What's the right way to winterize ???

[dan scott]

An easier way is to open the petcocks on the block ( there should be 2 ) and let the block drain completely. Then, close the petcocks. Disconnect 2 of the water hoses ( 1 goes into the water pump ) and just pour your anti-freeze right into the block until it is full. I have 4 cylinder Ford block and if I recall correctly, it holds about 1 1/2 gallons of anti-freeze. That's better than just draining the block and leaving it. You will get some rust in there over the winter if you don't put the anti-freeze in. Also, if you have to leave your boat outside over the winter, you should leave the outdrive all the way down, so you don't get water/melted snow and then ice in there.

[MBLMIKE]

We see this a lot in my shop there is no way but the right way to do this or you will end up a very unhappy boater next spring , all the advise here is sage material one thing I will add is when you open the petcocks dont ever assume because very little water came out its empty very often we see them full of sand or dirt , take a few extra minutes and remove the entire petcock or at least poke a small pick into the hole for additional water to drain ck manifolds, risers ,heat exchanger and oil cooler they also have petcocks on them . we do several engine replacements every spring just from this mistake alone . www.mobilemikesautoservice.com