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

[Gordon Laco]

Automotive antifreeze is highly toxic to all life, and legally prohibited from use in boats in most waters in North America (probably elsewhere too.)


Gordon Laco
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> On May 14, 2024, at 8:59 AM, R Kirk via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> 
> 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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