2005 Challenger 180 SC/IC flush port??? Where is it?

[SLOWBRAH]

Attached is the jet pump assy on my boat. Where is water pulled in to cool the "intercooler" and exhaust?? It's not jumping out at me... I'm going to try blowing out the "open cooling" system and cross my fingers that this will work here in N. Alabama.

What does hose 17 and 19 do? They seem to just plug to the bottom of the boat with no opening on the underside of the hull???

 

[timeman]

The flush port is on the starboard side of the pump nozzle, it's a little hard to see because the reverse bucket and scupper valve block the view. I can't enlarge your pics enough to see what hoses you refer to, but the shop manual has a complete layout complete with arrows showing the flow pattern. (page 59 for scic engines).

 

[SLOWBRAH]

Good Deal... I'll go look when I get home. Tonight is suppose to be our first night under 32 degrees... I'm going to blow through the flush port.

 

[pwgsx]

water is pulled in from inside the pump. It exits from the tube on the left or right on the pump. Check your PM's

 

[timeman]

slowbrah...I found an article regarding winterizing on the seadoo facebook page, Instead of blowing the system out, they recommend flushing the exhaust system with an anti freeze mixture:

"Another option to protect the exhaust system from freezing fluids is to run a 50/50 mix of antifreeze and water through the exhaust system via the flush system. Produce a two gallon mix of antifreeze and water in a five gallon bucket and using a hose or using a water pump or bilge pump attaché to the flush outlet and start the watercraft engine. Flush the system with the antifreeze mix and then shut the engine off when the mix has filtered through the exhaust system thoroughly and completely. The antifreeze should protect any fluids from freezing in the exhaust system"

Sorry I can't give you any first hand advice, living in the desert means never having to winterize.

 

[SLOWBRAH]

Thanks a million guys.... I was over complicating this... I got 100% anti-freeze pumped through her last night. I just thought the flush port was more obvious. It's just a small female threaded hole on the starboard side. Just accross from the "Forward, Neutral, Reversle" linkage.

 

[timeman]

Yeah, the flush port is a giant pain in the arse to reach in and hook a hose up for flushing, or running the engine on land. I bought a quick connect hose fitting so I can just snap the hose on / off. Glad the winterizing worked out.....

 

[Lightningtruck]

"Another option to protect the exhaust system from freezing fluids is to run a 50/50 mix of antifreeze and water through the exhaust system via the flush system. Produce a two gallon mix of antifreeze and water in a five gallon bucket and using a hose or using a water pump or bilge pump attaché to the flush outlet and start the watercraft engine. Flush the system with the antifreeze mix and then shut the engine off when the mix has filtered through the exhaust system thoroughly and completely. The antifreeze should protect any fluids from freezing in the exhaust system"

^^^
This is what I do, and I have the exact same boat as you do (2005 SCIC 180 Challenger)

 

[SLOWBRAH]

^^^
This is what I do, and I have the exact same boat as you do (2005 SCIC 180 Challenger)

Yep!! Except I used 100% Anti-freeze. It was MUCH easier than I had originally thought.