Advice, please: I have a Volvo Penta 5.0 GXi-E and I just notice a small amount of water leaking out of the 6 o’clock position on the raw water pump immediately after the motor was shut off. I’ve restarted and re-ran today with no additional water leak. There is no leak when running. I’m...
I'm replacing the starter on a Volvo Penta 5.0 and am installing new connectors. When I stripped back the starter relay wire (yellow with red stripe), the wires look blackened (see photo) Is this normal for this wire? Is this oil intrusion? I stripped back more and found the same. Any...
I'd appreciate any expertise you all have to offer: I went to winterize my 2004 Chaparral 230 SSi with a 2004 Volvo 5.0 GXi motor (serial number 4012104628; less than 300 hours on motor) and the engine wouldn't crank. It was last run in September and has had no issues. Both batteries are new...
