1996 gamefisher winterise??

[drewmitch44]

I was just wondering the propper way to winterise my new 1996 gamefisher 15 hp. I got the motor from my uncle this past spring who had it in the origional crate with tie downs and all. He bought it in 97 new and it didnt run right so he took it to the shop under warrenty and they didnt know what was wrong or at least they ran it and it ran fine. He sold it to me for 300 beans and i ran it only to find that the primer bulb was loosing its prime. I replaced a few parts in the fuel pump area before i found a crack in the filter housing that was sucking in air. I replaced that and i had a strong running 15 that starts on the 1st pull everytime even on a weak pull. the motor had less than 3 hours when i got it and i followed the break in instructions. I have already moved the motor into the heated basement for the winter but was curious as to how to winterise it so it is fresh in the spring. I am not sure wether to run it out of gas with sta-bil in the gas? I heard people putting oil in the cylinders through the spark plugs? I hear a term Fogging but i dont know what that means. Thanks in advance for any input!!

 

[Scaaty]

Re: 1996 gamefisher winterise??

I'd just run it out of gas, lay it so the cylinders are pointing up, remove the plugs, spray WD40 liberally around the walls through the plug holes, crank it a couple times, plugs back in, stick it in the corner...done. .
I have many small motors around here, and thats all I do.

 

[steelespike]

Re: 1996 gamefisher winterise??

Add the stabil then run it out.Fog as described.Change the lower unit lube.This is the time to check to be sure there is no water in the lube.Let us know what you find.
Wouldn't hurt to lube any points that seem appropriate.