The easiest solution I have installed is to put a barbed tee fitting in the sea water intake line with a length of hose with a shut off valve on the empty barb. To run antifreeze through, simply close the seawater intake, open the valve on the new piece of hose and put the end of the hose in a bucket. Most small diesels will swallow up about two gallons. The tee can be installed anywhere in the line convenient.
Rich > On Nov 14, 2013, at 10:47, David Knecht <davidakne...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I am planning to winterize my engine this weekend and it is the first time > with the Universal M4-30. On my older 34, I used to pull the intake hose off > the seacock and stick it in a bucket of antifreeze and suck it through until > pink came out the exhaust. That was always a pain to get the hose off and > find a place to support the bucket and requires two people so I can be > pouring while someone else watches the rear. > At the Newport Boat show, I saw a booth advertising the Seaflush- a funnel > that hooks up to the intake strainer and allows you to put antifreeze in > without taking the hose off. A bit of an improvement, but I don’t think > there is room above the strainer for the device and a jug of antifreeze to > allow pouring. > All that made me think about a way to make this job easier. My thought is > to find a size of Tygon (clear plastic flexible) tubing that that can be > pushed into the intake port of the engine from the outside to make a decent > seal, then stick the other end of that hose into a bucket of antifreeze. I > can sit the bucket on the deck, so it does not have to be lifted against > gravity from the ground (although I doubt that would matter). Then I just > start the engine and run 5 gallons through watching the outlet port for pink > stuff and the level in the bucket. Then shut off the engine. Much simpler > and in theory can be done single handed. The key would be finding the > correct hose size to fit snugly. Has anyone tried this or have a reason why > it should not work? Thanks- Dave > > > David Knecht > Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > <pastedGraphic.tiff> > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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