In your boat, it should (about 99% of the time) drain out by itself. But, when you pump AF into the system from a bucket, or if you backfill from the hoses, that will cover the PS cooler. But to directly answer your question, there won't be a dedicated drain hose for it.
Fogging Engines?
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In your boat, it should (about 99% of the time) drain out by itself. But, when you pump AF into the system from a bucket, or if you backfill from the hoses, that will cover the PS cooler. But to directly answer your question, there won't be a dedicated drain hose for it.
sbw1
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Heated storage is kind of a relative term. Our building is not hot and humid that's for sure. The temp is almost always around 50 degrees. Don't know what the relative humidity is but the environment is not a damp cold. It's actually a very comfortable temperature for doing winter projects. I doubt rusting internals is an issue where we store.
FYI... for anyone reading this that has MPI engines... DO NOT spray fogging fluid into the throttle body/intake. You can mess up your injectors. You must fog through the fuel/water separator.
We have done indoor heated storage for 11 years now. We have never fogged and never had an issue. No one I know fogs MPI. Mike
Madifonzo
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Interesting question. I do not believe that fogging has anything to do with tempeture. I believe it is to prevent corrosion and rust. I am new to boating but have been in Powersports for years. I also fogged watercraft, motorcycles, ATVS and snowmobiles. I believe the benefit is that outside tempeture fluctuates and causes condensation in close spaces. Condensation can lead to rust. Under normal regular use you are starting your engines and heating them up which removes condensation. This is my understanding.
Jaay757
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I have fogged to the manufacturers recommendation from an external tank. Previous owner also did the same. I had a hose made up to fit into the cool fuel module where the factory fuel line feeds. This allows me to run an external 6 gallon fuel tank with the recommended mixture. A little extra work but I believe it is worth it.
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What is the recommended mixture? Anyone got a link to an online document?
wish2fish
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Dennis,
I've been using Star Brite EZ-to-Store EZ-to-Start for several years now on the recommendation of a local dealer (not SeaRay) where I get my parts. I just measure and dump into the tank and then top off with some more fuel to make sure it gets to the tank. I then begin my winterization process of running motor till warm, changing the oil/filters etc and then finally running antifreeze through the system. You can definitely tell when the product gets to the motor as it gets a little smokey. In the spring the motor starts right up.
http://www.starbrite.com/item/ez-store-ez-start-gas-storage-additive
You have any thoughts on this product?
I've certainly heard of it and seen it around - it's been around for ages. But I have never used it, nor do I know of anyone that does (none of the tech's at the shop use it and also do not if they do any winterizing on the side... nor do I when doing stuff on the side). So I don't have any actual experience to talk from.
But, just in thinking of how it works, since it's been around for such a long time (and I don't they changed the formula), I might give a second thought to using it since I'm sure it wasn't initially designed to work with MPI fuel injectors. Maybe it is OK, but that's where my head is going with it. The second thought would be that you are now, in essence, fogging your engine for 40+ gallons worth of running time next year. But again, this is just off the top of my head with nothing "real world" to back it up. HOWEVER, I think I'd rather do that than not fog it at all.