4Winns2
Petty Officer 1st Class
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- Nov 2, 2006
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Bought my 90' Four Winns Freedom 195 with a 4.3 OMC Cobra a couple of years ago. It came with a cracked block from poor winterizing by the previous owner. I figured she was ready for a new engine at her age any ways so I didn't mind the 2.7k price tag on the remanufatured block with labor.
After the first season, the mechanic who flipped the engines came over and helped me winterize her. He had the Camco setup and a better oil extraction unit than I and everything was fine when I fired her up that following spring. Of course, I bought all of the materials for the job including 5 gallons of RV A/F. I recall my engine sucking up that whole five gallons through that Camco unit when he was here. Since he isn't here this year, it was time for me to swing my fairly adept mechanical apptitude into gear.
While winterizing her yesterday she only took a little over three gallons so I'm a little worried. I pulled all four hoses of the thermostat housing and backfilled each one to the top of each hose with A/F after draining the risers and the block. I checked one side of the block by opening the petcock and A/F came out. The port side is tough to get to so I didn't get to that one. All seemed fine on my maiden voyage of winterizing but something tells me somethings wrong as I look at the two extra gallons of A/F sitting in the garage next to her. Any thoughts or comments would be greatly appreciated gang. My wife won't let me buy another engine next spring so I've got to have this right. I know most out there are a little put off by winterizing questions so I'll say I'm sorry now for another one. Thanks in advance for any help offered.
After the first season, the mechanic who flipped the engines came over and helped me winterize her. He had the Camco setup and a better oil extraction unit than I and everything was fine when I fired her up that following spring. Of course, I bought all of the materials for the job including 5 gallons of RV A/F. I recall my engine sucking up that whole five gallons through that Camco unit when he was here. Since he isn't here this year, it was time for me to swing my fairly adept mechanical apptitude into gear.
While winterizing her yesterday she only took a little over three gallons so I'm a little worried. I pulled all four hoses of the thermostat housing and backfilled each one to the top of each hose with A/F after draining the risers and the block. I checked one side of the block by opening the petcock and A/F came out. The port side is tough to get to so I didn't get to that one. All seemed fine on my maiden voyage of winterizing but something tells me somethings wrong as I look at the two extra gallons of A/F sitting in the garage next to her. Any thoughts or comments would be greatly appreciated gang. My wife won't let me buy another engine next spring so I've got to have this right. I know most out there are a little put off by winterizing questions so I'll say I'm sorry now for another one. Thanks in advance for any help offered.