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    Volvo Penta 740B raw water cooling

    This is all super-helpful. Can't thank you all enough!
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    Volvo Penta 740B raw water cooling

    Thanks for your reply, Scott. I forgot to mention that the boat is moored in salt water for ~4months each year. Does that change your answer at all?
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    Volvo Penta 740B raw water cooling

    Hi. I have a 1993 VP 740B. We installed an aftermarket closed cooling system and started running the boat in salt water 5 or 6 years ago. I just learned that the boat has stock coolers for the oil and power steering fluid that are mounted on the raw water intake circuit so they are not...
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    Salt water protection

    Another question about my 1991 Volvo Penta 740B in a Chaparral Villain III, with a DP drive. The boat has never been in salt water and I want to make sure I'm protecting it the best I can. I was told that I could use pencil anodes in the exhaust manifolds - pull out the drain plugs and replace...
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    Engine fitting sizes

    I've got a 1991 Volvo Penta 740B in a Chaparral Villain III. The drive says it's a DP. It is raw water cooled. I am winterizing it and need to figure out what type of fitting I need to plug into the raw water pump to run the anti-freeze in. Since the pump is in the engine and not the drive...
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