Hi.
I'm sure this question gets asked a lot, but I have a 1995 Sea Ray with a Mercruiser 4.3LX. Attempting to winterize it, I'm to the point of pulling the drain plugs. I don't have the manual (although I have a 1994 service manual), but I know there should be 4 or 5 plugs.
On my boat, the plugs are brass and are not exactly hand removable. I found one that held a LOT of water on the bottom of the block, left side (facing aft), about 3/4 of the way back. It was brass. I found one on each exhaust manifold, both brass, but at some point had been painted black...in other words, they didn't stand out. Opening these let water out (so I assume they're the drain plugs).
That's it, I can't find any others. I know I should drain the thermostat housing (located just front of the flame arrestor with two hoses into it, right?) and the power steering cooler (I don't know exactly where this is or how to identify if I have power steering....I think so since the steering is controlled by a black tube running aft from the steering wheel).
I don't want to go taking hoses off since, well, I already tried. I took the clamp off but couldn't get the hoses to so much as slide back a slight bit....they're on there good.
Lastly, I'm planning on running non-toxic antifreeze through the system via a set of muffs. Given that this antifreeze should push the water out, how imperative is it to get all the drain plugs/hoses drained?
I'm sure this question gets asked a lot, but I have a 1995 Sea Ray with a Mercruiser 4.3LX. Attempting to winterize it, I'm to the point of pulling the drain plugs. I don't have the manual (although I have a 1994 service manual), but I know there should be 4 or 5 plugs.
On my boat, the plugs are brass and are not exactly hand removable. I found one that held a LOT of water on the bottom of the block, left side (facing aft), about 3/4 of the way back. It was brass. I found one on each exhaust manifold, both brass, but at some point had been painted black...in other words, they didn't stand out. Opening these let water out (so I assume they're the drain plugs).
That's it, I can't find any others. I know I should drain the thermostat housing (located just front of the flame arrestor with two hoses into it, right?) and the power steering cooler (I don't know exactly where this is or how to identify if I have power steering....I think so since the steering is controlled by a black tube running aft from the steering wheel).
I don't want to go taking hoses off since, well, I already tried. I took the clamp off but couldn't get the hoses to so much as slide back a slight bit....they're on there good.
Lastly, I'm planning on running non-toxic antifreeze through the system via a set of muffs. Given that this antifreeze should push the water out, how imperative is it to get all the drain plugs/hoses drained?
