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

[dterrell1 at charter.net]

   ---thanks



   david-----------------
   From: "George Dinwiddie via Public-List"
   <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
   Reply-To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all"
   <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
   To: <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
   Cc: <gdinwiddie at alberg30.org>
   Sent: May 14, 2024 at 9:47 AM MDT
   Subject: Re: [Public-List] Questions about wintering an atomic 4 engine
   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? > > From: "George Dinwiddie via Public-List"
   <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> > Reply-To: "Alberg 30 Public List --
   open to all" > <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> > To:
   <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> > Cc: <gdinwiddie at alberg30.org> >
   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 432. > >
   _______________________________________________ > These businesses >
   support your Association: > >
   http://www.alberg30.org/store/A30supporters.html > Please support them.
   > > _______________________________________________ > Public-List
   mailing > list > Public-List at lists.alberg30.org > >
   http://lists.alberg30.org/listinfo.cgi/public-list-alberg30.org > -- >
   ----------------------------------------------------------------------
   > When I remember bygone days George Dinwiddie I think how evening
   follows > morn; gdinwiddie at alberg30.org So many I loved were not yet
   dead, > http://www.Alberg30.org So many I love were not yet born. also
   see: 'The > Middle' by Ogden Nash http://idiacomputing.com >
   ----------------------------------------------------------------------
   > _______________________________________________ These businesses
   support > your Association:
   http://www.alberg30.org/store/A30supporters.html > Please support them.
   _______________________________________________ > Public-List mailing
   list Public-List at lists.alberg30.org >
   http://lists.alberg30.org/listinfo.cgi/public-list-alberg30.org --
   ----------------------------------------------------------------------
   When I remember bygone days George Dinwiddie I think how evening
   follows morn; gdinwiddie at alberg30.org So many I loved were not yet
   dead, http://www.Alberg30.org So many I love were not yet born. also
   see: 'The Middle' by Ogden Nash http://idiacomputing.com
   ----------------------------------------------------------------------
   _______________________________________________ These businesses
   support your Association:
   http://www.alberg30.org/store/A30supporters.html Please support them.
   _______________________________________________ Public-List mailing
   list Public-List at lists.alberg30.org
   http://lists.alberg30.org/listinfo.cgi/public-list-alberg30.org