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    AQ151C timing issue

    Just rebuilt my 4 cyl Volvo Penta AQ151. Starts and runs smooth with timing at 18 btdc (650rpm). Closer I get to 6 deg, worse it runs till it shuts down. Timing light same as reading at the crank pulley gauge..even tried different timing light with same results. Cam is timed with crank, all...
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    Volvo Penta gauges erratic

    1988 Three Bouys houseboat, AQ151C Volvo Penta 4cyl. Was tying up dash wiring harness and noticed the guage cluster pegging at low end as I moved the wiring. After a little digging, I found what appears to be a diode located in the purple wire from the switch to the voltmeter. I determined...
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    AQ151c fuel puddled in manifold beneath carbs, won't start

    Hello all. Have been enjoying my houseboat recently. My Volvo penta aq151 running fine. But this past weekend, after a 2 hr cruise, when I throttled back to dock, she stumbled sputtered and shut down, would not start back. Checked for fire and fuel, blue spark, nice jet squirt in the bowl...
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    Houseboat wiring dilemma

    Hello all, First time post, fantastic forum. Have unraveled many a rats nest on my Three Bouys houseboat based on great information found here. Many thanks to all. I now have a new dilemma with my '88 Three Bouys 42', AQ 151C Volvo houseboat. Have surfed and searched the web for hours and...
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