Keep your OUTBOARD LOWER UNIT from Freezing with this simple Trick

#wickedoutdooradventures #outboardlowerunit #winterizingoutboardmotors

Join us today as we show you a quick tip on how to keep your lower unit from freezing up.

[fishingaddict]

Those cats were beautiful. Thanks for sharing

[mikesampson]

Thank u Scott for great tip keep up the great videos 👍

[Chris-okkc]

This is useful! I had to have a part replaced because of a little bit of frozen water that remained. 👍

[alanaho]

I'm in Arizona, freeze doesn't happen often. But for some reason, maybe I saw something or read something or just instinct but I drain my water out of the engine so good tip to know. What I didn't know was briefly turning over the engine. I will have to add to the process. Thanks!

[StormLaker]

Good information- little tip for everyone, especially those of us in the northern half of the country- don't do this at the boat ramp. Not only is it bad manners, any dripped water freezes and makes it hard for the next guy who has to pull their boat out at the ramp. Do this up in the parking lot away from the ramp🙂

[NoCoverCharge]

I’m in southwest Florida I never have this problem but good to know

[LarsonFishing]

I’m joining the community 🤟🏼 I have open water by me and outside temp is 35 degrees I so bad want to hit the water now 😢

[shawnwilliams]

Also, if you can get marine grade anti-freeze that won't harm environment. Use a water drain pump that you can hook up some water muffs and be careful not to go empty to risk burning out impeller. Afterwards drain the anti-freeze by allowing it to drain out by putting motor down. any reidue will not freeze.

[lmieneroutdoors]

Are you comfortable with doing this and not running it over the winter or would you change oil in lower unit if you weren’t running it for an extended period of time? Have a an old bass tracker (new to me) and cold weather moving in. Want to winterize myself but don’t want to screw something up

[TomyTekOutdoors]

Great tip. Such a simple thing can save on your wallet.

[drxnupe]

Great tips! However my biggest fear is that i’ll forgot to lift my motor back up when im headed to the lake. I can imagine scraping my skeg down my aggregate concrete driveway😣🙄

[mpkfisher]

What about water pressure gage at console?

[GusgusA]

I accidentally left my motor up this winter. haven't had it out to see if any damage was done yet.

[sculpinator]

My 85 2stroke 30horse Johnson has a bunch of blackish oil running down the shaft from below the block. I used it two weeks ago then out it in the level floored garage. I didn't run the engine out of the water after I used it and am terrified there was water in the block the froze and cracked the block.

Do older 2strokes naturally drain water from the block or is the block likely cracked?

[shawnwilliams]

I would get a can of compressed air shoot air through the tale tail or were it pees. a leaf blower, hold about a foot away or so from the place where you would hook up the flushing hose to and should see air blowing out bottom lower unit.

[GusgusA]

without running it how can I tell if winter broke anything?

[_Tyler-G]

I heard you should never start the motor without water - even for half a second.

[shawnwilliams]

You should never crank the boat outboard engine without a water source. The impeller spins 3200 average revolutions. You could risk burning out the impeller in just few seconds.