New owner winterizing
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Printed Date: April-29-2024 at 5:52am
Topic: New owner winterizing
Posted By: beebe
Subject: New owner winterizing
Date Posted: November-21-2017 at 9:57pm
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I have a 1986 Ski Nautique 2001. I'm not sure I winterized properly - I think perhaps I'm missing draining something. So far I removed a plug from each manifold, one from the port side. of the engine. and one from the U bend near the impeller. It seems like there should be another one on the starboard side? I'll see if I can attache a picture on here.. This is looking from the starboard side. It seems like if anything was a drain plug it would be that hole above and to the right of the starter? But that didn't have a bung in it, neither did it leak when I drove it? Any suggestions? What am I missing? 
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Posted By: KENO
Date Posted: November-21-2017 at 10:05pm
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Starboard side is at the front below the #1 spark plug Some water will remain on that side, you can tilt the trailer tongue all the way down or go for a downhill ride to get the most water out. Don't forget your transmission cooler. It has a drain plug but it's easier to pull the bottom hose to drain it. |
Posted By: Gary S
Date Posted: November-21-2017 at 10:29pm
http://imgbox.com/BeXZ6W0c" rel="nofollow"> Red arrow is the drain plug for that side of the engine,black arrow but on the other side of the engine is where you will find the drain for that side. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1711&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1966&yrend=1970" rel="nofollow - 69 Mustang HM SS 95 Nautique Super Sport |
Posted By: KENO
Date Posted: November-22-2017 at 9:14am
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By the way, where's your battery cable to the starter. Did you take it off for access to the hole that goes nowhere? Looks like you have a few extra feet of wire to the solenoid on the starter too  I'd pull the hose off the bottom of the raw water pump too so you'll be sure there's nothing trapped there. It's the same hose that hooks to the bottom of the transmission cooler, just pull both ends and there won't be any water in the pump or cooler. |
Posted By: beebe
Date Posted: November-22-2017 at 2:08pm
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Thanks everyone, that makes sense. Keno: Battery cable to the starter is black. Hard to see, but the red cable that is too long is zip tied to it. My starter solenoid stuck on this summer after I started the engine, and it chewed up the gear on the starter. This is a new Arco Marine starter, and it's wired differently than the factory starter. (according to their directions). But it works. |
Posted By: KENO
Date Posted: November-22-2017 at 2:33pm
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That's the later Ford starter It's an excellent starter and an easy wiring change If somebody named Pete asks why you didn't fix the old one, just tell him you didn't want to so you bought the new improved version
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Posted By: Jonny Quest
Date Posted: November-22-2017 at 3:46pm
That made Diet Coke come out my nose. ------------- Current 2003 Ski Nautique 206 Limited Previous 2001 Ski Nautique Open Bow 1994 Ski Nautique Open Bow Aqua skiing, ergo sum |
KENO wrote:Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: November-22-2017 at 6:27pm
No Ken I won't ask about the starter but, I will ask about his battery. Roger, You by chance aren't using a deep cycle battery for starting the engine are you? The reason I ask is using one is one of the reasons that causes start relays (solenoids) to weld their contacts together. ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: beebe
Date Posted: February-07-2018 at 4:56pm
| haha, no but thanks for checking. I got a car battery because I'd read about that problem somewhere, probably on this forum. Had to get a short one because the size of the battery box is not very tall. |