Dewinterizing - help!
 

My marina has a new 'special' this year. Three years ago, they had a
'spring tune up' special. They installed new plugs, rotor, cap, timed the
engine, adjusted carb, checked belts, etc. for $195. I felt it was worth
it, especially given the 'guarantee' for 90 days.

This year the 'Dewinterization' special consists of no more than checking
flluids, all the lights and switches and accessories, and engine running,
for $120. Note that there is no 'fixing' of anything involved. The result
of the special will be a list of items checked and faults, if any, found.
Then arrangements must be made to get the faults corrected.

What I'm wondering is: can I just hook up the muffs and start the engine to
run the anti-freeze out of it? I'm planning to go up tomorrow and see if
the damn thing will run. The batteries are charged, must be installed.
Other than that, and checking to see that everything works, what 'special'
things must be done to 'dewinterize'?

Thanks!
--
'Til next time,

John H

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Dewinterizing - help!
 

On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 10:11:47 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

JohnH wrote:
My marina has a new 'special' this year. Three years ago, they had a
'spring tune up' special. They installed new plugs, rotor, cap, timed the
engine, adjusted carb, checked belts, etc. for $195. I felt it was worth
it, especially given the 'guarantee' for 90 days.

This year the 'Dewinterization' special consists of no more than checking
flluids, all the lights and switches and accessories, and engine running,
for $120. Note that there is no 'fixing' of anything involved. The result
of the special will be a list of items checked and faults, if any, found.
Then arrangements must be made to get the faults corrected.

What I'm wondering is: can I just hook up the muffs and start the engine to
run the anti-freeze out of it? I'm planning to go up tomorrow and see if
the damn thing will run. The batteries are charged, must be installed.
Other than that, and checking to see that everything works, what 'special'
things must be done to 'dewinterize'?

Thanks!
--
'Til next time,

John H

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***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
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Clean oil and filter?
Check belts?
Check water intake pipes and exhausts for leaks?

Yup. Changed oil and filter just before winterizing last fall. Belt is new,
but will check tension. Is there anything special I must do before cranking
the engine, given it's been fogged and anti-freezed?
--
'Til next time,

John H

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************

Dewinterizing - help!
 

On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 11:24:07 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

JohnH wrote:
On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 10:11:47 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

JohnH wrote:
My marina has a new 'special' this year. Three years ago, they had a
'spring tune up' special. They installed new plugs, rotor, cap, timed the
engine, adjusted carb, checked belts, etc. for $195. I felt it was worth
it, especially given the 'guarantee' for 90 days.

This year the 'Dewinterization' special consists of no more than checking
flluids, all the lights and switches and accessories, and engine running,
for $120. Note that there is no 'fixing' of anything involved. The result
of the special will be a list of items checked and faults, if any, found.
Then arrangements must be made to get the faults corrected.

What I'm wondering is: can I just hook up the muffs and start the engine to
run the anti-freeze out of it? I'm planning to go up tomorrow and see if
the damn thing will run. The batteries are charged, must be installed.
Other than that, and checking to see that everything works, what 'special'
things must be done to 'dewinterize'?

Thanks!
--
'Til next time,

John H

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************
Clean oil and filter?
Check belts?
Check water intake pipes and exhausts for leaks?

Yup. Changed oil and filter just before winterizing last fall. Belt is new,
but will check tension. Is there anything special I must do before cranking
the engine, given it's been fogged and anti-freezed?
--
'Til next time,

John H

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If the engine won't start right away, you might have to remove and clean
off the plugs. But I fogged my gas tractor over the winter, and it
started right up without pulling and cleaning the two plugs.

OK. Thanks much.
--
'Til next time,

John H

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Dewinterizing - help!
 

On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 11:24:33 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

JohnH wrote:
On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 10:11:47 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

JohnH wrote:
My marina has a new 'special' this year. Three years ago, they had a
'spring tune up' special. They installed new plugs, rotor, cap, timed the
engine, adjusted carb, checked belts, etc. for $195. I felt it was worth
it, especially given the 'guarantee' for 90 days.

This year the 'Dewinterization' special consists of no more than checking
flluids, all the lights and switches and accessories, and engine running,
for $120. Note that there is no 'fixing' of anything involved. The result
of the special will be a list of items checked and faults, if any, found.
Then arrangements must be made to get the faults corrected.

What I'm wondering is: can I just hook up the muffs and start the engine to
run the anti-freeze out of it? I'm planning to go up tomorrow and see if
the damn thing will run. The batteries are charged, must be installed.
Other than that, and checking to see that everything works, what 'special'
things must be done to 'dewinterize'?

Thanks!
--
'Til next time,

John H

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************
Clean oil and filter?
Check belts?
Check water intake pipes and exhausts for leaks?

Yup. Changed oil and filter just before winterizing last fall. Belt is new,
but will check tension. Is there anything special I must do before cranking
the engine, given it's been fogged and anti-freezed?
--
'Til next time,

John H

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***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
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You moving that boat down to the cheap part of town?

Not this year. May do so next year. I bowed to the wishes of SWMBO. Where
are you keeping yours now?


--
'Til next time,

John H

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Dewinterizing - help!
 

JohnH wrote:
My marina has a new 'special' this year. Three years ago, they had a
'spring tune up' special. They installed new plugs, rotor, cap, timed the
engine, adjusted carb, checked belts, etc. for $195. I felt it was worth
it, especially given the 'guarantee' for 90 days.

This year the 'Dewinterization' special consists of no more than checking
flluids, all the lights and switches and accessories, and engine running,
for $120. Note that there is no 'fixing' of anything involved. The result
of the special will be a list of items checked and faults, if any, found.
Then arrangements must be made to get the faults corrected.

What I'm wondering is: can I just hook up the muffs and start the engine to
run the anti-freeze out of it? I'm planning to go up tomorrow and see if
the damn thing will run. The batteries are charged, must be installed.
Other than that, and checking to see that everything works, what 'special'
things must be done to 'dewinterize'?

Thanks!
--
'Til next time,

John H

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************
JohnH,
Sounds like one hell of a deal for the dealer.

You should not flush the antifreeze out of your engine, unless it is
biodegrable.

If it is the "normal" antifreeze it needs to be recyled. For the sake
of the Ches. Bay, you want to verify this.

I would never pay for the services you have listed, because I want to do
that myself. It gives me something to do and I trust my skills in
"checking" things out better than I trust theirs.

Dewinterizing - help!
 

JohnH wrote:
On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 10:11:47 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

JohnH wrote:
My marina has a new 'special' this year. Three years ago, they had a
'spring tune up' special. They installed new plugs, rotor, cap, timed the
engine, adjusted carb, checked belts, etc. for $195. I felt it was worth
it, especially given the 'guarantee' for 90 days.

This year the 'Dewinterization' special consists of no more than checking
flluids, all the lights and switches and accessories, and engine running,
for $120. Note that there is no 'fixing' of anything involved. The result
of the special will be a list of items checked and faults, if any, found.
Then arrangements must be made to get the faults corrected.

What I'm wondering is: can I just hook up the muffs and start the engine to
run the anti-freeze out of it? I'm planning to go up tomorrow and see if
the damn thing will run. The batteries are charged, must be installed.
Other than that, and checking to see that everything works, what 'special'
things must be done to 'dewinterize'?

Thanks!
--
'Til next time,

John H

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************
Clean oil and filter?
Check belts?
Check water intake pipes and exhausts for leaks?

Yup. Changed oil and filter just before winterizing last fall. Belt is new,
but will check tension. Is there anything special I must do before cranking
the engine, given it's been fogged and anti-freezed?
--
'Til next time,

John H

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************
It will smoke like hell, since you have fogged it, but I have never had
any problems with the engine not kicking over in 5 secs. I only drain
my engine, and don't use antifreeze, so make sure they used the green
friendly variety.

Dewinterizing - help!
 

On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 12:16:31 -0400, Reggie Smithers
wrote:

JohnH wrote:
My marina has a new 'special' this year. Three years ago, they had a
'spring tune up' special. They installed new plugs, rotor, cap, timed the
engine, adjusted carb, checked belts, etc. for $195. I felt it was worth
it, especially given the 'guarantee' for 90 days.

This year the 'Dewinterization' special consists of no more than checking
flluids, all the lights and switches and accessories, and engine running,
for $120. Note that there is no 'fixing' of anything involved. The result
of the special will be a list of items checked and faults, if any, found.
Then arrangements must be made to get the faults corrected.

What I'm wondering is: can I just hook up the muffs and start the engine to
run the anti-freeze out of it? I'm planning to go up tomorrow and see if
the damn thing will run. The batteries are charged, must be installed.
Other than that, and checking to see that everything works, what 'special'
things must be done to 'dewinterize'?

Thanks!
--
'Til next time,

John H

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************
JohnH,
Sounds like one hell of a deal for the dealer.

You should not flush the antifreeze out of your engine, unless it is
biodegrable.

If it is the "normal" antifreeze it needs to be recyled. For the sake
of the Ches. Bay, you want to verify this.

I would never pay for the services you have listed, because I want to do
that myself. It gives me something to do and I trust my skills in
"checking" things out better than I trust theirs.

Yeah, that's what I told the manager. I couldn't believe they were asking
for $120 to throw some switches and look at things and then present me with
a list of things needing 'doing'. The anti-freeze in the boat is safe for
the environment, so that's not a worry.
--
'Til next time,

John H

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************

Dewinterizing - help!
 

On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 12:18:14 -0400, Reggie Smithers
wrote:

JohnH wrote:
On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 10:11:47 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

JohnH wrote:
My marina has a new 'special' this year. Three years ago, they had a
'spring tune up' special. They installed new plugs, rotor, cap, timed the
engine, adjusted carb, checked belts, etc. for $195. I felt it was worth
it, especially given the 'guarantee' for 90 days.

This year the 'Dewinterization' special consists of no more than checking
flluids, all the lights and switches and accessories, and engine running,
for $120. Note that there is no 'fixing' of anything involved. The result
of the special will be a list of items checked and faults, if any, found.
Then arrangements must be made to get the faults corrected.

What I'm wondering is: can I just hook up the muffs and start the engine to
run the anti-freeze out of it? I'm planning to go up tomorrow and see if
the damn thing will run. The batteries are charged, must be installed.
Other than that, and checking to see that everything works, what 'special'
things must be done to 'dewinterize'?

Thanks!
--
'Til next time,

John H

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************
Clean oil and filter?
Check belts?
Check water intake pipes and exhausts for leaks?

Yup. Changed oil and filter just before winterizing last fall. Belt is new,
but will check tension. Is there anything special I must do before cranking
the engine, given it's been fogged and anti-freezed?
--
'Til next time,

John H

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************
It will smoke like hell, since you have fogged it, but I have never had
any problems with the engine not kicking over in 5 secs. I only drain
my engine, and don't use antifreeze, so make sure they used the green
friendly variety.

I'll let you know tomorrow what happens!
--
'Til next time,

John H

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************

Dewinterizing - help!
 

"JohnH" wrote in message
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My marina has a new 'special' this year. Three years ago, they had a
'spring tune up' special. They installed new plugs, rotor, cap, timed the
engine, adjusted carb, checked belts, etc. for $195. I felt it was worth
it, especially given the 'guarantee' for 90 days.

This year the 'Dewinterization' special consists of no more than checking
flluids, all the lights and switches and accessories, and engine running,
for $120. Note that there is no 'fixing' of anything involved. The result
of the special will be a list of items checked and faults, if any, found.
Then arrangements must be made to get the faults corrected.

What I'm wondering is: can I just hook up the muffs and start the engine
to
run the anti-freeze out of it? I'm planning to go up tomorrow and see if
the damn thing will run. The batteries are charged, must be installed.
Other than that, and checking to see that everything works, what 'special'
things must be done to 'dewinterize'?

Thanks!
--
'Til next time,

John H

my marina has mandated this service to be mandatory.. its $90 - kinda
sucks, but you cant do anything since there are wating lists to get in
anywhere else..

Dewinterizing - help!
 

"Dan J.S." wrote in message
...

"JohnH" wrote in message
...
My marina has a new 'special' this year. Three years ago, they had a
'spring tune up' special. They installed new plugs, rotor, cap, timed the
engine, adjusted carb, checked belts, etc. for $195. I felt it was worth
it, especially given the 'guarantee' for 90 days.

This year the 'Dewinterization' special consists of no more than checking
flluids, all the lights and switches and accessories, and engine running,
for $120. Note that there is no 'fixing' of anything involved. The result
of the special will be a list of items checked and faults, if any, found.
Then arrangements must be made to get the faults corrected.

What I'm wondering is: can I just hook up the muffs and start the engine
to
run the anti-freeze out of it? I'm planning to go up tomorrow and see if
the damn thing will run. The batteries are charged, must be installed.
Other than that, and checking to see that everything works, what
'special'
things must be done to 'dewinterize'?

Thanks!
--
'Til next time,

John H

my marina has mandated this service to be mandatory.. its $90 - kinda
sucks, but you cant do anything since there are wating lists to get in
anywhere else..



That sure does suck. Even a blindfolded monkey can do those simple things.