ILMOR 2011 MV8 User Manual

• Removetheenginethermostat.Ifitisnotremoved,theantifreezewillpump
throughtheexhaustadaptersandbypasstheengine.
 • Fillabucketwithfour(4)gallonsofnon-toxicmarine/RVantifreeze.Donotdiluteit.
  Itcomespre-diluted.Addremaining2gallonsofantifreezeduringprocedure.
 • UsinganinboardengineflushsystemorFake-a-Lakekitandashortgardenhose,
  putoneendofthehoseintheantifreezebucketandtheotherendattachedto
  theinboardengineflushsystem.
 • Placeafive(5)gallonbucketundereachexhaustporttocatchanyantifreezethat
  comesout.
 • Startengineandrununtilsix(6)gallonsofantifreezeispumpedintotheengine.
  Thisshouldtakeapproximatelyone(1)minute.Iftheseapumpcannotpumpthefluid,
  checkthatallconnectionsaretight.Ifthisstilldoesnotwork,closeoffthe
  thru-hullseacockandpourantifreezeintotheseastrainer.Allowtheengine
  tosucktheantifreezeoutoftheseastrainer.
 • Keepmoistureoutoftheexhaustsystembytapingtheexhaustoutletsclosed.
 Fogging oil helps protect internalenginecomponentsfromcorrosion
duringlongperiodsofin-operation.Marineenginefoggerscomeinaerosolcanslabeled
“enginefoggingoil.”ItisrecommendedtouseSTA-BIL
®
EngineFoggingOil.

1. Removetheengineairfilter.
2. Startengineandallowidling.
3. Sprayfoggingoilintothrottlebodyuntilenginebeginstochokeandthenimmediately
shutengineoff.Donotallowenginetostallasthiswillleavethesparkplugsfouled
andmakeitdifficultforrestartingafterstorage.Iftheenginestalls,restartandre-do
theprocedure.Someenginethrottlemayberequiredtogetadequateenginefogging
oilin.
4. Reinstallengineairfilter.
Disconnect the battery(ies) andfullycharge.Itisrecommendedtotake
thebatteryoutoftheboatandstoreitinside.Ifthebatteryloseschargeithastheriskof
beingdamagedduetofreezing.
 Checkthebatterymanufacturer’srequirements.Somemayindicatethat
thebatteryshouldnotbestoredonaconcretesurface.Checktomakesure
batteryischargedevery30-45days.Slowchargeusingatricklechargerif
necessary.
Engine Fogging Oil
Battery
Winterization
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ILMOR 2011 MV8 Specifications

General

Brand	ILMOR
Model	2011 MV8
Category	Engine
Language	English