HMMMM would this work ?

[Blaine]

Getting ready to start my winter months. On and outboard motor I hook a bilge pump in a 5 gallon bucket of anti-freeze with the ears on the Lower Unit and start it to circulate the anti-freeze.\

Could I do the same with the flush kit say on a 96XP ... would the antifreeze go everywhere it needs to be to keep the motor protected ????

[george]

The ski will not circulate the fluid on its own,
you need to pump it. I use an electric sump pump. You could probably figure a way to gravity feed as well.

By the way you need a pretty big bucket to catch it all, just in case you hadn't thought to watch where all the water goes when flushing normally.

[jandrew]

Do you block that lower hose to keep the antifreeze in the cylinders?

I would think it would all just drain out via those fittings @ the bottom of the cylinders...???

[george]

I just let it drain out. Really you are protecting against the possability that maybe there is a bit of water trapped in a low spot -- it might be overkill but I feel better.