Avoiding motor damage from freezing?

[7lazy77]

This time of the year I am usually sitting on the ice....ice fishing.....however this year has been pretty mild & thes ice is either not safe or some of the lakes have NO ice. I am thinking of getting the little fishing boat back out but since I live in Wyoming the weather can change on a dime (60 one day & below zero the next)!
My question is ..... I have a outboard that has already been winterized for the winter. If I take it out again, what is the best way to keep it protected from freezing without fully winterizing it everytime until summer gets here to avoid anything freezing & motor damage??? It is currently stored in a barn now.

 

[Bondo]

Re: Avoiding motor damage from freezing?

This time of the year I am usually sitting on the ice....ice fishing.....however this year has been pretty mild & thes ice is either not safe or some of the lakes have NO ice. I am thinking of getting the little fishing boat back out but since I live in Wyoming the weather can change on a dime (60 one day & below zero the next)!
My question is ..... I have a outboard that has already been winterized for the winter. If I take it out again, what is the best way to keep it protected from freezing without fully winterizing it everytime until summer gets here to avoid anything freezing & motor damage??? It is currently stored in a barn now.

Ayuh,.... Generally speakin', outboard motors completely drain themselves as soon as it's out of the water, in it's runnin' position,...

As in full down, not trimmed, nor tilted,...

 

[DAN M VAGOS]

Re: Avoiding motor damage from freezing?

No problem . Just tilt it down to get the water out. But if you fogged it like I do then your going to burn off all your oil that you put in.

 

[bonz_d]

Re: Avoiding motor damage from freezing?

I have used my outboard up to early Nov. and then again in early March w/o fogging and haven't experienced any difficulties. About 4 months of sitting. If it were to sit longer than that I might have a different opinion. If you get periods of warm weather then you could always just run it now and then also.

 

[boobie]

Re: Avoiding motor damage from freezing?

After you get done using it and it's cold turn the motor over a couple of times to get the water out of the water pump.