Rusty Exhaust Water?

[jzelt]

I run it on the hose to get hot, drain everything and then run antifreeze thru at 75% (figuring remaining water will dilute to the 50%).

[Okie Boarder]

villain, can you explain in a little more detail what you mean about it coming out the exhaust and the -15 or better? Do you wait for it just to start coming out of the exhaust? What does -15 or better mean?

[docdrs]

It means they reuse the antifreeze on an on going basis and test it coming out the exhaust on i/o , o/b, and i/b as they winterize.All good shops do this , maybe even lower depending on latitude, as a diy you should alway drain your block first unless you have the equipment to test the quality of the antifreeze. Or you can replace your block or intake due to neglect

[Okie Boarder]

I see. Well, I checked the oil yesterday when I stopped by storage and it looks normal...golden and clean. I'll keep an eye on it when I take it out the first couple times, but I'd bet I'm OK. I'll plan for a different method this winter...either I'll go back to the drain and fill method, or I'll remove the t-stat.

[Okie Boarder]

Forgot to update this. Took the boat out last Friday for the first one water run. Everything seemed fine and the engine ran very well. I checked the oil a couple times and it was nothing but nice, clean oil...golden brown. It seems like we're OK.

[docdrs]

Good to know all is ok

[DAFF]

Glad for the happy ending to the story. Mostly due to your latitude, in the north the results would of been much more expensive.

[TitanTn]

Forgot to update this. Took the boat out last Friday for the first one water run. Everything seemed fine and the engine ran very well. I checked the oil a couple times and it was nothing but nice, clean oil...golden brown. It seems like we're OK.

This is good to hear, but also glad that the boys are still showing interest. You need to stick with us!

[Okie Boarder]

We went out Saturday and my youngest had a blast. He is getting so much better on the wake board and even starting to jump the wake a bit. Our oldest wanted to spend the night at a friend's house Friday night so he didn't go. Seems like the interest is still there to some extent.