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<blockquote data-quote="mmf" data-source="post: 228554" data-attributes="member: 4379"><p>About winterization, when I worked for a marine dealer and our training on Mercury outboards, we did this when storing an outboard, add stabil to the gas tank and ran motor till warm, then unplugged the fuel line to empty the carb bowls, when the motor started to speed up (running lean) right before the gas runs out, we fogged the crap out of the carbs. When the motor stops, the motor was tilted up and when cooled, removed the spark plugs and added 1 tablespoon outboard motor oil per cylinder and rotated the flywheel by hand to distribute the oil. After this gearcase was drained and refilled and NEW gaskets put on the vent and fill screws (most owners DO NOT do this). Then we greased the entire outboard especially the tilt tube, pivot, and linkages, then the motor was tilted back down to a verticle position. Small pockets of water can be trapped in the powerhead etc if the motor is not verticle. DO NOT, especially on a boat left OUTSIDE, tilt the motor up during the winter! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mmf, post: 228554, member: 4379"] About winterization, when I worked for a marine dealer and our training on Mercury outboards, we did this when storing an outboard, add stabil to the gas tank and ran motor till warm, then unplugged the fuel line to empty the carb bowls, when the motor started to speed up (running lean) right before the gas runs out, we fogged the crap out of the carbs. When the motor stops, the motor was tilted up and when cooled, removed the spark plugs and added 1 tablespoon outboard motor oil per cylinder and rotated the flywheel by hand to distribute the oil. After this gearcase was drained and refilled and NEW gaskets put on the vent and fill screws (most owners DO NOT do this). Then we greased the entire outboard especially the tilt tube, pivot, and linkages, then the motor was tilted back down to a verticle position. Small pockets of water can be trapped in the powerhead etc if the motor is not verticle. DO NOT, especially on a boat left OUTSIDE, tilt the motor up during the winter! :) [/QUOTE]
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