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    Winterizing for in water - engine raw water drain

    I still got 2 of them, @Scott Danforth
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    Winterizing for in water - engine raw water drain

    Normally it doesn't take much to probe my drains (I get scale not sediment). Reason to plug the other drains is you'd be able to tell whether or not air is flowing freely into the water passage (and direct more pressure to the potentially plugged drain). As an aside, I never got a chance to mess...
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    Winterizing for in water - engine raw water drain

    I wonder if you could blow compressed air through there. Maybe pinch the other hoses so you know the air is going to the correct drain.
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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 - leak & transom service questions

    That can also still be a rotten transom. Bolts holding y pipe can corrode on the bottom.
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    Winterizing for in water - engine raw water drain

    The issue is sediment blocks the drain and need to be physically probed with a wire at the block and manifold exits, like @Scott Danforth said above. You're in my neck of the woods, the water there doesn't get below freezing often, but it happens. We've already had block busting weather. Lots of...
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    Winterizing for in water - engine raw water drain

    That would *probably* have enough room to expand, but even I wouldn't try that experiment
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    My block is drained, right?

    What are the directions below? Also, removing the plug at the front of the intake wouldn't help water collecting at the rear. From not removing that plug? I don't recall seeing one ever. Can you show me a merc source recommending its removal? No, @Lou C has it right. Gm redesigned the intake...
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    My block is drained, right?

    So, interesting about this... It isn't mentioned in the manual. @Lou C , do you have a link for the tsb (iirc it was a VP tsb, not merc)? I did this a few times, and never had water come out. I also don't see what's going to freeze in there. It's a huge space that appears like it should drain...
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    Fuel starvation conundrum

    @Scott06 likes to dump some out and see if it lights on fire easily. Never tried it but makes sense. I also just use the sniff test. I also use the shawshank method of using old fuel, mix it a gallon or 2 at a time with fresh stuff and throw it in the truck/lawnmower (the chainsaws and german...
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    My block is drained, right?

    Point being there shouldn't be any water in the block, I'd rather know that than gamble on AF getting to where it's needed at the proper ratio
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    My block is drained, right?

    Well... Who knows what the ratio will be at that point, given that I don't know what I'm adding it to. I'd like to know if there's actually a problem. Now I'm curious. I don't think I'll have time tomorrow (rainy today) but I may just refill and redrain the whole system in a couple of weeks. No...
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    Winterization difficulty

    You removed the engine but kept the drive on?
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    My block is drained, right?

    No, didnt do that. Figured that it wouldn't really matter. If it's clogged that badly then what can i do about it? Probed best I can, blew out with air. If there's a clog, it would have to be solid on both sides of the drain. If I REALLY want an answer, I could also just fill the block back up...
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    My block is drained, right?

    I have those picks. I think I own everything that HF stocks. But no resistance with them or the 12g romex strand that I was using either.
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    My block is drained, right?

    Well, gave it another shot today. Nothing. Probed, blew air in there, bow up/down. @Lou C , good thought, will do that next year @Scott Danforth , this was the last plug pulled, after I disconnected the hose at the WP. Don't think there's much more to do at this point. If there's water still...
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