winterizing
I work for a boat dealership and when I winterize, I put stabilizer in the fuel, enough for what is in the tank. Then I get the engine up to operating temp. and fogg the engine, through the carb or throttle body until the can is gone then kill engine. I pull the block plugs(maybe knock senser on some engines) the exh. manifold plugs or hoses, the engine circulating pump hose, the sea water pump hoses & a plug on the side top on v-drive models). Some engine hose routings I still have to pull the hose off the oil cooler(always look for low hoses that may hold water). If the boat has a heater I pull the inlet & outlet hoses off the engine & blow compressed air threw them. If it has a shower I take the hoses off the manifold for the shower & blow compressed air threw them(most of the time the hot water will come from the engine block plug). Open shower sprayer on the shower & blow air threw it, to get water out of the pump(it will brake if water is left in it).
If it sounds like to much for you I would take it to a dealer & let them do it. They have to back there work & engines are extremely expensive. We charge $108. for all of that. Good luck!
I work for a boat dealership and when I winterize, I put stabilizer in the fuel, enough for what is in the tank. Then I get the engine up to operating temp. and fogg the engine, through the carb or throttle body until the can is gone then kill engine. I pull the block plugs(maybe knock senser on some engines) the exh. manifold plugs or hoses, the engine circulating pump hose, the sea water pump hoses & a plug on the side top on v-drive models). Some engine hose routings I still have to pull the hose off the oil cooler(always look for low hoses that may hold water). If the boat has a heater I pull the inlet & outlet hoses off the engine & blow compressed air threw them. If it has a shower I take the hoses off the manifold for the shower & blow compressed air threw them(most of the time the hot water will come from the engine block plug). Open shower sprayer on the shower & blow air threw it, to get water out of the pump(it will brake if water is left in it).
If it sounds like to much for you I would take it to a dealer & let them do it. They have to back there work & engines are extremely expensive. We charge $108. for all of that. Good luck!
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