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

[gdinwiddie at alberg30.org]

David,

To be honest, I'm not sure how long it takes. I'm usually pumping out 
the freshwater tank while the engine runs, and haven't checked. Less 
than a half-hour, though.

  - George

On 5/13/24 9:50 PM, dterrell1 at charter.net wrote:
> About how long does it take for the engine to be warmed up enough to put 
> the antifreeze in? A half hour or more?
> 
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> 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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