05StingRay
Cadet
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- Aug 7, 2016
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OK so I have read what seems to be a thousand different threads and watched videos on winterizing these motors but they all seem to be a bit different. Whether it be the carb vs MPI or raw water for closed system, I just can't seem to find enough to make me feel comfortable. I live in Iowa so we have some definite cold weather here. My Mercruiser manual says I just need to open the single point drain as well as the blue plug on the thermostat housing and I should be good to go, but I definitely want to double check that I am not mistaken! I also had an issue with a broken blue plug that required me removing the thermostat housing at the same time and replacing the thermostat while I am there.
Ok so after all of that explanation, am I good with just draining the way the manual stated? Would it hurt anything if I were to dump antifreeze in the hoses from the thermostat housing and in to the where the thermostat should sit? Just looking for some help so I don't get myself in trouble come spring. Thanks
Nate
Ok so after all of that explanation, am I good with just draining the way the manual stated? Would it hurt anything if I were to dump antifreeze in the hoses from the thermostat housing and in to the where the thermostat should sit? Just looking for some help so I don't get myself in trouble come spring. Thanks
Nate