+1 to Jake and Burt's comments. Some possible improvements are as follows.
Roll the engine by hand while the plugs are removed...instead of pumping it with the starter. Hitting the starter can/will blow the fogging oil out. You just want to distribute the oil around the cylinders. Disconnect and plug both the air inlet and exhaust outlet. Even though I fogged mine last year I still got stuck rings in two of the 3 cylinders. My machine shop guy is confident that by keeping the boat in the water the boat's motion caused the loop seal in water muffler to push/pull air in and out of the engine. The changes in outdoor temperature, heating and cooling the engine, cause condensation on the inside cylinders despite the fogging oil. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Nov 1, 2014 3:11 PM, "Burt Stratton via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I have an Atomic 4. Love it, by the way. > > > > Yes, run motor until up to normal operating temp before introducing > anti-freeze. Otherwise you are just winterizing the manifold, silencer, > pump and riser. > > I fog with a spray can of engine fog and then take out each spark plug and > spray the fogging oil into the top of the cylinder through the spark plug > hole. I then crank the engine briefly and re-install the plugs. > > I change the oil while it is still warm > > I make sure the batteries are fully charged and full of acid, disconnect > them and leave them in the boat. Charged batteries don't mind the cold at > all. > > I also change my fuel filters while I'm in there but that is just me. I > like to set up for turn-key starting in the spring. > > This all assumes you run with treated gas > > > > Burt > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Bernard > Toews via CnC-List > *Sent:* Saturday, November 01, 2014 2:51 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Stus-List Winterizing my 1979 C&C 34 > > > > > > I own a 1979 34 C&C which has an Atomic 4 engine. > > I decided to winterize my boat myself this year rather than hire someone > to do it. I tried to follow the instructions in the manual for draining the > engine and putting in plumber's anti freeze. I did this by loosening the > intake water hose and running the motor until the anti-freeze ran out of > the water exhaust. However, from what I read on the Net, it seems that I > should have run the engine until it was warm so that the thermostat would > open and then the antifreeze would have been circulated throughout the > engine. Since I live in a harsh climate where the temperature can get to > -40 degress Celsius, I am concerned about my engine freezing. The Atomic > manual is completely silent about running the engine until the T-stat opens. > > Also, I would like to know what other owners of C&C's with Atomic 4 > engines do when they winterize in terms of taking out the batteries or if > they disconnect them etc. Also, what else should be done to winterize my > boat other than following the Atomic 4 manual and the C&C Owners's Manual. > Do most owners "fog" the engine by pouring oil into the carburetor. If so, > do they use SAE HD 30 engine oil. > > Any advice would be very helpful. > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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