Today was the day for putting my A4 to rest for the winter. I ran this procedure past the group on the winterizing thread - twice - and got no response. So now I issue the following report - I did the following :
Step 1 - disconnected raw water intake and hot water discharge hoses at engine ends ; attach winterizing temporary hoses to both.
2- Dunked each temporary hose into a bucket of antifreeze
3- Started and ran coppery shiny A4 until antifreeze got steamy , temperature gauge tickled 200f. , and then - for good measure - clamped the t-stat side of the hose coming from the T-fitting to make darn sure that the good green rust inhibiting non-freezing stuff was circulating throughout the block
4- Cut ignition , disconnected temporary discharge hose and reconnected proper hot water discharge hose leading to standpipe
5- Restarted A4 with intake hose still in bucket of antifreeze , ran the engine while hanging over the stern rail looking for gusher of green discharge which would tell me that my new standpipe is protected from ice and rust
6- Having confirmed green exhaust discharge , ran back below decks and hosed the carb intake with StaBil fogging spray until the engine gagged on oil (note- I could not find a source for MMO spray container ; figured Stabil was reputable)
7- Removed spark plugs and doused each cylinder with an ounce or so of Marvel Mystery Oil ; reset plugs
There you have it ; how did I do?
Step 1 - disconnected raw water intake and hot water discharge hoses at engine ends ; attach winterizing temporary hoses to both.
2- Dunked each temporary hose into a bucket of antifreeze
3- Started and ran coppery shiny A4 until antifreeze got steamy , temperature gauge tickled 200f. , and then - for good measure - clamped the t-stat side of the hose coming from the T-fitting to make darn sure that the good green rust inhibiting non-freezing stuff was circulating throughout the block
4- Cut ignition , disconnected temporary discharge hose and reconnected proper hot water discharge hose leading to standpipe
5- Restarted A4 with intake hose still in bucket of antifreeze , ran the engine while hanging over the stern rail looking for gusher of green discharge which would tell me that my new standpipe is protected from ice and rust
6- Having confirmed green exhaust discharge , ran back below decks and hosed the carb intake with StaBil fogging spray until the engine gagged on oil (note- I could not find a source for MMO spray container ; figured Stabil was reputable)
7- Removed spark plugs and doused each cylinder with an ounce or so of Marvel Mystery Oil ; reset plugs
There you have it ; how did I do?
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