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So, i try to fire the engine up once a month. I also run it before a river trip. Whats the proper way to build heat in the engine on the trailer. It takes a while for my water temp guage to even register heat, i've wondering if i should slow down the water from the hose to allow the heat to build faster or if this is a bad idea?
This is my proceedure (right or wrong)..
1. Turn the hose on so that i get about a 6" stream of water out the back.
2. Fire the engine, bring the rpms up to 2K for 5-10 seconds.
3. Idle for a 5-10 minutes, brining rpms up to 2K-3K for 5-10 seconds here and there.
4. Few Waps here and there.
When sticking my hand on the head it takes quite a while to feel heat in them. water temp guage also bearly shows anything twords the end of the run.
This is my proceedure (right or wrong)..
1. Turn the hose on so that i get about a 6" stream of water out the back.
2. Fire the engine, bring the rpms up to 2K for 5-10 seconds.
3. Idle for a 5-10 minutes, brining rpms up to 2K-3K for 5-10 seconds here and there.
4. Few Waps here and there.
When sticking my hand on the head it takes quite a while to feel heat in them. water temp guage also bearly shows anything twords the end of the run.