Why would you start caring more about your, fuel, engine, injectors or any part more in the winter. You should take care of that stuff all year long.
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10-23-2020 04:21 PM #11Senior Member
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Re: Fuel additives for winter storage
GLORY Hull # 365
Northport, NY
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Re: Fuel additives for winter storage
In my case its to keep everything lubricated during winter layup. I have had two broken rocker levers from a stuck injector. Ive also had minor PT pump corrosion. My "hot mix" keeps everything loose for the five months that it is sitting.
Walt Hoover
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Re: Fuel additives for winter storage
Thinking of winterizing which I no longer do. Back when my dad had the 34 we left it in the water in NJ one year so we could use it for Cod in January. Some genius talked the old man into plugging the exhaust since being in the water all that damp air would travel up the exhaust and into the engines. Bad idea I guess it became a steam bath in there from the residual water in the exhaust and both engines had the valve trains frozen when we tried to turn them over in the spring.on a positive note it did push him into repowering with the Cats.
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1967 50c 12/71n DDA 525hp
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Howard P. Miller 1967-1974
Richard F Hull 1974-1976
Robert J. & R.Scott Smith 1976-present
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Re: Fuel additives for winter storage
I bar my engine over in the spring just to make sure. Turning it over by hand will tell me if there are any issues. I have rebuilt both engines and don't need and more problems.
Walt Hoover
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10-30-2020 10:41 AM #16
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Re: Fuel additives for winter storage
A 1-5/16” socket on a breaker bar and 3 or 4’ of pipe will do it.
Semper Siesta
Robert Clarkson
ASLAN, 1983 55C #343
Charleston, SC