winters coming

[martin47]

can anybody give me the right advise on winter storage for my 115hp mercury. what is right things to do ...ie ...oiling ..greaseing ???????? anything else..... this is my first big motor it will be stored outside ,but well rapped..
any tips thanks ....this is in the uk . and you all know how damp it is here ////

 

[Laddies]

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Lube the grease zerts, change the lower unt lube, fog the cyls while running the fuel out of the carbs and last clean the outside of the engine and wipe it with a anti corrosion product

 

[martin47]

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sorry for not being to bright ????????? grease zerts ????? what is a zert ?
and what is (fog ) the cyls ?

 

[j442w30]

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A grease zerk is a small metal nipple that a grease gun connects to and allows you to pump grease into areas that would otherwise be unreachable. Fogging the cylinders is spraying fogging oil into the carburetor throats until the engine stalls and then removing all of the spark plugs and spraying fluid into each of the cylinders. After doing this put the spark plugs back in and crank the engine to distribute the oil in the cylinders (do not allow the engine to start while doing this so remove the kill switch lanyard). Also make sure you remove the propeller and grease the propeller shaft.

 

[martin47]

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got it thanks ....only what is fogging oil , is it called fogging oil, or is there another name for it. i have looked it up on the internet. but can not seem to find it ...

 

[martin47]

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FOUND IT but you can not get it in the uk , do you know any other name for it for over here ?

 

[renny1]

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martin you have the same problem as me
i`m from UK and this site is the best except its mainly the USA and things like seafoam an all the other stuff they use i cant find an alternative so if you manage it please mail me at
hammyloz@aol.com

 

[Laddies]

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Martin, this may help we fog a couple hundred boats a season and we mix a anti sling oil which is a fancy name for bar and chain oil, I don't know if either ae available to you at 12 to1 warm the engine to running tempiture and hook the mixture to the engines fuel line then run the engine at about 1500 RPM for about 5 minutes on it telegraphing the choke then disconnecting the fuel line and running the carbs dry while contiueing to load the engine with choke. This does not require oiling the cyls. with a squirt can and the oil rich fuel don't varnish the carbs.

 

[martin47]

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thank for that ..... the oil you are refuring to here after a few phone calls is called black jack, aprantly they use to use it down the pits ( grandad ) i have also found out that there is a laying up oil that you can buy.....thanks ...

 

[Silvertip]

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There are a couple of schools of thought regarding running the fuel out of the engine. First, you cannot get all of the fuel out of the carb in that fashion so that leaves more room for air inside the carb. Here in the upper midwest, we see temps in -30 degree F range so we know about motor storage. It is suggested that you add a product like Stabil to the fuel. Stabil and similar products are fuel stabilizers that keeps the fuel from turning to varnish. Run the engine to ensure that additive has entered the engine. Then change the lower unit lub, and follow that with the fogging process. Put the engine to bed for the winter. If you are in a coastal area you might want to spray the power head with a protective spray product. A local marine dealer would suggest a suitable product.

 

[burroak]

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and things like seafoam an all the other stuff they use i cant find an alternative....

http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=189304