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first time winterizing - quick question Printed From: CorrectCraftFan.com Category: General Correct Craft Discussion Forum Name: Common Questions Forum Discription: Visit here first for common questions regarding your Correct Craft URL: http://www.CorrectCraftFan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28018 Printed Date: November-27-2024 at 1:32am Topic: first time winterizing - quick question Posted By: Warpman89 Subject: first time winterizing - quick question Date Posted: October-07-2012 at 3:26pm This is my first time winterizing my 1982 barefoot. I drained all the water from the engine block and exhaust manifolds and refilled with rv antifreeze. I also refilled the exhaust manifolds with antifreeze, is this necessary? Does anyone else do this? ------------- Stu 1982 BareFoot Nautique PCM 454 *Under Repair* http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=8077&sort=&pagenum=2" rel="nofollow - '82 BFN Replies: Posted By: OverMyHead Date Posted: October-07-2012 at 4:07pm I do, I can feel a space below the level of the drain plug on the manifolds. I pour till a little comes out the exhaust in back, that also mixes some in where the mufflers could collect water. It certainly cant do any harm, better safe than sorry. ------------- For thousands of years men have felt the irresistible urge to go to sea, and many of them died. Things got better after they invented boats. 1987 Ski Nautique Posted By: Warpman89 Date Posted: October-07-2012 at 4:19pm OverMyHead wrote: I do, I can feel a space below the level of the drain plug on the manifolds. I pour till a little comes out the exhaust in back, that also mixes some in where the mufflers could collect water. It certainly cant do any harm, better safe than sorry. Thats exactly what I thought, but then it occurred to me that an exhaust valve may be open allowing antifreeze to enter one of the cylinders. ------------- Stu 1982 BareFoot Nautique PCM 454 *Under Repair* http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=8077&sort=&pagenum=2" rel="nofollow - '82 BFN Posted By: 8122pbrainard Date Posted: October-07-2012 at 5:06pm Warpman89 wrote: Thats exactly what I thought, but then it occurred to me that an exhaust valve may be open allowing antifreeze to enter one of the cylinders. The cooling water jacket is separate from the exhaust cavity in the manifolds. The water doesn't enter the exhaust until the risers or exhaust elbow. ------------- /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: Warpman89 Date Posted: October-07-2012 at 8:31pm 8122pbrainard wrote: Warpman89 wrote: Thats exactly what I thought, but then it occurred to me that an exhaust valve may be open allowing antifreeze to enter one of the cylinders. The cooling water jacket is separate from the exhaust cavity in the manifolds. The water doesn't enter the exhaust until the risers or exhaust elbow. That makes sense, thank you very much for clarifying ------------- Stu 1982 BareFoot Nautique PCM 454 *Under Repair* http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=8077&sort=&pagenum=2" rel="nofollow - '82 BFN

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