It's our first year with our 3207 aft cabin, with 5.7 merc cruisers. We are planning on in-door heated storage. My question should I fog the engines, and if so can I spray directly into the flame arresters or do I need to remove them?
Engine fogging
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marykhubby
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My 3607AC Crusader engines are carburated...
Heated storage for over a decade now with no winterizing (other than annual new Racors, oil / filter change, stabil in the tanks during our voyage to the lift, and new plugs from time to time). She starts right up each spring.
Heated storage for over a decade now with no winterizing (other than annual new Racors, oil / filter change, stabil in the tanks during our voyage to the lift, and new plugs from time to time). She starts right up each spring.
My mechanic does not recommend fogging. He has seen more problems with fogging than without. Recommends double up Star Tron or other stabilizer and if you want run the engines dry before storing. This is what I have done for the last 8 years with no problems and store with tanks full. Others may tell you differently. This works for me. Carburetor - Crusaders 220s
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I don't even do that. Right before I move to the lifting location I let them run for 30 minutes or so to get them good and warm then after I am on the hard I start them again and pump/suck 4 - 5 gallons of antifreeze through the fresh water side then turn them off with the key. For me it is just too hard to coordinate winterizing and fogging all at the same time. It takes a minute or less to do the antifreeze...no time to fog.
Good luck
Niles
Good luck
Niles