Another winterizing question
10-25-2017 | 11:52 PM
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😀😂😃😃😄😅. Oh man. Anyway here is another way. I remove my outdrives every year. I start my engines without the outdrives on . Tap the plastic inlet suction hose fitting at gimble bell with 1/2 NPT about half of the thread deep. Home depot has brass garden hose to pipe fitting with either 1/2 npt or 3/4 npt. Put short length nipple on it and screw it in . Now a shortened garden hose will screw right into the fitting. Drop 1/4 HP sump pump into 5 gallon or larger pale . Have someone turn on pump start motor. Without T stats in. You can also use slightly heavier springs in checkballs to make sure antifreeze pumps into engine first.
10-26-2017 | 05:07 AM
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Pull the lower hose and drain block-heads as much as you can first. Guy I knew did essentially that. I helped him replace a cracked block the next spring. Running the motor does not guarantee you are replacing the water in block with antifreeze.
10-26-2017 | 09:33 AM
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10-26-2017 | 09:34 AM
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I agree . Those water ports at front of block where water pump bolts up is much higher than base of block. Scary situation no doubt
10-26-2017 | 06:02 PM
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10-26-2017 | 06:12 PM
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It does lower the freeze point that's one hell of a risk. No way would I try it. Don't care how pure the water is. It's water in a cast iron block. It's going pop that sucker wide open. I apologize couldn't help it
10-26-2017 | 08:21 PM
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10-30-2017 | 05:59 PM
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fog engine
pull block drain plugs and poke openings to insure not caked with sand
pull manifold drain plugs
pull oil cooler drain plugs
pull lower hoses off engine
pull hoses off raw water pump
pull hull drain plug
drives neutral
remove batteries
raise front of trailer
cover and walk away, has worked for 18 years in northern Michigan cold indoor storage.
pull block drain plugs and poke openings to insure not caked with sand
pull manifold drain plugs
pull oil cooler drain plugs
pull lower hoses off engine
pull hoses off raw water pump
pull hull drain plug
drives neutral
remove batteries
raise front of trailer
cover and walk away, has worked for 18 years in northern Michigan cold indoor storage.
Last edited by Interceptor; 10-30-2017 at 06:01 PM.
