within the following recommended operational capability, or duty

cycle, as applicable to engine and installation:

D7.3L D-Tronic Models - PLEASURE DUTY RATING

• Engine Specified Operating Rpm Range is 3600-3800 rpm.

• Wide-Open-Throttle operation is limited to short periods of time.

D7.3L D-Tronic LD Models - LIGHT DUTY RATING

• Engine Specified Operating Rpm Range is 3400-3600 rpm.

• Wide-Open-Throttle operation is limited to less that 10% of operating time.

• Continuous cruising rpm is limited to at or less than 90% of Wide-Open-Throttle rpm.

• Annual operating time is not to exceed 500 hours.

NOTE:

Pleasure duty rating

applies to recreational planing craft used exclusively for pleasure and recreation

Light duty rating applies to planing boats where the use of full rated power at maximum rated rpm is limited (as

stated above). Examples of Light Duty applications include, but are not limited to: search and rescue craft, fast

patrol boats, fire boats, dive boats, and limited season fishing boats such as sport-fish charter boats. Application

to common commercial crafts having full-displacement or semi-displacement hulls exceeds the recommended

operational capability, or duty cycle.

IMPORTANT: Damage caused by improper application or failure to operate within the operational

capability, or duty cycle, will not be covered by the MerCruiser Diesel Limited Warranty.