do I have to winterize?

[BassBossAndy]

71' 6hp evinrude fisherman that I can keep in a climate controlled area all winter (my house). do I still have to winterize? sorry i'm a newbie

 

[rick_l]

Re: do I have to winterize?

If your motor is kept in the house you should be okay. When you winterize a motor, you also run stable thru the gas which keeps the carb from guming up over long periods of none use. If I was going to store my motor in the house of garage I would at least by some stable and run thru the fuel tank and motor.

 

[DHPMARINE]

Re: do I have to winterize?

No need to winterize at all.But you may be rebuilding the carb in the spring.Of course if there is h2o in the gearcase some bearings may rust up,and the motor may seize from lack of lube.

I would winterize it.

DHP

 

[bgbass.1]

Re: do I have to winterize?

drain lower end refill and put some stabil in gas thats it

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: do I have to winterize?

on that motor, only having one carb, i would disconnect the gas at the last time out. let the motor run out of gas, then change the lower oil. and forget it, till spring.

 

[dajohnson53]

Re: do I have to winterize?

No need to winterize at all.But you may be rebuilding the carb in the spring.Of course if there is h2o in the gearcase some bearings may rust up,and the motor may seize from lack of lube.

I would winterize it.

DHP

Listen to DHP: "winterizing" is not only for cold temps, it's for long unused periods. A better term would be something like "lay-up procedure"

The main thing is that you want to eliminate the effects of moisture and stale gas. That is the case whether storage is warm or cold.

change l/u lube to make sure lube is fresh and full with no moisture

fog cylinders - again to protect from condensation / moisture

run stabilized fuel through it, and (if it were me), run dry if it's a single carb engine. But at least run stabilized fuel through it. It's not temp, but time that causes fuel to go stale and/or dry up.

The only thing that is different about warm vs. cold storage is that warm storage of course does't have a frozen water issue. BUt, that's irrelevant since outboards are self draining and you won't have water in the cooling system either way.

 

[BassBossAndy]

Re: do I have to winterize?

ok, how do I "fog", buy the fogging junk and spray it into the carb while running unitil it smokes right? I just did a lower unit oil change when rebuilding the water pump, I plan to do some fall fishing (about 12 more outings) will I still need to do another change? Is it ok to run stabilized fuel for the last few outings? Is there such thing as too much stabilized fuel? THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR HELP WITH THIS!

 

[samo_ott]

Re: do I have to winterize?

You cant over-stabalize if you follow the directions. It usually provides extra lubricant and other stuff so having it in there is not a bad thing at all.

 

[superflydudebike]

Re: do I have to winterize?

I'm confused. Some folks are saying to run the carb dry with a single carb set-up while others say this is bad idea because gas is never completely drained. I have two older (72 and 67) Johnnyrudes. My father-in-law says that the carb should not be run dry because the seals dry out.

 

[HighTrim]

Re: do I have to winterize?

You're not running it without oil on a single carb motor, once the fuel runs out, which has the oil in it, the motor dies. On a multi carb motor, one carb will run dry before the next, causing it to run un lubricated, that is where you run into a problem.

 

[DHPMARINE]

Re: do I have to winterize?

There are many answers to this,because many people just take the motor off the boat,put it in the cellar,and it starts up fine in the spring.They are lucky.

The big BUT is when it doesn't start due to carb problems or the gearcase is rusted up and won't turn.Then the $$$$ can be more than the cost of a proper winterization.

Most insurance is very costly,but the premiums on this type are pennies on the dollar.

I don't generally run carbs out of fuel.They tend to get 'powdery' inside and clog up.I only do it when I know the motor will sit for several years, because I know the fuel will get nastier than the powder.

DHP

 

[samo_ott]

Re: do I have to winterize?

I also dont like to run the carb outta fuel. I prefer to stabalize the fuel and fog the engine. The gas will be fine for 6 months or so...

 

[fire831]

Re: do I have to winterize?

Run stabilizer through it, fog it, and change the lower unit oil after the last use this fall, then store it. It cost alot less to do this then to rebuild or replace something.

 

[kenmyfam]

Re: do I have to winterize?

Run stabilizer through it, fog it, and change the lower unit oil after the last use this fall, then store it. It cost alot less to do this then to rebuild or replace something.

That about sums it up.

 

[BassBossAndy]

Re: do I have to winterize?

Run stabilizer through it, fog it, and change the lower unit oil after the last use this fall, then store it. It cost alot less to do this then to rebuild or replace something.

hey fire! i thought i'd see/read you in here sooner or later.

 

[fire831]

Re: do I have to winterize?

hey fire! i thought i'd see/read you in here sooner or later.

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