How many drains - winterize

Col Gino

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Have a 1996 Maxum 1900 SR with a 4.3L Mercruiser Gen+. I am new to sterndrives and the last service guy closed up shop in my area. Looking to winterize and I live in Canada so it has to be done right.

I have read a lot on this board about flushing with antifreeze and plan on doing this - having trouble finding propylene glycol antifreeze though - most of our RV antifreeze seems to be ethyl alcohol based.

I can only see three blue thumbscrew drains (2 starboard 1 port). Are there more drains than this on this engine?

Is there a better way to drain the shower hoses? Can they be blown out with air from the discharge side?

Thanks for any suggestions.
 

Don S

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Re: How many drains - winterize

Either get a Merc service manual, an owners manual, or a merc dealer to SHOW you all the areas.
Without seeing it, we could guess, but may miss something because there is an accessory added somewhere we don't know about.
Draining a 4.3L engine is not a 1 size fits all deal.
 
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