extended season question

[ziggy]

so i'm gonna try treadin on thin ice this fall. so i think........hoping for them 70* days that have freezeing nights inbetween.....then winterize before it snows.......like i say, so my plan goes........

my first question is how soon after a run can i drain the block and manifold? do i need to let it cool way down or is warm ok? like i'm goin out thursday i hope and temps will be close to freezein that night so i'll want to drain soon after i get home....maybe an hour passing between leaveing the lake and doin the deed.... i also usually run hose water thru it after i get home too. i'd guess that the t-stat is open, close to operating temp even after the flush.....

another question i wonder about. is does it damage my circualation pump to run it dry? as it is dry after draining. for a moment till the impeller puts enough into the engine for it to start circulating...

 

[Don S]

Re: extended season question

It won't hurt the engine to drain the water right away, may save an engine if the wind chill cools the engine faster and the temp is way down.
As far as the circ pump, not much you can do about it. The have been run that way for years and nothing has changed.

 

[ziggy]

Re: extended season question

thankyou.......

 

[Bondo]

Re: extended season question

Ayuh,.......

I drain mine as soon as I'm on the Trailer,+ battening down the hatches so to speak.......