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    volvo trim/tilt fix?

    I've got the manuals on the way for my new 1993 Chaparral 501b volvo duo prop aquistion, but I thought I might get a headstart on this problem. <br />When I picked up my new boat, the trim/tilt didn't work AT ALL, and we had to get it up by suppling direct power to the pump to get it up for...
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    volvo penta DP manual and ID #s?

    Can someone provide me in the direction of a GOOD manual for a 1993 VP DP manual with a 5.0 engine? I'm still trying to identify the exact model/serial #, but reading the VP plate above the bellows only provided 554925, and I don't think that's it. The only other marking on the outdrive is the...
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    Spraying the Gel-coat?

    I saw this referred to in another post here to improve a boat's looks, and was just wondering exactly what process this is, and a ballbark cost???<br /><br />thanks:)
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    Great OMC parts and repairs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    If you're looking for any OMC parts or repairs, the ONLY guy to see (as far as I'm concerned) is Wayne at TC electronics\marine here in Toronto in Southern Ontario, Canada. You'll never find a more fair guy to do the work, and he helps out on the phone too when you want to do the work yourself...
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    tips on starting WARM 83 3.8 OMC??

    Now that I got the baby running great again, starting easy cold, and idling nice at 5-600 rpm, the only trouble I run into is starting the engine again when it's warmed up (160 degrees). With it having auto chokes (which I don't really understand like I should) and a non electronic ignition, are...
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    83 3.8 OMC stops at 3000rpm????

    took the boat out today for it's first run, and everything was fine till I decided to let her go. It's starts to take off no probem, bow in the air, and then when it hit's 3000rpm, just about to start it's plane out, the engine just bogs, like we hit something, and quits. At first we thought we...
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    True course steering??

    I have an 83 omc stringer, 3.8 with power steering, and believed I had a true course steering system, but not sure now after reading some posts here. How can I be sure? I have a manual that referred to it, which seems to match my system. <br /><br />My wondering is because keeping my boat in a...
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    OMC help needed....????

    Just urchased boat with an 83 OMC 3.8litre sterndrive and finally got it out today for the first time. Went pretty good, but have a number of questions:<br /><br />First, the engine would run a about 110F at low speed/rpms, but at 30mph/3000rpm and higher, it ran about 160F, which I know is...
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    New to 3.8 OMC, looking for a headsup??

    Just bought an 83 Chaparrel 198C with a 3.8 litre OMC. Got a GREAT deal, but now I think I know why. After reading only a little here, I see getting an OMC may have been a risky choice. <br /><br />I believe the 3.8 is a GM engine, rated at about 170horsepower, correct? <br /><br />I am also...
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