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    Twin 6.2 odd ignition issue

    Have been looking at a 2006 Fountain with twin 6.2 Mag Horizons FWC. Issue that I find odd is this.. You can start and shut off each motor by itself but, when you have both motors running, neither will shut off if the other is running. you have to turn off both keys for the motors to shutdown...
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    No steering

    Coming back in today I went around a tug boat that was pushing a barge. I was doing @35 MPH and my steering went hard to port. It was one of the most violent things I've experienced. The base of my table was ripped from the deck and everything in my cooler came out. Cabin was a wreck. Had to...
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    Engine Alarm (oil pressure/Temprature) Location

    Hello, I have a 2000 Four Winns 248 Vista and I believe my alarm system is not working. I get no beep tones when I start the boat as I should when I turn the key on. My question is where is the alarm it self located? I have the temp senders hooked up on each exhaust riser and the oil pressure...
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    FWC Heat Exchanger

    My boat is powered by a 2010 5.7GXI-JF with the factory installed fresh water cooling. My question is: Is there any maintenance that needs on the heat exchanger such as removing the end caps and cleaning it? Any advice to removing it? The manual has very little on it. Thanks in advance..
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    Coolant Change

    My new to me boat with a 5.7 GXi has fresh water cooling. It's a factory system with a verticaly mounted heat exchanger that is down low on the STBD side of the motor. My question is how does this system get filled? I don't see a cap on the exchanger. Does it get filled via the expansion...
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    U-joint Bellows

    Hello, my question is: Is the U-joint Bellows used on the newer SX/DPS-A drives the same as the one used on the SX-M/DP/S drives? There are many references I've seen that list the newer bellows part number as a suitable replacement for the older drives but not vise/versa. Read on a another...
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    Engine Identification

    Hello, I've just purchased a new to me boat. It's a 2000 Four Winns Vista 248 that had a complete engine and outdrive repower in 2011. The motor is now a Volvo 5.7GXI with fresh water cooling and a DPS-A outdrive. I've been looking all over the motor to get the model number (GXI-JF) and so on...
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    Riser Gaskets

    After 10 good years I'm replacing my Manifolds and Risers. I got a good Barr/Osco kit from E-basic power and started the project last week. Tookem off with no issues last Sunday and spent the day today cleaning the old gaskets off the heads. That took a while but..My question is should I go...
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    How to remove Raw Water Pump

    Think the bearing in my Raw Water Pump is on it's last legs. Not to surpised as there has been some leakage from around the pump housing area and I'm hearing some bearing growl that isn't coming from the power steering pump, circulation pump or alternator. My question is how do you take it off...
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    Good Trailer tires

    I'm in the market for some new trailer tires and would love to hear some opinions on brands. Know all the bad reviews on Carliles. My boat trailer has GoodYear Marathons. My right side blewout in-route to vacation last week. Good thing I had a spare. I have heard pretty good reviews on...
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    Newer style Volvo SX questions

    I'm seriously looking at up grading from my current 2002 Glastron with a 5.0 GL Volvo/SX to a 2008 Stingray with the Volvo 5.0 GXI and newer style SX drive. Im curious about the external trim pump system and if this drive is as easy to do maintenance on like bellows changes and so on as my...
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    SX Trim cylinder rebuild

    I took my boat out for a post winter shakedown on Saturday and had a issue with the trim. At power settings above 2500 the trim will creep down. Anything above 3500 and it barely trims up..I checked my trim cylinders and the left one is very weak. Moves much slower than the right side and I can...
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    SX Bellows Change

    I changed my 2002 Volvo SX Drive Bellows Boot this weekend and want to report on the experience. It wasn't bad at all. I didn't remove the Pivot Housing or the Exhaust Bellows. I wanted to remove the exhaust boot, but didn't have the right snap-ring pliers. Did it all from the right side with...
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    Riser and Manifold pictures

    Boating season starts next month for me here in VA and this past weekend was perfect weather to start waking up the boat. My engine is a 2002 Volvo 5.0GL / SX Leg. Exhaust components are originals. I removed my STBD riser to inspect as it's the warmer of the two. My boat runs between 160-170...
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    Volvo SX hinge pins

    Are the hinge pins on a Volvo SX the same size as on a Merc Alpha? I read an earlier post about a chap using a 1/2in allen wrench with great success and wonder if I could do the same when I go to change my U-joint bellows before spring. I've been looking for the 12 point hex bit with no success...
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    A timing question

    Just checked my timing with my new ACTRON Digital Timing Light. This thing is great. I made the shunt tool with a connector that I cut from the distributor of a 93 Chevy 1500 at the Junk yard. My timing is Text book with 10 degrees at initial and 28 degrees total at 2500 RPM. Now I'm curious as...
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    Detailed timing question

    Hello all. I'm going to check/adjust the timing on my 2002 Volvo 5.0 GL-B. It currently runs great with no pinging or back firing. It has just never been touched in 7yrs. Boat has 350 hrs. I have ordered a digital advance timing light with tach as my motor doesn't have a timing scale on the...
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    Mercruiser Bogus Alarm

    Im posting this for a friend of mine. His craft is a 1999 Chaparral Sunesta with a Mercruiser EFI 5.0 and Alpha Drive. The issue is a constant warning alarm that sounds as soon as you turn on the key. The boat starts and runs fine and gets full rpm on the water. I come to understand that there...
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    Setting timing 2002 Volvo 5.0GL-B

    I want to check / set the timing on my boat. (2002 Glastron 205 GX) I have the Volvo Penta 5.0 GL-B. When I look at the motor, it doesn't have the index down by the harmonic balancer. It does have the white timing mark etched on the balancer and a white V-grove on the timing cover. Do you have...
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    Volvo SX Ujoint Bellows replacement.

    It's time to replace the bellows on my 2002 Glastron 5.0GL / SX drive. Loaned my SELOC book to a friend and haven't seen either in a while. Haven't seen much Volvo stuff on-line like Merc has. I can remove the drive with no problem and have pretty good access to the clamp that holds the boot...
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