What's wrong with the pink stuff? I though it was supposed to be
biodegradable....?
Richard
1985 C&C 37 CB; Ohio River, Mile 596;
Richard N. Bush Law Offices2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite NineLouisville,
Kentucky 40220(502) 584-7255
On Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 09:53:22 AM EST, CHARLES SCHEAFFER via
CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
Hi Dave, Your method saves buying chemicals, and saves poluting the
environment, but the old method of sticking the engine's water intake hose into
a bucket of antifreeze and running the engine until the pink stuff exits the
exhaust is slightly more thorough and less crawling around. Our muffler has no
drain. I use two buckets. One has a hose bibb fitting at the bottom and
a short hose with a ball valve allows me to close the valve before starting the
engine. The second bucket, is what I use to scrub the deck and it gets hung by
rope tied to the stern rail. It gets positioned under the transom and next to
the exhaust so it can be swung under the exhaust to catch the pink stuff when
it bright pink. I let the seawater shoot past and collect the last gallon of
pink. I use it for the sink drains. Chuck S
On 11/20/2024 9:14 AM EST Dave S via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
I never pumped antifreeze through the seawater side of my 2gm20f, and
did not have a problem in 10 yrs of Toronto winters. I did drain the
seawater side by disconnecting the lower water pump hose, and draining the
seawater strainer and muffler. Dave
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On Nov 20, 2024, at 5:44 AM, Paul Hood via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
wrote:
I can’t answer your question, but I also thought about that recently and I
realized that antifreeze is running around the head. While the block is cold,
the thermostat is closed, directing the antifreeze around the head. Never had
a problem but was curious about the water that might be remaining in there.
Paul Hood
REFUGE – 1981 C&C34 on Georgian Bay /)
From: David Knecht via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Sent: November 20, 2024 8:33 AM
To: CnC CnC discussion list <CnC-List@cnc-list.com>
Cc: David Knecht <davidakne...@gmail.com>
Subject: Stus-List Winterizing the engine
After winterized my boat I got to thinking about the process of pumping
antifreeze through the engine and water tank system. Some people winterize
their house water system by blowing all the water out of the lines instead of
pumping in antifreeze. If you did the same with the seawater side of the
engine by simple running the engine until nothing came out of the exhaust hose,
wouldn't that work to protect the engine from freezing over the winter? That
might be a problem running a standard impeller in the water pump dry, but with
a run-dry impeller, I don't see why it wouldn't work. Dave
S/V Aries
1990 C&C 34+
New London, CT
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