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    Alignment adjustment, witness marks

    Well thats what odd, I can install it and remove the bar with two fingers. That's how I thought about it too, pressure on the bottom, lower to reduce pressure. But most references I see, say it's lift front of engine. Given I'm near the end of usable threads, I'm going to reset and lower and...
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    Alignment adjustment, witness marks

    Thanks, thats what I recalled. It's odd, I have raised the front evenly, 5 full turns of the nuts, and it continues to show heavy witness marks on the bottom. Starting to run out of thread It is not a stringer or engine mount block issue, boat was surveyed in the spring, and my own review shows...
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    Alignment adjustment, witness marks

    Howdy, replaced a Gimbal Bearing (Volvo OEM Part) for a TSK-B/DPS-B Transom/outdrive. Went to check the alignment with my alignment bar, bar inserted somewhat stiffly but all the way, gave the bar some love taps with a rubber mallet all the way around the handle end to center the gimbal bearing...
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    Drive Gear Ratio change - Drive-Transom shield compatibility

    Well, it looks like I may have a bent inner, and potentially outer shaft on the DPS-A 2.14 ratio outdrive - using F5 props. Researching some options about replacement, considering swapping out the drive completely. I have found some fairly priced 2.32 ratio DPS-D1 drives, and curious how...
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    EVC Control panel fault w/code

    Hey Muc, Thanks for the quick reply. No other dash mounted panels/control other than the Volvo tachometer gauge, with the small integrated EVC display under it. I have a side mount shifter/throttle/with trim control (electronic controls). My local Volvo certified shop apparently gave up the...
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    EVC Control panel fault w/code

    2009 Volvo Penta 5.7 GXIE-K, DPS-A, EVC-3, Single engine application. Hi all, I developed an EVC Fault that is effecting the helm control panel (attached), the control panel only intermittently works, flickering in and out. The fault code is the following: HID 164 PPID 397 FMI 9, no other...
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    Circulating Pum Inlet Hose Temp

    Quick question. My 5.0GI PWTR was not getting up to temperature during its first run, it did this last years. Would get up to about 130 degrees on the gauge and no higher. (Just head this off, I have never had a bad impeller that lost vanes) So I replaced the T-Stat and cleaned up the...
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    Broken Fuel Cell retrofit project

    Hi all, Im in the process of working a project to detail the required parts and steps needed to convert the fuel system from the older TBI 5.0/5.7Gi engines that used separated Low and High pressure pumps to the new style combined Fuel Cell that Volvo has been using since about 2000 to current...
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    Vibration at certain RPM's

    Hi all, having some trouble with my 1999 Cobalt 206 Volvo Penta 5.0Gi (PWTR) with a DP-SM outdrive. About a month ago on after 14 mile run with the boat running at 2800-3100rpm, as I came back off plane I noticed a very pronounced vibration that has not existed before. The vibration now...
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    Insurance Claim question

    Hi all just had an insurance claim question. I have Boat US as my insurance provider. Boat: 1999 Cobalt 206 Volvo Penta DP-SM Drive Some back ground: Late last August I was on a camping trip with my family on the islands of Lake George (Upstate New York). On the second to last day, coming...
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    Volvo Penta 5.0GI Running Rich

    Jason, thanks for the feedback. I am considering getting a Rinda Techmate and going through all the various sensors and making sure they are all in spec, even though they have been replaced, to help rule out wiring trouble. In regards to the spark plugs to confirm what plugs I mean reference...
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    Volvo Penta 5.0GI Running Rich

    Hi all, I have 1999 Volvo Penta 5.0Gi (PWTR series engine, Throttle Body Injection) with 634 hours. For the last 2 seasons its been running rich causing a blackish film on the transom and a increase in fuel smell idling, after about 15hrs on an oil change I can begin to smell fuel in the oil...
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    Replacement Alternator recommandations

    Hi all, I am looking to replace the 65amp alternator on my Volvo Penta 5.0gi PWTR. I don't have a a shop near me that I would feel confident rebuilding a marine alternator. I was looking for some opinions on 3rd Party replacement options. Arco and DB Electrical come up a lot. Any one have...
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    Dual Batteries, Negative Cable layout

    Hey all quick question. Im adding in a second starting battery on my 20ft Cobalt. It currently has a On/Off Perko switch, so I will be swapping that out with the Dual Battery Perko. I don't want to add an ACR or anything beyond that as I won't be running any "deep cycle" loads. I simply plan on...
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    Sx-m outdrive raw water nipple inlet o-ring size ? ,Volvo is out

    Ok thanks for the information. Here are the two part numbers you need: O-Ring: 3852535 Nut: 3852534 You can go to volvopentastore.com and insert the part numbers They show both in-stock And just to confirm we are talking about the same thing, heres the Gimbal part diagram with the two parts...
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