[Public-List] Questions about wintering an atomic 4 engine

[dterrell1 at charter.net]

   About how long does it take for the engine to be warmed up enough to
   put the antifreeze in? A half hour or more?
   From: "George Dinwiddie via Public-List"
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   Sent: May 13, 2024 at 12:03 PM MDT
   Subject: Re: [Public-List] Questions about wintering an atomic 4 engine
   David,
   There are two basic ways to winterize the engine: 1. Drain every bit of
   water from it, & 2. Fill the water passages with an antifreeze
   solution. I used to do #1, but found that to be more work. Now I simply
   1. Warm up the engine so the thermostat lets water flow through the
   head, 2. Stop it and move the intake hose from the through-hull to a
   bottle of pink non-poisonous antifreeze, 3. Start the engine again and
   run 2 gallons of antifreeze through so pink stuff comes out the
   exhaust. Taking out plugs is part of the "drain every bit of water"
   path. A T-fitting simplifies the antifreeze intake a little, but if I'm
   hauled out I want the hose off the through-hull (which I leave open in
   case rain gets below), anyway. There are other things you can do, such
   as squirt a little Marvel Mystery Oil into the spark plug holes to keep
   things lubricated. Some people "fog the engine" but that seems a bit
   more complicated to me. - George On 5/13/24 11:03 AM, David Terrell via
   Public-List wrote: > I have some questions about winterizing the atomic
   4 engine. > > > > 1. How long should it take? > 2. Do you have to warm
   the engine up to winterize the engine? > 3. Do you have to take out the
   3 "plugs" on the sides of the engine? > 4. Is having the t fitting
   absolutely necessary to winterize the > engine? > > I am asking these
   questions because I suspect the person who is > winterizing the engine
   is overcharging me - a lot. > > Thanks for your consideration > > David
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