Posts: 1202
Location: Money, PA | All I run are 4 stroke engines anymore (preferably Hondas). I do not "winterize" like most would think with the whole fogging deal and all. I change my oil regularly throughout the season, these 4 strokes are like car motors....do you winterize you cars? The ONLY necessary thing I feel to do is to schedule your yearly lower end unit change to be right before winter checking for water in the oil before freeze up. There are preventative measures I take throughout the season which takes care of the motors year round like, running a quality stabilizer in your fuel all the time or run only ethanol free fuel in your engines, drain the lower end of water after each use, change oil regularly and finally change my lower end gear oil in the fall. I want my boat to be ready all year long because our season never closes....as long as there is soft water, I fish.
Lastly, I take care of my batteries with an onboard charger that has a tender system which keeps the batteries topped off during extreme cold weather....I keep the charger on only during the wintertime.
Edited by ShutUpNFish 1/14/2016 7:22 AM
|
