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Posted 9/29/2011 5:26 PM (#518776 - in reply to #518734)
Subject: Re: Winterizing Optimax

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I was doing some Internet research on winterizing the Opti and was curious if anyone has used the second alternative listed below. I was thinking about trying this method to avoid dealing with a few hard to remove lower spark plugs on my 135. Any thoughts?

First Alternative: Remove spark plugs, squirt approximately 1 teaspoon of oil into each cylinder, and spin the engine over a few revolutions (3 seconds or so with starter.... REMOVE LANYARD AND GROUND PLUG WIRES FIRST).

Second alternative: Portable fuel tank with a "winterizing concoction" of stabilizer, quickleen and premixed fuel (32:1 mix - approximately). Run the engine on this mix for 10 minutes, under load, in the lake (similar to fuel stabilizingabove).