Mark, I would run the engine a bit more with water after the oil change so that you can check oil level and top off if needed. Then proceed to run anti-freeze through engine.
Prepare for a big mess with the filter. Lots of paper towels etc. David F. Risch 1981 40-2 (401) 419-4650 (cell) Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:44:33 -0800 From: [email protected] To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: Stus-List Winterizing Advice sought for C&C34 Robert and Jonathon, and all, Thanks for the tips; are there suggestions about best practices when doing oil changes on the 34? Mark From: Robert Abbott <[email protected]> To: Mark Meyer <[email protected]>; [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 9:05 AM Subject: Winterizing Advice sought for C&C34 Mark: If your boat in 'on the hard', you will need a few pieces of hardware to do the job.....oil pump, garden hose, large bucket and a 10' foot piece of the hose the same diameter as the hose that attaches to your raw water pump. Remove the hose on the inlet side of your water pump....attach the 10' piece to the water pump and place the other end in the bucket in the cockpit and fill with water from the garden hose......start your engine and let it run until the engine reaches normal operating temp......keep the water level in the bucket so you are not sucking in air. Shut engine down.....change the oil and filter. Now empty water from the bucket and put your antifreeze in the bucket......2 gallons will be more than enough.....start your engine and run until you see antifreeze exiting from your exhaust.....shut engine down. Some people leave the 10' hose connected to the water pump all winter....makes it easy in the Spring to start your engine before launch to retrieve the antifreeze in the engine. Some disconnect it and reconnect the raw water hose. Hope this helps. Bob Abbott AZURA C&C 32 - 84 Halifax, N.S. On 2012/11/12 11:03 PM, Mark Meyer wrote: Hi List, Short season for me this year, bought our C&C34 this spring and did a lot to bring her back to where she needs to be. But I'm late winterizing the Diesel engine and am looking for advice and tricks to speed me through getting this engine done. Any Advice? Thanks in advance, Mark Meyer SV Freedom, Whitehall MI _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected] _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]
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