Tom Metzger
Sustaining Partner
Tex - Wait until you are out of this anomaly before making any future plans. If it's like some of us suggest, no damage, don't make any changes to your life. If global cooling is taking over then start listening to us northerner, but until then trust AlGore.
Ken - I have no idea if there is a drain on the muffler. Can't get to it without major effort. Up in the frozen north - 40 miles from Quebec - I ran a gallon of -50 through the engine followed by a gallon of -100. That never let me down with temps dropping to -25*f occasionally. The -50 clears out the water and the -100 provides the protection for the muffler and the heat exchanger. Bypassed and drained the water heater. The water systems pumped out, then -50 which diluted the remaining water, got pumped out, repeat a few times. About 4 gallons total for three tanks allowing for clearing all of the lines. Pulled the plug on the head to drain it, and ignored the bilge and holding tank. Rain in the fall filled the bilge almost to the cabin sole one year and no problem. See pic post #7.
Ken - I have no idea if there is a drain on the muffler. Can't get to it without major effort. Up in the frozen north - 40 miles from Quebec - I ran a gallon of -50 through the engine followed by a gallon of -100. That never let me down with temps dropping to -25*f occasionally. The -50 clears out the water and the -100 provides the protection for the muffler and the heat exchanger. Bypassed and drained the water heater. The water systems pumped out, then -50 which diluted the remaining water, got pumped out, repeat a few times. About 4 gallons total for three tanks allowing for clearing all of the lines. Pulled the plug on the head to drain it, and ignored the bilge and holding tank. Rain in the fall filled the bilge almost to the cabin sole one year and no problem. See pic post #7.