[C320-list] Antifreeze

[John Meyers]

Just a note to add to the other JohnM.....

When I change my antifreeze in the water heater, I too disconnect the top
hose leading from the engine. But rather than put my mouth on that rubber
hose, I put a baggie over the hose an punch a hole in it with my finger and
blow.

And BTW, I too just use the Yanmar coolant as nothing is too good for our
baby.

John Meyers
Wind Chime #406
Muskegon, MI

On Fri, Dec 22, 2017 at 6:51 PM, sail-ability sail-ability <
sail-ability at sympatico.ca> wrote:

>    The thing about changing the antifreeze in the 3GM30F is the difficulty
>    in getting the antifreeze out of the hot water heater. The easiest way
>    I've found is to find the  engine hose which pumps the antifreeze
>    through the hot water heat exchanger. You disconnect this hose and with
>    the engine drain cocks open blow into that hose. It will force the
>    antifreeze out of the heat exchanger into the engine and will drain out
>    through the drain cocks. If the antifreeze has recently been changed
>    (within 3 years) I would just drain the engine and replace that
>    antifreeze. As has been suggested any of the good modern antifreezes
>    are compatible with one another. As I recall there is about a liter of
>    antifreeze in the hot water heat exchanger.
>
>    Cheers
>
>    JohnM
>
>    1999#574
>
>      ---------- Original Message ----------
>      From: Warren Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com>
>      Date: December 22, 2017 at 8:42 AM
>      Changing antifreeze types (color) in the past could be a problem. If
>      it has not been changed in years, may still be a problem. From what
>      I've read, the newer types will tolerate any of the older types
>      without congealing. But be sure to check authoritative sources
>      before proceeding.
>      Warren and Pattie Updike
>      1994 C320 "Warr de Mar" #62
>      Middle River, Chesapeake Bay
>      -----Original Message-----
>      From: Bruce Hunter [mailto:swampcreek42 at yahoo.com]
>      Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2017 12:08 PM
>      To: C320-List at Catalina320.com; Tom Talling;
>      c320-list at lists.catalina320.com
>      Subject: Re: [C320-list] Antifreeze
>      It depends on what you want to do. Most just go with what color they
>      have and stick with it. I went from green (Yanmar, I think) to red
>      Yanmar Long Life BUT flushed my engine out 7 or 8 times Flush #2
>      being with Prestone cleaner to make sure ALL the green was out.
>      Simply changing color without flushing all the old stuff out can
>      really mess things up from what I've read. Why did I change? They
>      say the red is better and last longer and since I'm nuts about my
>      boat (she is a living being after all) I only give her the very
>      best! :)
>      Bruce HunterNauti Time #719
>      Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
>      On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 11:48 AM, Tom Talling<ttalling at gmail.com>
>      wrote: What type of antifreeze should I use for my Yanmar diesel.
>      What is the right color?
>      Regards,
>      Tom Talling
>      215-262-1427
>      Ttalling at comcast.net
>      Sent from my iPad
>
>    >
>