[Public-List] Questions about wintering an atomic 4 engine
R Kirk
isobar at verizon.net
Tue May 14 05:59:49 PDT 2024
Why the pink antifreeze? Is it so you don't have to bother with two different kinds - one for fresh water system and one for engine?
On Monday, May 13, 2024 at 02:03:21 PM EDT, George Dinwiddie via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
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 432.
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