Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 06:19:23 GMT, "Clams Canino"
wrote:


"Larry" wrote in message

I wouldn't run it until Spring at all. If you start it without cooling
water, it'll tear up the pump impeller running it dry against its
housing. If you run it in cooling water, that'll freeze before you can
get it to drain, taking a chance of frozen water doing internal damage in
the already-frigid weather.

I think the advice to run it is climate dependant. That said.. once an
outboard block is warmed up, it'll always drain out before anything can
possibly freeze.

I know guys who run all year around up here and never winterize at
all. Just drain the engine at the ramp.

Seems to work out for them.


I always run fresh water through using muffs after use ... and if I run
it up monthly over winter it would again be with muffs on - so should
not harm impeller.

Typically I run it at idle until warm water is coming out of telltale -
then shut down but leave water running.
Engine fully drains as stored 'skeg down'

I'll continue to mist over the block and linkages with WD40 after each
run up, so the concensus seems to be runb it rather than bother with
fogging and ignoring over winter.