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I am new to the Volvo Penta Community. Apologize if this topic has been discussed already.
Am used to Mercruisers, and those I've owned always had the external Oil Reservoir so the outdrive was plump full all the time. Water could not get in because the drive was already full.
So I really have...
I bought a 1980 50 hp 4 cyl Merc that had very little use. It is so clean under the cowl, you could eat off it, and it really does look and run like a brand new motor.
But I am concerned about the cooling. I cleaned out the water discharge tube----was plugged up from insects---and now that...
I bought a 1990 40hp 4 cyl a couple years ago that still has idle issues----in spite of all the things I have done to it. Starts fine, idles fine when its not fully warm, and runs great at medium or full throttle. I go out to troll for big fish and it will idle for for a few minutes, and then...
My motor is a 1994, and for the first few minutes of running will not fire one cylinder. Will occasionally fire that cylinder giving you a little "jerk" but mostly it does not fire until the motor has been running for about 5 minutes. After it warms up a little and both cylinders are firing, it...
Bought new plugs for my '96 3.0LX and wonder if I got the right ones? The new Champion RS12YC's have a tapered seat with the Cyl Head, but the old NGK's I took out have the old style aluminum washer for that seal. Are both seal styles OK, or might I have an older Cyl Head on my engine that...
