Winterizing Boat with outboard motor, First winter and need help on the process!?

Question

It is an 88hp 4cyl Johnson

Answer 1

Remove the screw near the top of the lower unit on the side, where you will put gear lube.
Remove the screw at the bottom and allow the liquid to drain out. The lube comes in a tube and the preasure from the new lube going in will remove any old lube left in. Start allowing the lube to go in and when you start seeing new lube coming out the bottom, Replace the bottom screw and fill.
There is a product that you spray in the carb, and an 88 will have a carb, called spray fog.
It is basically oil.
And put Stabil Gas stabilizer in the fuel tank.
Run the motor for a minute or two to get the gas/stabil mixture into the motor, and your done!!
I now live in Florida and have almost forgotten that it is that time of year.

Answer 2

Outboards are fairly simple to winterize. You need to get several cans of winterizing spray from your marine supply store. While your there pick up a set of ear muffs for the engine and some Extend for the fuel system. Put the Extend in the gas tank, mix it up good. Install muffs on engine and turn on water supply. Take off engine cover and air cleaner. Start engine and run engine up to normal operating temp. This should be long enough to be sure that the mixed fuel is now filling the carb. bowls. You need access to the carb intake throats now. Take the winterizing spray and spray it as evenly and as quickly as you can into all carbs. Engine will start to run carppy and eventually stall, which is the desired effect. After it stalls, leave it alone, do not try to restart at this point. Remove all the spark plugs, spray a liberal amount into each plug hole and replace the plugs. This fogs the cylnders with the oil. By the way the winterizer is also called fogging spray. Now replace the air cleaner ect. Now I believe that this next step is also required but some don't think so. I like to drain all the oil out of the lower drive unit. It is possible that water has gotten in there and if it freezes it will expand and destroy your drive unit. This way you will also be sure to have new oil in it each season. Take off ear muffs, turn off hose first, lower engine to straight up and down and take out plug in bottom of unit. I would take the top one out as well so suction doesn't hold oil up there. Replace plugs and tie note onto prop so you remember to fill it before next use. PS there is also a spray that is for spraying down the linkage and other exposed controls under the bonnet is yo need that. Oil prevents corrosion and thats the enemy in boating. Get a manual for your engine too.

Answer 3

Well first off, your lucky you have a Johnson motor, as they're pretty dependable, unlike my crappy Mercury!
First off, check the gear oil when you drain the lower unit, and make sure there's no water in it. That would indicate a bad seal somewhere. Then, pull your prop, and make sure there's no fishing line around the shaft that would mess up that lower bearing. Then fog the motor by spraying fogging oil into the carbs until the engine stops running (use a flush kit, or do this in the water). Also, remove the plugs, and spray inside the each cylinder. Finally, get some Sta-Bil fuel stabilizer and follow the directions for adding it to your tank. Be sure to top it off before you store it, so there's a minimum of condensation.

Answer 4

empty out all the old gas and run motor until it dies or disconect the gas line and run until motor dies. You can check the foot by unscrewing the oil bottom plug and if water comes out you should drain the foot and replace the oil then or later you do this by loosening the upper screw and jam the tupe of gear oil in the bottom hole and forcing oil into foot until it runs out the top screw then tighten the top screw and then remove the oil tube from the bottom hole and insert the screw. leave the motor in a vertical position and it will drain. you can turn it over a quick time and that should do it.

Answer 5

check lower unit by removing bottom screw .you dont have to drain unit unless water is present (appears milky) .if the oil is not milky take out the top screw and force oil in the bottom screw until it comes out the top.if the oil is milky drain oil and have the unit checked for a bad shaft seal. add sta-bil to fuel run for 5 to 10 minutesand spray fogging oil into carbs until it kills the motor.store with the unit in the down position or cover with duct tape or remove the prop.

Answer 6

Drain the foot oil and replace. Put Gas stabilizer in the tank. Cover, and if it freezes where you live you might rap the foot. That was what I was told to do any way.

Answer 7

drain lower unit
if four stroke change oil
engin should self drain
spray all exposed parts inside of calling with storage sealent

Answer 8

my johnson fell off my sail boat at sea

Answer 9

dont forget to fog the motor with store foam.

Answer 10

Disconnect the battery if you are not using it for a while.