SoCal Jet Boats
Discussion => The No Wake Zone => Topic started by: garytcosta on November 03, 2016, 02:47:46 PM
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Hey all,
What would be best practices for winter storage? My first boat, & I don't see being able to take it out till March or April of next year, so she'll be stowed for about 6 months.
I'm in SoCal, so no freezing issues. Currently garaged & covered. About 4 gallons of 100 unleaded left in each tank....
Thanks in advance for any advice...
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I like to put mine away completely serviced.
Change oil & filter.
Change Procharger oil.
I drain my fuel, pull carb and drain it too.
Drain & purge my methanol/water injection.
Change fuel filter.
Don't have drain plugs in my block, but thinking about it since my engine is on a stand sitting in my garage right now. Should get to the river one more time, maybe next weekend.
Trickle charge the battery once a month or so.
Like you stated no real freezing issues here in So Cal.
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Install drain plugs if don't have them. I always drain water out of block no matter what.
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Install drain plugs if don't have them. I always drain water out of block no matter what.
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I don't think I have a petcock to drain the block. Guessing there are plugs in the cooling passages that would allow for draining the block? Where would those be on a BBC?
As to J2's suggestions, regarding draining the fuel tank & carb & changing the filter, would you put some kind of preservative or solution/solvent in the tanks, or just leave them dry?
The engine oil only has about 4 hours of run time on it…..change out regardless?
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I don't think I have a petcock to drain the block. Guessing there are plugs in the cooling passages that would allow for draining the block? Where would those be on a BBC?
Above pan rail, fwd of the starter, and fwd of the oil filter.
And remember to put in winter air in your trailer tires, as the summer air has lost all its thermoconductive properties by late October. :screwy:
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I don't think I have a petcock to drain the block. Guessing there are plugs in the cooling passages that would allow for draining the block? Where would those be on a BBC?
As to J2's suggestions, regarding draining the fuel tank & carb & changing the filter, would you put some kind of preservative or solution/solvent in the tanks, or just leave them dry?
The engine oil only has about 4 hours of run time on it…..change out regardless?
I leave my fuel tank dry. For me I see the slow evaporation of the fuel especially out of the carb leave a residue inside.
Changing my oil is to leave it sitting clean, if I only had 4 hours on it I'd leave it.
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Here in TX, it freezes. Some of the locals suggested hooking up a hose, and running straight antifreeze through everything. It will be stored in a garage, but it's not a heated garage.