Winterizing with antifreeze on block or not ?
Hello, I just read that post https://forum.moomba.com/showthread....ith-pics-by-Al about winterizing (thanks to Al)
My concern is about antifreeze in the block or not. In that post, he just drain the block and other stuff but the guy who sell me the boat filled the block with antifreeze. Is it not better to fill it with antifreeze?
Is there not a chance to have rust in an empty block ?
for info : my boat would be in a garage but not heated during winter (with about -15°C outside)
One other question : at the spring time, did you do something special before running the engine the first time to prevent cylinger damages or with the fogging oil in the cylinders during the winterization it's enough?
Thanks in advance for your advices.
Winterizing with antifreeze on block or not ?
How are y'all adding antifreeze?
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Winterizing with antifreeze on block or not ?
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rdlangston13
How are y'all adding antifreeze?
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I pull a hose from the thermostat housing and fill till it is fill then reconnect the hose. Usually takes 3-4 gallons to fill.
I can't remember which hose.
Keep in mind I have not lived in a place with a hard freeze.
Winterizing with antifreeze on block or not ?
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DOCDRS
I pull the j pipe off the tstat and fill w antifreeze here after I have drained the block and sucked out water in the hose with a shop vac. Dont forget your heater if you have one
So basically if I have to drain the block and disconnect the hoses there is really no point in doing this. I was hoping it would be something super simple so I could avoid draining everything
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Agreed; there should be plenty of suction; no need for pump
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brain_rinse
That will work, but if you want to simplify things just run a longer hose from your fake-a-lake to the bucket under your exhaust. And really don't need to put any pvc on the exhaust to catch it. Just a bucket or two, maybe a large storage container.
Agreed; no need for a pump. In fact, when we winterized our I/O with this method, there was enough water suction that it would suck the hose flat to the bottom of the bucket. We solved this by drilling a few holes in the hose, and notching the cut end so it wasn't flat.
Also: we added an extra rust inhibitor to our anti-freeze (like this: http://prestone.com/enca/node/425 ). Note that although it looks in the internet picture like a typical gallon container, it's just 14 ozs. in real life.