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| Author: | wilson2304 [ Tue Oct 18, 2011 12:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Thoughts on how I winterize |
I winterize my 200 Horizon by doing the following: I have a plastic tub which I place 5 gallons of antifreeze in. I position the tub to catch the antifreeze as it exits the engine/drive. I have a 12vdc bulge pump in the tub which discharges into a set of muffs on my drive. I run the engine until the engine temperature stabilizes around 165 - 170 degrees. So basically I am recircing the antifreeze through the drive and engine until the thermostat opens. Now your thoughts, I am I doing any harm to my drive and engine doing it this way? The water in the tub gets warm enough to emit a little steam during this process. Thanks for you comments. |
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| Author: | jzellers [ Tue Oct 18, 2011 2:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Thoughts on how I winterize |
That's pretty much how I do it. I use a galvanized chimney cap (sheet metal) turned upside-down with short legs added. I then have a pan deep enough for a couple gallons of AF to catch the runoff and use a sump pump to get it to the flushing adapter. I have to add a couple more gallons right after I start each engine (one at a time) because the catch pan I use only holds so much with the sump in it. I warm my engines up first, then drain the blocks and manifolds. That way I know that pretty much all that goes in will be antifreeze. It doesn't take long for the thermostat to open up since the engines are already hot. |
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| Author: | Paul I. [ Tue Oct 18, 2011 3:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Thoughts on how I winterize |
Sounds good!! I have never tryed it that way. I would use a pump with a high GPH, say 750 to 1000. Remember too, they rate these pumps with out a hose attached. So if the water needs to go 3' up, (from the pan to the drive) the rate of GPH will fall off. |
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| Author: | Flyer51 [ Tue Oct 18, 2011 3:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Thoughts on how I winterize |
wilson2304 wrote: I winterize my 200 Horizon by doing the following: I have a plastic tub which I place 5 gallons of antifreeze in. I position the tub to catch the antifreeze as it exits the engine/drive. I have a 12vdc bulge pump in the tub which discharges into a set of muffs on my drive. I run the engine until the engine temperature stabilizes around 165 - 170 degrees. So basically I am recircing the antifreeze through the drive and engine until the thermostat opens. Now your thoughts, I am I doing any harm to my drive and engine doing it this way? The water in the tub gets warm enough to emit a little steam during this process. Thanks for you comments. That's exactly how my dealer does it except they use a plastic kiddie pool that catches the antifreeze. They have a neat little hose that goes into the pickup for the generator and the generator sucks the water from the pool through the cooling system. I have the exact same Simer sump pump that I use to empty my hot tub. It has a regular garden hose fitting for the output can go right to the muffs. |
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