Chuck If I remember you have a Universal M4-30. Is yours your water cooled and that is why you got the engine up to 190, to make sure the thermostat opened. No need to do that if your engine has a heat exchanger like mine does
Dwight Veinot Alianna C&C 35 MKII Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 10:50 PM, Chuck S <[email protected]> wrote: > I tried the Toronto Bucket Method today. Nice to have that option. It > works. It is environmentally friendly since it captures antifreeze > escaping the exhaust. > > My marina hauled my boat today, but the water was turned off everywhere > because of the risk of freezeup for the last few weeks. It works. It is > environmentally friendly since it captures antifreeze escaping the exhaust. > But it was hard to get the engine to draw from the bucket until I primed > the 15' hose w antifreeze using a funnel. Had to run for about twenty > minutes to get the temp up to 190, to be sure the thermostat was open. I > started w 4 1/2 gallons of pink RV antifreeze. The engine sucked up about > 1 1/2 gallons. Used the rest to winterize the ice box drain, foot pump, > sink traps, and bilge pumps. > > Love the list for new ideas! > > > Chuck > Resolute > 1990 C&C 34R > Atlantic City, NJ > ------------------------------ > *From: *"dwight veinot" <[email protected]> > *To: *[email protected] > *Sent: *Wednesday, November 20, 2013 8:26:30 AM > *Subject: *Re: Stus-List Winterizing > > > Another 35 MKII owner on the list...only 147 of that design ever built, > they are senior citizens by some standards but many are still active and > bringing lots of sailing pleasure to their owners, > > There's no reason to change a good practice, 21 years is way long enough > to prove it's a good one > > Dwight Veinot > Alianna > C&C 35 MKII > Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS > > > On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 10:16 AM, Ken Rodmell <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On my 35 Mk II, I’ve been using the same system for 21 years. It can >> get very cold up here in Toronto and I’ve had no problems. >> >> I hang a bucket containing about a gallon of the antifreeze mix from the >> stern rail directly below the exhaust pipe,. A hose is led from the bucket >> through the cockpit to the water intake on the Perkins 4-108 engine. It is >> connected by a plastic elbow. >> >> I run the engine until it reaches operating temperature which takes a few >> minutes. I use a tester 2 or three times to check the water/anti freeze mix >> as there is always some water left in the system and I might have to add >> more anti freeze to bring it up to specs. >> >> If my winter cover is already on, I open it up while the engine is >> running and make sure I have lots of ventilation as some exhaust gasses may >> reach the cockpit. >> >> I shut off the engine, Take the hose off, then remove the impeller and >> store it in vegetable oil. >> >> In the spring, I put about a tablespoonful of fresh diesel oil into the >> air intake and turn the engine over 3 or 4 times without starting it. Can >> anyone on the list who has more engineering knowledge tell me why this >> might not be a good idea? >> >> Thanks in advance for your comments. >> >> Ken Rodmell >> Ward’s Island, Toronto >> Toronto >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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] > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > >
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