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I just went to put my Coronado

I just went to put my Coronado w/440 down for the winter. A leaf blocked my drain plug. I had water in the boat to over the starter. I'm not sure how long it was in water to that level. I drained and changed the oil. It does not start no surprise. I'm pulling the starter and coil to replace. I do not have time to work on this. Can I marvel oil the engine through the spark plugs and work on this in the spring. What else can I do now? Do I need to get this running this this year?
 
"Pressed for time, I'd pul

"Pressed for time, I'd pull all the sparkplugs out and wheel it over for a while. Look for water. Fog each cyl with oil and put new plugs back in. You already changed engine oil. The starters probably not happy, eh? If you fog it, I bet it's fine. EZ to pull plugs on a Coronado. Room to work."
 
"Most inline marine transmissi

"Most inline marine transmissions have a breather so you might also have taken on water in the trans. If the high water mark is above the engine dipstick hole you may have had water enter the pan. Don't know how far north you are but without a starter it will be difficult to get all the lake water out of the water jacket, exhaust manifolds and mufflers if it's raw water cooled. The flex plate and flywheel will rust. They are vented so they were wet."
 
"STOP! Get an oil change rig a

"STOP! Get an oil change rig and suck the oil out of the trans and refill with new oil. Then get that motor running soon as possible! When it's run for five minutes, suck the oil of the trans again. Keep doing this until it comes out clean.

With a bit of luck it might be okay, but don't even think of waiting 'til Spring!

Jeff

PS: I assume the motor did not get water inside, but you need to check it as well. After it's running a few minutes, pull the stick and look for "milkshake". If so, shut it down and repeat the procedure for it as well: suck the oil out, replace, run, suck it out again, etc."
 
"If you don't want to have

"If you don't want to have to replace a motor/tranny in the spring, I'd invest in a new or remanned starter and get that running and ensure there is no water in the oil, or tranny, then re-winterize, even if it means drainnig oil and transmission fluid a couple times"
 
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