getting ready to winterize

How bout the drain plug on the trans cooler??   Any RWP strainer??

My trans cooler drain is on the bottom rear. Unscrew strainer and drain. Also RWP says to loosen rear cover and drain, it is usually stamped on the cover.

The fluid type should be on your transmission.....I've read multiple places not to use Synthetic, mine takes Dex III, which is no longer available, so I use this:

Dex/Merc

Duane in Indy wrote: My trans cooler drain is on the bottom rear. Unscrew strainer and drain. Also RWP says to loosen rear cover and drain, it is usually stamped on the cover.

I suggest just pulling the low hose off the trans cooler and not using the drain plug. The trans cooler is a rather thin copper and I've seen plenty of the drains damage the coolers shell. If you do want to use the drain, you MUST double wrench. it.

Thanks guys...Ok, I'll go get the conventional dex/merc III and take back the VI (My trans. has Dex III on the tag). Yep, I knew about probing the water outlets, did that on my previous boat is well.

I found the drain plug on the trans. cooler, but it would be a PITA to get undone..MUCH easier to loosen the lower hose. :)

I'll be doing the oil, filter change, trans fluid change, and engine fogging today yet, and then tomorrow, drain the water, and add anti-freeze. I did find some -75F RV antifreeze locally..so I am going to use that, probably better than the -50F stuff, but not quite as good as the -100F stuff, but I can't get the -100F stuff local.

Just make sure the Pink is not Ethanol based, you want the Gly....... something based which is usually the 75 deg stuff

Edit: Yes HW the Propylene Glycol

Hollywood....do I detect some sarcasm???   

Also, is it 3 quarts atf for the trans?

when you drain the strainer, make sure you don't lose the "O" ring.

Like the others, I just pull the hoses from the cooler as well.

put it in what you take out, assuming you're at the full mark to start with on the trans.

i doubt you'll get more than 2 qts

Flyweed,

Someone had to do it, but thanks for bringing me down by talking about winterizing the boats. I think you just might be the first one for this season.

Donald

All of you who have to winterize your boats have my sympathy. We ride year round here in San Diego and I haven't even looked at my full suit yet. Stay warm out there!

Just another crowded day on Mission Bay.

On sale at Menards around here for $3.30 gal thru Saturday, cheapest I have seen.

That's pretty good on the VR1. I just picked up a 5 quart jug at O'Reilly's for a bit over $24.00, not bad.

Auto antifreeze works good, but it needs to be collected at spring startup.   RV antifreeze can just go into the ground water without issue.

The 50 deg stuff has ethanol, besides being flammable read that it is not healthy for the internals and can leave some nasty white clumps behind. The 75 deg stuff is not ethanol and not known to be harmful. Worth the extra Buck or Two a gallon IMO.