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Spring tune up -- what's necessary?
On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 16:07:37 -0500, "Jim--" wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message .. . On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 20:33:41 -0500, John H wrote: My Mercruiser 350 normally gets a spring tune up, i.e. new plugs, timing, etc, etc. Are new plugs necessary every year? What *must* be done every spring. All the fluids were changed in the fall, and the batteries were kept on a charger most of the winter. I go through a ton of plugs every spring - all the lawn equipment, snow blowers, and my two antique trucks which maybe get used maybe 450/500 miles per year each. It really depends on usage - if you have lots' of hours on the engine from the previous summer, then yes. I winterize my FICHTS in the fall and in the spring, have the plugs changed so they are fresh for the season. It's a personal thing and I have no absolute reason, scientific or anecdotal evidence to back that up - it's just opinion. It's certainly cheap enough to change the plugs, so why not? I would always wait to burn off the tank of stabilized gas (from winter layover) before I changed plugs. I don't keep a lot of gas in the tanks over winter and I always use a fresh tank full on first run up in the spring. Later, Tom S. Woodstock, CT ----------- "Do fishermen eat avocados? This is a question that no one ever thinks to ask." Russel Chatham, "Dark Waters" (1988) |
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Spring tune up -- what's necessary?
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote in message . ..
On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 16:07:37 -0500, "Jim--" wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message .. . On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 20:33:41 -0500, John H wrote: My Mercruiser 350 normally gets a spring tune up, i.e. new plugs, timing, etc, etc. Are new plugs necessary every year? What *must* be done every spring. All the fluids were changed in the fall, and the batteries were kept on a charger most of the winter. I go through a ton of plugs every spring - all the lawn equipment, snow blowers, and my two antique trucks which maybe get used maybe 450/500 miles per year each. It really depends on usage - if you have lots' of hours on the engine from the previous summer, then yes. I winterize my FICHTS in the fall and in the spring, have the plugs changed so they are fresh for the season. It's a personal thing and I have no absolute reason, scientific or anecdotal evidence to back that up - it's just opinion. It's certainly cheap enough to change the plugs, so why not? I would always wait to burn off the tank of stabilized gas (from winter layover) before I changed plugs. I don't keep a lot of gas in the tanks over winter and I always use a fresh tank full on first run up in the spring. Later, Tom S. Woodstock, CT ----------- "Do fishermen eat avocados? This is a question that no one ever thinks to ask." Russel Chatham, "Dark Waters" (1988) My boat dealer recommended that I top off the tank for winter storage and add a fuel stabilizer. He said that airspace in the tank over the winter can cause problems with condensation. I've followed his advice for three winters now and I haven't had any problems. |
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