I think I screwed up

[Stand-Up Guy]

Winterizing my 94 SPX (first time with a SeaDoo, how tough can it be?) and was trying to get the antifreeze into it. Put a hose on the flush inlet on the PTO end of the engine. Apparently there is not any suction or vacuum to pull the antifreeze through since I tried that for a while to no avail. I used duct tape and the antifeeze bottle to make a funnel of sorts and used it to get the antifreeze in (sucessfully, it was running out the back in no time). Problem is I did not have the engine running right then. Did I mess something up and if so how do i fix it? I seem to remember hearing you don't turn on the water to the hose until the engine is running and my concern is the same principle applies to dumping antifreeze into the same inlet.

Thanks,


SUG

 

[Strizzo]

You will only fill up the engine if you run the water on the hose and then fill up the exhaust to the point that it fill te cylinders through the exhaust ports. What you want to do is disconnect the inlet from the pump and outlet from the motor and any other lines to the motor, and fill it with antifreeze/water mix then tie the lines up above the motor to hold it all in.

 

[Stand-Up Guy]

Good, then it sounds like it should be OK. If antifreeze did get in the cyliders, what is the worst case scenario?....SUG

 

[Seadoobuddy]

Sug, crank it w/o the plugs in, if water come out of the plug holes .....then very quickly get all the water out then start the motor and run it on the lake for 30 minutes or so.
If no water comes out then you GTG (good to go)

 

[Stand-Up Guy]

OK, I hope like hell there is no water in there. Air temp is about 41 degrees here, not an enjoyable ride without a wetsuit. Thanks for the advice, will let you know how it turns out....AA

 

[Stand-Up Guy]

Nothing came out of the holes except a fine mist of what has to be oil/gas/fogging oil, based on my understanding of how a 2 stroke engine functions. Should be good for the winter now. Thanks for the input....SUG

 

[Strizzo]

if anything had gotten into the cylinders, you would be fine, antifreeze has corrosion inhibitors in it to keep iron blocks from rusting from the inside out in passenger cars.