for winterization. Any suggestions on best brands?

Also, a good friend and auto mechanic suggested removing the plugs on the
outboard, spraying the cylinders with WD40, spinning the engine a couple
times, and then putting the plugs back in.

Comments
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John H.

On Nov 16, 11:27*am, JohnH wrote:
for winterization. Any suggestions on best brands?

Also, a good friend and auto mechanic suggested removing the plugs on the
outboard, spraying the cylinders with WD40, spinning the engine a couple
times, and then putting the plugs back in.

Comments
--
John H.

I use Stabil. Seems like it's basically a medium weight 2-stroke oil,
with some other additives, I've never had issues in the spring. I keep
the tank full so there is no room for condensation.

Don't use WD-40 in your engines, it's got stoddard solvent in it that
eventually will evaporate off the walls of the cylinders. Use ordinary
motor oil or 2-stroke oil, or marine fogging oil. I use that in my
outboard the last time I take it out of the water in the fall. Spray
it into the intake and let it bog the engine to the point of killing,
then shut it down. If you want to shoot some motor oil into the plug
holes and crank the engine over without starting it, that won't hurt a
thing. You'll smoke a little on startup next spring.

Terry

JohnH wrote:
for winterization. Any suggestions on best brands?

Also, a good friend and auto mechanic suggested removing the plugs on the
outboard, spraying the cylinders with WD40, spinning the engine a couple
times, and then putting the plugs back in.

Comments


WD40? Uh...no.

Jesus, Herring, you have a new $12,000 engine there. Why not spent $175
and have it properly winterized by someone who knows enough not to ask
about squirting WD440 into the spark plug holes.

JohnH wrote:

Also, a good friend and auto mechanic suggested removing the plugs on the
outboard, spraying the cylinders with WD40, spinning the engine a couple
times, and then putting the plugs back in. Comments




Are you sure he's a good friend?

WD40 is a water displacer, not a long term lubricant or protector. Wrong
stuff for the application.
Learn about fogging oil and the process of using it.

Eisboch

On Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:53:16 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


JohnH wrote:

Also, a good friend and auto mechanic suggested removing the plugs on the
outboard, spraying the cylinders with WD40, spinning the engine a couple
times, and then putting the plugs back in. Comments




Are you sure he's a good friend?

WD40 is a water displacer, not a long term lubricant or protector. Wrong
stuff for the application.
Learn about fogging oil and the process of using it.

Eisboch


I am. Thanks!
--
John H.

JohnH wrote:
for winterization. Any suggestions on best brands?

Also, a good friend and auto mechanic suggested removing the plugs on the
outboard, spraying the cylinders with WD40, spinning the engine a couple
times, and then putting the plugs back in.

Comments
WD40 is a solvent, not a lubricant. not good advice.

"JohnH" wrote in message
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for winterization. Any suggestions on best brands?

Also, a good friend and auto mechanic suggested removing the plugs on the
outboard, spraying the cylinders with WD40, spinning the engine a couple
times, and then putting the plugs back in.

Comments
--
John H.

Good lord! Nice friend!
I used to put a bit of motor oil in the sparkplug holes of my old British
Seagulls...now, with my 25 hp 2stroke Johnson, I spray fogging oil into the
carburator until it stalls out and then take the sparkplugs out and spray
the fogging oil in the 2 cylinders.
I doubt my 2003 outboard is worth near as much as yours. ;-)
At some point you might want to read your owners manual...section on winter
layup.

On Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:15:41 -0400, "Don White"
wrote:

I used to put a bit of motor oil in the sparkplug holes of my old British
Seagulls...now, with my 25 hp 2stroke Johnson, I spray fogging oil into the
carburator until it stalls out and then take the sparkplugs out and spray
the fogging oil in the 2 cylinders.

Take you a couple of days of cranking to get the engine started in the
Spring? :)

"Tom Francis - SWSports" wrote in
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On Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:15:41 -0400, "Don White"
wrote:

I used to put a bit of motor oil in the sparkplug holes of my old British
Seagulls...now, with my 25 hp 2stroke Johnson, I spray fogging oil into
the
carburator until it stalls out and then take the sparkplugs out and spray
the fogging oil in the 2 cylinders.

Take you a couple of days of cranking to get the engine started in the
Spring? :)

Naw..maybe a couple extra pushes on the electric start button and a bit of
smoke when it does fireup.
As for the Seagulls....they always spewed out blue smoke thanks to the 10:1
ratio.
I should clamp the 3 hp Seagull onto the Yukon transom next year just to see
if it still works. Haven't had it running in about 10 years.

On Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:13:41 -0400, "Don White"
wrote:


"Tom Francis - SWSports" wrote in
message ...
On Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:15:41 -0400, "Don White"
wrote:

I used to put a bit of motor oil in the sparkplug holes of my old British
Seagulls...now, with my 25 hp 2stroke Johnson, I spray fogging oil into
the
carburator until it stalls out and then take the sparkplugs out and spray
the fogging oil in the 2 cylinders.

Take you a couple of days of cranking to get the engine started in the
Spring? :)

Naw..maybe a couple extra pushes on the electric start button and a bit of
smoke when it does fireup.
As for the Seagulls....they always spewed out blue smoke thanks to the 10:1
ratio.
I should clamp the 3 hp Seagull onto the Yukon transom next year just to see
if it still works. Haven't had it running in about 10 years.


You don't have to go to all that trouble. It works. I promise!