[Public-List] Running Engine Drydocked

[Gordon Laco]

Hi John - 

That how I do it.  I stand the bucket on the cabin sole and make sure it is
full before I start up.

The engine will not take long to empty two gallons.  If all you want to do
is flush anti-freeze though that is fine, but if you want to run the engine
for more time you will have to have a hose re-filling the bucket to match
what the engine is taking out.

I use this system every fall when I winterize the engine.

Cheers - Gord #426 SURPRISE



On 8/19/08 12:45 PM, "JOHN GRAVES" <jg1111 at msn.com> wrote:

> 
> How do you do this? Can you just put a bucket on the cabin floor? What size
> bucket? Have you done this before?
> John #15 Trelawney> Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:40:07 -0400> From:
> mainstay at csolve.net> To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org> Subject: Re:
> [Public-List] Running Engine Drydocked> > The safest way is to lay the cooling
> water intake hose in a bucket.> > It is dangerous to connect a hose as the
> water pressure will likely flood> the system leading to water becoming forced
> into the cylinders...which will> result in a broken engine head.> > Gord #426
> SURPRISE> > > On 8/19/08 12:32 PM, "JOHN GRAVES" <jg1111 at msn.com> wrote:> > >
> > > Could someone tell me what the best way to rig an engine up so it can be>
> > cranked up periodically while drydocked? I have the boat in my backyard now>
> > and would like to be able to crank it up when I want. I was thinking that> >
> there should be an easy way to hook up a garden hose to the engine intake> >
> using some kind of adaptor. Has anyone done this and what did you use for the>
> > adaptor? The boat has a Perkins M30 Diesel engine.> > Thanks,> > John (Tr
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