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    May Freeze tonight

    Just watched the news here in Seattle and said it may freeze in the higher elevations. So I went out and opened up the two petcocks on the block and the two plugs on the back of the exe manifolds. Think I am OK? Forecasts all say as low as 36 but why risk it.
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    building a swim platform

    Any suggestions on how I would go about building a 7'6" wide teak swim platform for the back of my 20 foot bowrider. it has a curved deck back there now that is around 14" deep and just too shallow to do much on. wondering how thick the deck would have to be to support up to 500 pounds (worst...
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    reinstalling VP 4.3L V6

    Hi Folks, I took my motor out this fall to do a ton of work on it and am now putting it back in, Is there a trick to getting the motor mounted on the transom plate in the rear. I have the motor reinstalled but the alignment is way off, way high in the rear. there are two square nuts that seem...
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    Swapping Teleflex guages for Faria

    Any problems with switching from Teleflex Sahara guages to the Faria brand. Any problems with Senders ect.. Thanks
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    Source for GLM Manifolds and Risers

    I have a 1996 VP 4.3L and I am trying to find a source to buy a new set of GLM manifolds and risers for my boat. Anyone have any ideas were I can get a fair deal on a set. I have looked in I Boats and they do not seems to have any manifolds for this year of Volvo. In fact I am having a hard...
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    Need advise on next Prop

    I have a 1996 Wellcraft Eclipse with a 4.3L VP V6 with the SX drive. I currently have two props, both 3 blade, the first is a Stainless 14.5 X 22, and I think it is a speed prop. I can get the boat up to 50MPH with this prop on but not much hole shot. The other is a 14.25 X 19 Aluminum...
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    New Forum Section on Dealers and Parts Houses

    I have noticed in a few other forums that I frequent that they have a section on Dealers and Parts suppliers. This would be a good section to have here on this forum as I have no Idea who the good VP dealers and mechanics here in the Seattle area are. I know who not to go to unless I feel like...
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    Source for Vinyl for boat

    Hi folks, I am replacing the vinyl in my boat and am doing the side panels right now. The Vinyl that was in the boat was glued to a hard plastic mold and seems to be kind of rubbery. It just peeled of the plastic and I assume that I can now spray the plastic with glue and then apply the new...
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    Using Merc Risers and Manis on my VP 4.3

    Hi guys, I am getting ready to order Risers and Manifolds for my 1996 VP 4.3L and am having some sticker shock. Has anyone ever used a set of Mercury Risers and Manifolds and hooked them up to the Volvo y pipe. They look very close in size. The mercs are substantially less. Otherwise, anyone...
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    Easy way to start motor out of boat

    Hi all, I have a 1996 Volvo Penta 4.3L V6 that I pulled out of my boat at the end of summer. Had to replace to rear main seal and decided to replace all gaskets while I had it out as well as full tune up and oil change, man that stuff sure is easy when it is out of the boat on a stand. Anyway...
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    Purging air from Power steering

    Hey folks, I pulled my 1996 VP 4.3 L and had to disconnect the Power steering lines from the steering ram, when I put the motor back in is there a process for adding fluid to the PS pump and purging the air out and getting it back to normal.
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    Timing chain cover on VP 4.3L

    Hey guys, I was at Schucks picking up gaskets for my 4.3L 96 VP motor and I noticed that if I order the plastic timing chain cover it is 50 bucks but they have a cool generic chrome one for 25 bucks that fits all GM Small blocks. I am freshwater use only. Do you think it is ok to use the chome...
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    Timing Chain on VP 4.3L

    Took the motor out of my boat last week to replace the rear main seal and decided to tear into it a little more since it was already out. Took the front timing chain cover off and discovered that the chain is really loose, like 1/2" of play on one side. I remember somewhere seeing a tensioner...
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    what causes rear seal failure

    I have a 96 VP 4.3L and I am in the process of pulling the motor to change the rear main seal as it is leaking pretty good. What causes this seal to wear out. The motor was replaced in 99 and I don't want to pull it again. Any other gaskets I should change while I have it out or anything else...
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    Cleaning crud out of Manis and Risers

    What is the best way to strip out all the rust and scale from my Manifolds. They are in too good of shape to toss and replace and I am FW cooled so corosion is not a huge issue. it is on a 4.3L VP 1996 Vintage. I am thinking a dip of some kind but want some opinions. Thanks
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    Pulling 4.3L v6 VP Motor

    Hey guys pulled a bunch of parts off the motor today and getting ready to pull the motor out. It is a 4.3L VP, is the power steering under pressure on one side and if I disconnect it at the steering ram am I going to have atf all over the place? Also, I pulled the mainfolds and risers and they...
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    Pulling 4.3L v6 VP Motor

    Hi folks, I have a 1996 Wellcraft with a 4.3L VP motor and SX drive. I have a stubborn oil leak that can only be the rear main seal. I am wanting to pull the motor this fall and go through all the gaskets and fix the leak and replace the manifolds and risers. The question is, once i...
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    Secret to getting trim sensor through transom shield

    Hi folks, I replaced the trim sensor on my 96 VP SX drive and got it all hooked up and dialed in but am wondering what the trick is to getting the ribbed plug seated into the transom shield, I dont really want to pull the drive to seat this little bugger but I greased it up and tried pulling it...
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    Pulled drive because of loud tapping noise..

    Assuming it was either the U joint or the gimbal bearing. How can you tell if the u joint is bad, there is absolutely no play in the joint and it feels smooth as silk. The gimbal bearing is the same way, spins as smooth as silk and no play. So why do I have a growling sound in the drive when...
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    PN# Cross reference for SX drive U joints

    Hi folks, a while back i remember seeing a thread on this but cannot seem to find it now. I have a 1996 VP SX drive and I need to do the u joints, does anyone have a NAPA part number for the u joints. Thanks
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