trent got a question for you

[tim10034]

i've been reading around...the forum and i found out u lived in alabama.....i live in louisianna ..my question is with a 1996 volvo 7.4 efi do i need to winterize it since it really doesnt get below freezing in south louisianna???

 

[WillyBWright]

Re: trent got a question for you

If you don't use it for an extended period of time, you stabilize the gas and oil the cylinders. Getting the water out of the block and adding antifreeze is still a good idea for the sake of slowing rust. If you're using it year-round, then no you don't need to winterize it that far below the Mason Dixon line.

 

[Trent]

Re: trent got a question for you

Willie has it right. I dont run in saltwater much so I dont put antifreeze in the block. I just drain it.

 

[denniz]

Re: trent got a question for you

28 degrees in Fort Worth Texas today.... Am I below the MASON DIXON LINE? , why risk cracking a $3000.00 block to spend $50.00 to winterize?????? YOU HAVE NO IDEA how cold it will get.. WHY take a chance?

 

[tim10034]

Re: trent got a question for you

it does get to the low 30's every once in awhile...but draining out the engine when i'm going to use it in a week or so just seems like alot of work is it really neccesary?

 

[Buttanic]

Re: trent got a question for you

I am in Louisiana too. If I think it will be cold enough to do damage I just put a 150 watt light blub under the engine cover.

 

[yoced]

Re: trent got a question for you

It may not get below freezing there much, and simple precautions certainly can win the day, but only if you take those precautions on the one day that you need to. <br />I am now looking at a pair of manifolds from the south that were broken by ice just a few weeks ago. Luckily the owner's block had a better time of it but he is still out a few hundred dollars he did not have to lose...