Winterization question

[sgl]

All,

Have a 2008 215HP GTX w/ V-TEC engine.

Out of warranty, so want to do the winterization myself.

I got the shop manual, and started on the process, slowly.

Changed the oil without incident. think i have a handle on fogging the engine, since there's a little yellow adapter to spray oil into.

When it came to antifreeze, I am confused. The manual calls for pulling off two hoses, letting things drain, then pouring antifreese into the hoses.

The first problem I have is that those hoses simply aren't coming off; the top one has a permanent clamp. I guess I could cut it off and put a regular hose clamp on it. but, the lower hose has a regular clamp (these hoses attach to the intercooler, I believe). I took that clamp off, and hard as i tried, i couldn't budge that hose. no way.

so, a neighbor stopped by, and told me that dealers don't remove those hoses and pour antifreeze in, anyway; they hook up a hose to the connector in the back, that you'd use to flush the 'doo with a graden hose after riding it, and send antifreeze in that way, and stop when it's all antifreeze coming back out.

I sent antifreese through it in this way, not by removing the hoses. my question is, is this ok, or am i missing an important part of the winterization?

Any advice, either directly or indirectly related to my winterization attemp, would be greatly appreciated. after all, it's my first try at it, and i am still learning.

s

 

[kustomkarl]

Running anti freeze in the garden hose connection will work if you say, use a bucket raised higher then the engine while running, it should be ok. If you want to, you could check out the links in my signature on winterizing your seadoo.

Also your engine is a 4-tec...4 stroke engine.

Karl

 

[sgl]

Running anti freeze in the garden hose connection will work if you say, use a bucket raised higher then the engine while running, it should be ok. If you want to, you could check out the links in my signature on winterizing your seadoo.

Also your engine is a 4-tec...4 stroke engine.

Karl

first, thank you for taking the time to respond. i really appreciate it. i printed your instructions, and will compare them against what i have already done.

second, sorry about the engine name i am in the process of buying a car, and just test drove an accord. must have that on the brain

third, do you pull the hoses and pour antifreee in, or feed it through the hose connection? your directions (step 16) say just what the books says, about pulling the intercooler hoses. that's where i failed. is feeding the antifreeze through the garden hose connector an equivalent? i know it may sound like a silly question, but i want to make sure that, by doing what i did, that i am not missing a critical step, and that the intercooler is connected.

i guess the real question is, when you connect a garden hose, does water go through exactly the same parts of the engine as when it's in the water, no more, no less? That would tell me if feeding antifreeze through the garden hose is an acceptable alternative to pulling the hoses...

and agian, thank you for offering your help.

sgl