Will a block freeze with high of 50 low of 25?
03-31-2009 | 12:44 PM
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Honestly I would not risk it. I would drain and or run anitfreez thru it. I would not trust a weather report that much and if it is in the shade or undercover it would be a lot colder then the forecast temps.
Here in Utah people are always cracking things like blocks and drives and it just isn't worth it. You have probably spent more time in the last 2 days reading threads on OSO then it would take to run some anit freeze thru make sure you don't break something.
MP
Here in Utah people are always cracking things like blocks and drives and it just isn't worth it. You have probably spent more time in the last 2 days reading threads on OSO then it would take to run some anit freeze thru make sure you don't break something.
MP
03-31-2009 | 01:02 PM
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Ive experienced that type of weather occasionally where I live..never had a problem..Another precaution is get a light bulb and clamp or a lamp to somewhere in your bilge..The heat from the bulb works..Good Luck. Jeff
03-31-2009 | 01:42 PM
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If its a bravo boat its really easy. Pull the intake hose off at the inner transom assembly, insert a funnel and start her up. You can use the -50 RV anti-freeze from wal-mart $3 per gallon run a few gallons thru the motor and your good to go.
03-31-2009 | 03:16 PM
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From: Omaha, Nebraska. Boat on the Mighty Mo! Longest river in the USA!
Thanks for all the replys.
I should have mentioned only one night at 25. As soon as I get it home I will probably drain the water because it will go into storage for a couple of weeks.
JIM
I should have mentioned only one night at 25. As soon as I get it home I will probably drain the water because it will go into storage for a couple of weeks.
JIM
03-31-2009 | 03:27 PM
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wind chill is only a property felt by the skin and has no affect on inanimate objects. The most a wind can do is speed the rate an object equalizes with actual temp.
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03-31-2009 | 04:14 PM
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And you trust the weather forecasters?
Pick up 5 gallons of -50 degree AF on your way out of town. It ought to be cheap and will only take you 10 minutes to run through the engine. Even if you only 50% dilute the water in the block with the -50* AF, you are good for far colder temps that what you expect.
10 minutes of time well spent is worth days of worrying.
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If you are bent on not adding antifreeze, and you are looking for a few nights of warmth, put one or two 100W droplights suspended in the bilge overnight.
Pick up 5 gallons of -50 degree AF on your way out of town. It ought to be cheap and will only take you 10 minutes to run through the engine. Even if you only 50% dilute the water in the block with the -50* AF, you are good for far colder temps that what you expect.
10 minutes of time well spent is worth days of worrying.
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If you are bent on not adding antifreeze, and you are looking for a few nights of warmth, put one or two 100W droplights suspended in the bilge overnight.
