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Old 10-21-2005, 05:25 PM
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Do you guys change your oil and drive oil before or after the winter break?
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Yes
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Old 10-21-2005, 05:31 PM
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Default Re: Change oil before or after winter?

Run it on the hose to get stuff warm then change oil , filter and drive oil. Restart after changes the run antifreeze thru it and near the end of the antifreeze (if it's carbed) fog it.
You want to get the contaninents out before storage.
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Old 10-21-2005, 06:18 PM
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Both before and after..
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Default Re: Change oil before or after winter?

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Both before and after..
So you dump out new oil in the spring?
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Default Re: Change oil before or after winter?

I change it all b4 then run it once real looooooooooong first day out then change it all again
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Default Re: Change oil before or after winter?

Originally Posted by US1 Fountain
So you dump out new oil in the spring?
Yea,I dont get it.
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Both
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Run it during the winter and you don't need to worry about it.
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Default Re: Change oil before or after winter?

Originally Posted by mopower
Run it on the hose to get stuff warm then change oil , filter and drive oil. Restart after changes the run antifreeze thru it and near the end of the antifreeze (if it's carbed) fog it.
You want to get the contaninents out before storage.
Exactly how I've done it for years.
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