Quick question about winterizing

[scrisp]

I am getting ready to winterize both of the Doos and this year my XP starter threw a monkey wrench into the procedure.

I normally, start the engine and pour antifreeze into the head and let it circulate until it comes out the exhaust, but this year, the starter took a crap and I cannot get it started.

Would it work to let the tongue of the trailer sit on the floor, and pour the antifreeze into the head using the flush fitting, and flow towards the front of the engine? Will it eventually flow into the exhaust system if I were to tilt the trailer up at the front after some time? Just don't want anything freezing and am not exactly sure how the antifreeze circulates through the engine/exhaust system, if the engine isn't running.

This is why I love my SPX, it started last night in 45 degree weather and has never left me stranded. The XP, well, not so much. lol

 

[1of500]

The engine doesnt make it circulate gravity does. Unless you dip the whole tail end in a pool of antifreeze and run it. All water is circulated by the jet pump

 

[racerxxx]

You guys that run your skis to put antifreeze in are just making a mess and more work for yourselves. I just winterized my 96 the other day in about 15 minutes.

http://www.seadooforum.com/showthread.php?67608-1996-XP-Winterization

 

[LouDoo]

Also uses less antifreeze, it only took a little over a gallon to do two skis. Use PG antifreeze, RV/Marine.

Lou

 

[Sportster-2001-951C-Stock]

No need to start the engine except for the purpose of blowing water out of the exhaust box, etc. Your block drain should not be clogged with sand else the water will be trapped in the block (cylinder water jackets).

For my carbed 951, I, pinch the block drain and pour antifreeze into the head inlet and fill till antifreeze comes out the flush port on the jet pump support. Then I unpinch the block drain and watch most of that antifreeze pour out the back through the lower port of the pump support where the block drain exits. This last portion tells me the block drain isn't clogged with sand, if it were clogged the antifreeze wouldn't all drain from the block upon release of the pincher hemostats and I'd know a big problem exists b/c the water wasn't first drained.

Always start by draining the water jackets in most any watercraft before injecting the winter antifreeze, most (all?) of the carbed seadoos are set up to drain the block automatically if the drain isn't clogged with sand. Other, more complicated seadoos require additional jackets be drained separately, such as the lower block and magneto housing cooling passages on the 951 DI. Point is, the process varies depending on the model and circumstances. I have a friend who keeps his Mercruiser in a heated garage and never winterized it over the 15 years he owned it, lol.