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Silly question, I already got the rig going ( 4.3 merc) and it is suppose to get cold for a few days up here on Cape Cod, freezing temps... should i run anti-freeze through the beast or should it be fine.. freezing is freezing.. how quick does a block crack/freeze.... def. a self answer questions.. LOL
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maybe a couple 100 watt lights in there overnight???
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yea,,? something to just keep it warm for the night? wrap a blanket around it?
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Get the water out.... Air doesn't freeze
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Pull the block drain plugs and play it safe. Otherwise put a halogen worklight down in the bildge with it to keep some heat in there. Anything below 32 and it can freeze, and ice is ice. Once it freezes, it can do it's damage.
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it got down in the low 50s here the other day, I though I was going to have to put long pants back on
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spareparts u are funny. must be rough. it was 72 yesterday.... it will be in 20's on sunday.. lol
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dont worry, it was already hot and sticky yesterday, the humidity never leaves
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Low to mid 70's yesterday... Beautiful day... Forecast is for freezing rain, snow, sleet and possible hail through the weekend... <sigh>
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer 1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer 1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango. If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly. (Leave the rest to God) ![]() Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless. |
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Welcome to New England .. above average temps for winter with little snowall, below average temps spring with above average snowfall! LOL
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1986 V-20 2001 Mercruiser 4.3L
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