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
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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

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 12:27:29 -0500, 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

Yep, I think that is exactly what YOU should do.

Everyone else should use the proper fogging oil that actually sticks
to surfaces for more than a few hours, and does some good. WD40 will
actually dilute and wash off any crankcase oil that remains on
surfaces, so it's worse than doing nothing.

On Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:27:29 -0500, JohnH wrote:

for winterization. Any suggestions on best brands?

Startron.

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

No WD40 - it's a solvent. For four strokes, fog the engine with
fogging oil.

Change the gear oil.

Or better yet, take it to your mechanic and have him/her do it.

Couple of hundred bucks and you don't have to worry about it.

wrote:
On Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:27:29 -0500, 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

Yep, I think that is exactly what YOU should do.

Everyone else should use the proper fogging oil that actually sticks
to surfaces for more than a few hours, and does some good. WD40 will
actually dilute and wash off any crankcase oil that remains on
surfaces, so it's worse than doing nothing.



Bet you didn't know Herring was a highly trained and edumacated combat
injuneer, thanks to the US Army. He's one of the reasons why we got our
asses kicked in Vietnam.

Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:
On Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:27:29 -0500, JohnH wrote:

for winterization. Any suggestions on best brands?

Startron.

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

No WD40 - it's a solvent. For four strokes, fog the engine with
fogging oil.

Change the gear oil.

Or better yet, take it to your mechanic and have him/her do it.

Couple of hundred bucks and you don't have to worry about it.


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