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Terry S Terry S is offline
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Default A nasty thought, do outboards freeze?

On Nov 25, 9:07*am, Frogwatch wrote:
Those of you in the frozen wastes will know about this but it never
occurred to me because it rarely has gotten cold enough here.

When I get home, I run fresh water through my 90 hp Yamaha outboard.
Does sufficient water stay in the cooling passages to freeze and cause
trouble?


No, they pretty much drain themselves, however, you do need to verify
there is no water in the lower unit.

Terry