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On Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:12:01 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote: I've known of people who have taken the prop off the lower and put it in a large vat (55 gal drum cut in half) , put the lower in it an run the engine which gives the engine a total flush of water, but that takes a lot of antifreeze and storing is a problem and it's a messy set up.... but it works. === You can do it with a lot less antifreeze by using a set of "muffs" to gravity feed right into the intake holes on the I/O leg. You just need to rig up a jerry jug and some hoses. |
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On Jan 16, 7:11*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:12:01 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: I've known of people who have taken the prop off the lower and put it in a large vat (55 gal drum cut in half) , put the lower in it an run the engine which gives the engine a total flush of water, *but that takes a lot of antifreeze and storing is a problem and it's a messy set up.... but it works. === You can do it with a lot less antifreeze by using a set of "muffs" to gravity feed right into the intake holes on the I/O leg. * You just need to rig up a jerry jug and some hoses. I've tried that and didn't have the best of results. Then again, I didn't really have a good set of muffs. |
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