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Old 09-10-2007, 10:02 AM
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I recently purchased a new boat. As a novice, I was wondering if anyone could advise me about flushing the engine with an additive. Do you recommend it and if so how often?
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I use Salt Away every flush, unless I forget it at home or something.
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Originally Posted by Buster
I recently purchased a new boat. As a novice, I was wondering if anyone could advise me about flushing the engine with an additive. Do you recommend it and if so how often?
if in salt water flush after every use. If you are running T-stats get the engines up to temp and flush for 10 mins. I use a product called salt away or salt terminator.
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Thank you for your help.
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If salt away, etc. is not available, dish soap works well and is much cheaper. At the end of the season I usually use a cleaner/wax combo too. All I know is when I opened up my Stainless Marine exhaust they looked brand new inside after 350 hrs or so.
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Salt away every time after salt water...
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Salt away also.



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Originally Posted by Buster
I recently purchased a new boat. As a novice, I was wondering if anyone could advise me about flushing the engine with an additive. Do you recommend it and if so how often?
real good question......

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Lake Michigan works really good!
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Originally Posted by speedo
Not everyone has a fresh water lake at their disposal.I use Thru-Blue. The stuff really seams to work.






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you might mean Blue-Thru used it in freeport ny after running the 41....stuff was good..ran it in lake michigan just to be safe side........magnum mark.....
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