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    Quadrajet Replacement Options

    Cliffs the real deal and has the knowledge and quality parts to get it running well. I was able to do mine with a good cleaning & better quality parts. I recently bought an ultrasonic cleaner big enough for a 4bbl!
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    Installing the New Version of the Bell Crank With the Grease port

    Looks good! I will probably wait till I have to change the shift cable and then see if it will come out of my original pivot housing or if I have to replace it with the spare one I have....
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    Volvo Penta 5.0 GL PWTR - severe overheat - thought I was on fire - troubleshooting Questions

    Sounds good, one more thing that I replaced when I had a similar experience was the water tube grommets in the outdrive, these can melt slightly and distort and then you might not get 100% water flow when the boat is up on plane. The reason being that they are in the path of exhaust water and...
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    Installing the New Version of the Bell Crank With the Grease port

    Ok I also bought that, mine didn't have one being a 1988. HOWEVER....I don't know that I will install it because, I'm not sure that I will be able to get that plug out and also, the next time I have to replace the shift cable, I doubt that the shift cable retaining nut will come out of the pivot...
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    How Do I Install the New Version U-Joint Bellows?

    Is the new version a Volvo Penta part (for the SX)? I bought a new one a year ago as a spare and the OMC OE bellows is the original all rubber type. Before they (Volvo) changed it the bellows for the SX drive, both the Cobra and the SX were the same part IIRC. Not sure if that's what they are...
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    Help - I sheared off the bolt holding the Shift Lever on the Bell Crank!!

    Good work, from every problem, you learn solutions! I haven't had too many problems with the Cobra, despite my salt water use, last spring I had to rebuild both trim rams, the seals started leaking (after 35 years!) and the loop at the end of the ram where it bolts to the drive was really...
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    5.0 GXi-J fuel pump relay keeps tripping

    The amp clamp is a very useful tool to have, the thing you want to think about is not just how many amps the fuel pump draws, but also how many amps the wire is rated for. With fuses and circuit breakers the rating is chosen to protect the wire from overheating and causing a fire. Not sure where...
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    Help - I sheared off the bolt holding the Shift Lever on the Bell Crank!!

    There's pretty much no access to the other end, my thought is if the machinist can't get the bolt out, he could cut the bell crank and pull it out but there isn't much room to get any kind of a cutting tool in there, that's why I advised if that fails, buy a used pivot housing off of ebay. They...
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    in a pinch with a 5.7 Volvo Penta

    Just in case you're considering this, the answers are no and no you need a marine OMC/Volvo style thermostat, 160*, an automotive stat might not fit and uses an opening temp much too high (195*) An auto starter is not ignition protected and is very dangerous in a boat, explosion risk. Only...
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    Help - I sheared off the bolt holding the Shift Lever on the Bell Crank!!

    If you’re sure that the bolt was seated in the recess you could use it as is, the only reason to remove the shift lever on the bell crank is to replace the oring on the bell crank that keeps water out of the shifter bellcrank area.
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    previously posted about intake manifold backfire in my 1996 Volvo Penta 5.8L ford 351 Winsor. Having a complete engine rebuilt. Heads rebuilt twice.

    Sounds like a lean backfire; did you go thru the carb? What do all 8 spark plugs look like?
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    What kind of damage from an I/O in salt water for 2-3 years?

    Realize what rots wood core boats and rusts vehicles….moisture in the air….the integrity of the wood structure of a wood/glass boat is a Function of the wood used but mostly the quality of workmanship and the storage habits of the owner, as well as sealing any screw holes….
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    Bayliner Floor Project

    One thing I can add, having been through this fun adventure myself about 18 years ago (like PTSD, I still recoil at the smell of a damp wet boat thinking of the rot happening inside) is that carpet is the DEATH of wood cored boats. After we did the deck/stringers in my '88 Four Winns I took all...
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    Help - I sheared off the bolt holding the Shift Lever on the Bell Crank!!

    Hello I responded to your PM I think that bolt snapped because the end of the bolt, may not have been seated in the recess in the bellcrank so I think you have 3 choices: reverse drill bits remove pivot housing and take it to a machinist for repair replace pivot housing with another one off of...
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    Manifold Change

    Those spacers look like you could clean them up & reuse them….
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