Fake a lake or fresh water flush kit?

[Shoebox]

Don't even need the spigot, it will suck the bucket dry just by putting the hose in the bucket, just close the intake valve.

No it won't, not enough suction. It needs the pressure through the spigot to get it primed.

[parrothd]

No it won't, not enough suction. It needs the pressure through the spigot to get it primed.

You need to close the valve, mine sucks the antifreeze from the bucket from underneath the exhaust thru 20ft of hose.

If you don't close the valve or have one then you gotta do gravity feed.

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[Shoebox]

You need to close the valve, mine sucks the antifreeze from the bucket from underneath the exhaust thru 20ft of hose.

If you don't close the valve or have one then you gotta do gravity feed.

Close what valve?

[parrothd]

Close what valve?

The raw water intake valve, follow the hose from the flush kit to the hull, there should be a ball valve. Be sure to reopen it after your done.

Now you wont have to carry a bucket of coolant inside your boat.

[Shoebox]

The raw water intake valve, follow the hose from the flush kit to the hull, there should be a ball valve. Be sure to reopen it after your done.

Now you wont have to carry a bucket of coolant inside your boat.

I'm talking about using a fake a lake, not a flush kit. Using the fake a lake, there is not enough suction to siphon through the hose unless the hose is already full - hence the need to set the bucket on the swim step and use a spigot. No buckets of coolant inside the boat, either.

[parrothd]

I'm talking about using a fake a lake, not a flush kit. Using the fake a lake, there is not enough suction to siphon through the hose unless the hose is already full - hence the need to set the bucket on the swim step and use a spigot. No buckets of coolant inside the boat, either.

Ahh... That's why I don't recommend fake a lakes. Instead just connect to the garden hose to the water intake hose, use the same hose for cooling and then antifreeze.

[justflyinglow]

Also,
I've always ran the engine on the water hose long enough for it to reach temperature so the thermostat opens. Then hook to the antifreeze source. Otherwise, you will only winterize the v-drive, & exhaust.

Does the thermostat doing anything in a closed cooling system (half system) as far as winterizing? The thermostat controls the antifreeze/ water mixture(50% each) which is in a closed loop.You need to test the mixture for proper freezing point but that should be all? The antifreeze you are adding to the engine eliminates water from the heat exchanger and exhaust manifold and replaces it with the antifreeze. I am still trying to figure this all out myself.

[parrothd]

Does the thermostat doing anything in a closed cooling system (half system) as far as winterizing? The thermostat controls the antifreeze/ water mixture(50% each) which is in a closed loop.You need to test the mixture for proper freezing point but that should be all? The antifreeze you are adding to the engine eliminates water from the heat exchanger and exhaust manifold and replaces it with the antifreeze. I am still trying to figure this all out myself.

You don't need to use antifreeze with the closed cooling system. You just need to drain the water from the heat exchanger system. It's pretty simple now, just 3 twist plugs to remove and 1 hose connector. Don't even have to do anything for the heater either.