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andrew224

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Found a hose pincher and started to fill cooling system with antifreeze , after a little bit some started to come out of the hose fitting on back of ski, so i took the hose off and wedged it up high and out of the way, started filling with more antifreeze and it started coming out of the pisser hole on back of ski (from hose coming from pipe by exhaust manifold connection. Is this normal ? i did check to see if anything got in the engine and nothing came out while cranking with plugs out . First time oviously winterizing this ski and a little worried now .
 
is the idea to just flush antifreeze through system and take hose clamp off ? or leave hose clamp on with cylinders filled with antifreeze for the winter? the manuals for doing this are shitty .
 
Anti freeze out of the back is normal....it means it's time to stop filling.
BUT, did you fill it from the right hose outlet and pinch the correct ones? I don't have your type of ski so I can't tell you which ones.
It should take maybe a couple quarts of AF......at least mine did 96 GTX, but then I used the back flushing outlet.

No Af will come out of the plugs while cranking. The AF travels around in water "jacket tunnels" though out the block, etc. then to the exhaust
 
yes pinched the drain hose on bottom the one that has af flowing through, then pinched the exit line on the head or just moved and wedged it up out of the way. should af be left in engine over winter or let to drain out like a flush , nothing is specific on this , i would think it should be left in engine for the winter. and of course filled from the fitting with the arrow pointing toward the ski.
 
anyone have any idea's ? leave clamp on and hold af into engine or let it drain out ? kinda like a flush
 
yes, the pic was great , but should the engine stay full of af or is it suppose to run out , or does the tube across the inlet and outlet keep af from draining out?
 
A small amount will overflow through the tell tale, and the exhaust most will stay in the ski. I will take less than a quart to winterize the ski.

Lou
 
Ok so leave clamp on drain hose ? Or not needed with using the hose across inlet and outlet ? Point is the flush with af or leave engine full of af
 
Drain it, you can never get all the water out thats why you fill it with AF so it mixes with any residual water, then you want to drain it all out. Any residual stuff left in will be mainly AF
 
Ok so basicly its a af flush pretty much after water is drained. I Tryed draining from the fitting on the magneto and nothing came out. I blast it out pretty good after riding and run every now and then so it more than likely ran water out . And I put some af in the exhaust pipe. What is the point of all the stupid clamps ?
 
Everybody does this a little different, personally I elevate the trailer as far as it will go let most of the water drain from the ski and pump the antifreeze in with a small hand pump. Through the engine, with the cross hose connected at the back, then flush antifreeze through the exhaust.

If you don't understand how to do it there are a couple of sources you can check. There's a recent thread on the subject. Also you can download a manual for your ski and just do it by the book.

http://www.seadooforum.com/showthread.php?46638-WINTERIZING-your-PWC-ASK-QUESTIONS-HERE

Lou
 
andrew224 said:
Ok so basicly its a af flush pretty much after water is drained. I Tryed draining from the fitting on the magneto and nothing came out. I blast it out pretty good after riding and run every now and then so it more than likely ran water out . And I put some af in the exhaust pipe. What is the point of all the stupid clamps ?
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Dont worry about the clamps...just make sure you start the engine and let it run for about ten seconds just to make sure you did not get any AF in the engine through the exhaust...do this about twice(ten seconds each) then fog the engine through carbs.
 
I used a turkey baster through a modified (cut off) flush hose instead of a small pump. You just need some way of getting the af into the engine. It sealed on the hose well and i was able to get about a half gallon per engine.
 
you only have to take the inlet hose off the head and pour af into the head until you see it down where the clamp is on the bottom drain hose. I thought pouring af into the inlet hose there wasn't any way to get af in the engine, that it just goes through the water jackets. I did pour af in until it came out the pisser hole.
 
Sink,

Sounds good, I do it similar except with a small hand pump. I don't think I want to come to your house for turkey this Thanksgiving.

Lou
 
lou pouring af into the inlet until it comes out the pisser hole is there anyway to get af into the engine since it came up the pipe and out the pisser hole? into engine as in not in water jackets?
 
1. start engine
2. pump 1 gallon antifreeze into connection on back of ski with electric pump throttled via a small valve
3. shut off engine
4. call it a day. (yes, there is a bit more, but that's my antifreeze solution)

No hoses, no clamps, no fuss, no muss. whatever muss is...
 
SabrToothSqrl said:
1. start engine
2. pump 1 gallon antifreeze into connection on back of ski with electric pump throttled via a small valve
3. shut off engine
4. call it a day. (yes, there is a bit more, but that's my antifreeze solution)

No hoses, no clamps, no fuss, no muss. whatever muss is...
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:agree: with Sabr, I did it the pour into engine way last year, this yr I used a electric pump thru the back flush valve. i like this way better, it gets AF through out the engine and exhaust.
NOTE: I put a bucket on the ground under the jet pump nozzle to catch any overflow, and poured it back in the AF bottle to use again on another ski.
 
Just make sure the engine is running, else you run the risk of water/antifreeze getting back into the engine, since these is no exhaust pressure to keep it out.

This method pumps antifreeze everywhere water goes. I put one end of the hose right in the gallon AF jug, then pump it right in the ski. once the gallon runs out, i let the engine run another 5-10 seconds, shut it off.

I do not warranty this method; it's not in the manual, but it works for me.

I should have made a video on how to winterize a 951, but I didn't have time this season... most of it would apply to other engines, but I only know the 951.

I would hesitate to 'recover' antifreeze, vs. new because it may not be 100% antifreeze. once it comes back OUT of the ski, it may contain water... (raises freezing point) while this shouldn't be a problem. I have 2 skis, use 1 gallon each. Recovering the antifreeze to protect the environment however is advised.
 
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OH YES, I had the engine running.
Good point about the diluted AF, never thought of it. But I did blow out the water first as much as possible when taken out of the lake at the ramp.
Recovery is only a few ounces , about 1/2 cup
 
Can pouring af into inlet hose get af into the engine where you don't want it to go or is it fool proof ? Cuz when it started coming out of the pisser hole made me worry
 
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