Re: Steps to winterize Force 85
Fogging the engine means you are coating the inside of the engine with a coat of oil for prolonged storage. get yourself a can of fogging oil from your marine dealer, some autoparts stores have it also. The instructions are right on the can. what I do is make sure there is stabil in your fuel and it has gotten to the carbs,(I run stabil in my gas all season, unless you use your boat every day, gas can start to varnish up pretty quickly) start the engine, disconnect the fuel line,when it starts to sputter like the carbs are running out of fuel, I quickly spray a stream into the carb intakes quickly going back and forth between all carbs until it kills the motor. Then you remove the spark plugs and spray a genorous amount into each cylinder, turn engine over a few times to spread the fogging oil around the cylinder wall( I just do this by hand at the flywheel jsut make sure if doing by hand, to spin it the correct way so you don't wreck your impeller) drain and re-fill your lower unit lube (never leave it empty) remove the battery,and pick up some new plugs for next year.