[C320-list] Fresh Water Engine Flush
Ted Harrison
tharrison at innovations-plus.com
Tue Sep 3 11:34:16 PDT 2019
I use the green non-toxic. It has a higher ratting that the pink.
I also vacuum out the water lines and the heater.
I collect the green in a bucket in spring and dispose of accordingly.
Been doing this for 6 years now with no problems
Ted Harrison
Hull 424 1997
Lake Ontario - Whitby Yacht Club
> On Sep 3, 2019, at 2:20 PM, Gus Macdonald <rathlyn1 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Good discussion on this subject. As an aside and a question for John—when winterizing, do you use an automotive type ethylene glycol anti-freeze in the “fresh water” cooling circuit or a non-toxic type anti-freeze (usually pink)? I have asked many people this in the Great Lakes area and the responses are about 50/50. Naturally if the ethylene glycol type is used it must be removed before the boat goes back in the water in the spring to avoid pollution.
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> Gus
> Hull #999
> Georgian Bay
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>> On Sep 3, 2019, at 12:23 PM, John Meyers <jcmeyers7 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Like Christian, I also have a Tee for antifreeze here on the (Unsalted and
>> Shark Free) Great Lakes. I put my Tee just after the thru hull and before
>> the strainer so that the antifreeze is also in the strainer. Not that it
>> makes much of a difference but my thru hull outputs forward which makes it
>> slightly easier to attach the short hose to the bucket of antifreeze in the
>> cockpit.
>>
>> John Meyers
>> Wind Chime #406
>> Muskegon, MI
>>
>>> On Tue, Sep 3, 2019 at 11:25 AM Christian <ccaper at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Bob,
>>> I have done this for winterizing my boat to flush out water and get
>>> anti-freeze in the system. I installed the t-fitting last fall.
>>>
>>> Here is the t-fitting I ordered, available at Walmart for $1.67.
>>>
>>> https://www.walmart.com/ip/LASCO-Fem-Tee-Insert-x-FNPT-3-4-In-PVC-1402007/406982633
>>>
>>> Take this t-fitting to Home Depot, and in the pvc section get the male end
>>> cap, matched to the threads in t-fitting. You will want this end cap in
>>> the t-fitting during normal boat use, and use some teflon tape on this
>>> threads as well. Then, go to the plumbing section and get a male PVC to
>>> male garden hose adapter that will convert the threads to a garden hose
>>> thread. This allows you to connect a garden hose to your raw water line.
>>> Mine was a metal adapter. Also get hose clamps for 3/4" hose, you'll need
>>> at least 2. I recommend 4, 2 on each side of the t-fitting, each one
>>> flipped 180 for redundancy.
>>>
>>> All parts will be less than $15 total. You'll also need auto hose cutters,
>>> and a likely a wire cutter at that hose has re-enforced wire you'll need to
>>> cut where hose cutter couldn't cut through.
>>>
>>> When you want to use the t-fitting, connect the garden hose to the
>>> t-fitting, pass the hose through a port light opening, have a bucket in the
>>> cockpit, put other end of hose in bucket, and CLOSE through hull for raw
>>> water intake. Start engine, and just mind you don't run out of water in
>>> the bucket and that hose is at bottom of bucket and hasn't floated to the
>>> top, only sucking in air. Nice thing about this is you can also easily
>>> start engine on land when needed.
>>>
>>> I've included a link to two pictures I took when I did this. Don't make
>>> the same location mistake I made, and put the t-fitting right under the
>>> Racor filter, as now I have a difficult time draining my racor (I plan to
>>> adjust that this fall during haul out).
>>>
>>> https://www.instagram.com/p/BorFrCCDV3B/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
>>>
>>> Hope this helps.
>>>
>>> Christian Caperton
>>> 1994 C320 "Canuck" #138
>>> Monroe Harbor, Chicago, IL
>>>
>>>> On Tue, Sep 3, 2019 at 10:00 AM Bob Hoyt <rehoyt at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> A diesel mechanic recommended that I flush the raw water side of the
>>> engine
>>>> with fresh water when not using the boat for more than 2 weeks. This
>>> would
>>>> require installing a barbed tee piece between the strainer and the water
>>>> pump. Has anyone done this as I didn't find it in the forum archives?
>>> Also,
>>>> I live in Florida so I don't need to do this as part of winterizing.
>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Bob Hoyt
>>>> "Ikigai"
>>>> !994 Hull #58
>>>> Pensacola, FL
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