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so as i have stated before i have a 2000 32 fountain fever w/ twin 502's i have a fresh water flush sys. I CAN NOT GET TO THE DRAIN PLUGS in the block, and in the fuel cooler with out pulling a motor. also on my starboard side were the drain plug is there is a knock sensor and on the port side there is a big plate that bolts on the fuel cooler. so once again i have to use the fresh water flush sys. So i let the motors warm up individualy untill thermostat opens then hook up a hose to a 5 gal. bucket w/ anti freeze and run it through. well when i take the thermostats off to check and make sure that a.f. got in the block one is full to the brim w/ anti freeze and one is not, just some residual. so i do that motor again thinking the thermostat didn't open up all the way and end up with the same results? what is going on to make 2 different results.
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so as i have stated before i have a 2000 32 fountain fever w/ twin 502's i have a fresh water flush sys. I CAN NOT GET TO THE DRAIN PLUGS in the block, and in the fuel cooler with out pulling a motor. also on my starboard side were the drain plug is there is a knock sensor and on the port side there is a big plate that bolts on the fuel cooler. so once again i have to use the fresh water flush sys. So i let the motors warm up individualy untill thermostat opens then hook up a hose to a 5 gal. bucket w/ anti freeze and run it through. well when i take the thermostats off to check and make sure that a.f. got in the block one is full to the brim w/ anti freeze and one is not, just some residual. so i do that motor again thinking the thermostat didn't open up all the way and end up with the same results? what is going on to make 2 different results.
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Even if the t stat is open after getting it to operating temp it will close as soon as cool antifreeze hits them. Take the t stats out. This will insure the antifreeze goes thru the engine, not just out thru the exhaust. I cant get to the drains on my boat either. If I did someone would have to call 911 to get me out.
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It's nice to get the drain plugs out, but not an absolute necessity. Fill up your blocks with anti-freeze like the earlier posts say and you should be all right.
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i know the hose water is twice as cold as the anitfreeze, so the anti freeze being cold enough to shut thermostats is ? not making sense to me but as u all can see i am not the most brilliant man, can't even winterize my own boat. I even went to a mech. 2 day, 2 ask if he would, and he said no. I really do know my way around an engines this really seems like a stupid problem to be having, just want to sleep at night. if i take out the thermostats start just to be sure that is not an issue, and hook my hose 2 fresh water flush start the boat and let is suck away not having a t stat in wont screw up the flow and how much goes were? also why when i do it w/ t-stats in does one motor fill and the other doesnt, and last but not least, GOD*&^N fountain for making such a great boat but making it so fn hard to winterize properly! one more thing after u guys get anti freeze in it are u just letting them run untill the water separators(that have two stroke in them) are empty, thanks to all and happy holidays!
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one last thing there is no water going through the motor untill the t-stat opens right? the sea water picks up the water pushes it around the back of the motor, through the coolers, up to the t-stat housing were it gets diverted to the maifolds out the exhaust untill the t-stat opens, then goes through the block w/ the help of the circulating pump and out the manifolds (stock set up) Reason for this if it went through the block first ant no open t stat what would realive the pressure of the constant force of the water being pumped from the sea water pump.