Atomic four indeed, I've spent way too much time working on those
fucking things. the biggest problem with most sailboats is that they
have the motor and the anchor mixed up. Swap them out and Bob's yer
uncle.
On Oct 11, 2006, at 2:02 PM, Kas Kastner wrote:
> Drain everything, pat in on the hood and wish it well. In the
> Spring, on first
> fire up, run for ten or fifteen minutes, get it good and warm, then
> drain,
> refill, and it's over with.
>
> Never Be beaten by Equipment
> Kas Kastner
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Gary Schneider
> To: fot@autox.team.net
> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 12:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [FOT] winter storage
>
>
> I just drain the system and try to blow it dry reasonably well.
> Most race
> organizations require water only and you can't just get rid of the
> anti-freeze
> smell in the spring. If you travel to races where you are not
> known, tech
> inspectors like to hassle you over it. I used to use anti-freeze
> but just got
> tired of the endless flushing.
>
> With so little humidity in winter I would think the corrosion
> issue in a dry
> block and rad must be small.
>
> Gary Schneider
> '62 wh EP TR4
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Jack W. Drews <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
> To: fot@autox.team.net
> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 6:19:16 AM
> Subject: [FOT] winter storage
>
>
> I have an aluminum radiator and a cast iron block, of course.
> Looking
> at all the stuff that happens inside there over the winter, I
> suspect
> that galvanic action is alive and well through the winter. In the
> past few years, I've put antifreeze in it for freeze protection and
> to prevent corrosion.
>
> What's the collective wisdom -- is it better to fill it with anti
> freeze or just drain it all?
>
> uncle jack
>
>
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