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  1. candrive55

    riser gasket miss match with pics and heat exchanger question

    Well this is my chev 350 manifold its a (marine power 0999-772) the gasket is from mounting kit sierra 18-8510 They are not a match in the middle areas. Have also tried a mallory 9-40972 gasket not much better My marine dealer said they should work but not the way i see what you think...
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    Need new hydrolic ram?

    I have a hydraulic ram that only has a 7 inch stroke. It wouldnt turn my volvo 280 leg from lock to lock. I no longer have the transom shield in so cant measure it to see what stroke i need does anyone know off hand. pic is the type of steering in the shield
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    sbc cam break in

    Hi folks I will at some point need to break the cam in on my rebuilt chev 350 also a rebuilt volvo penta 270. I would like to do the cam break in at my yard. Can I just do it in a barrel. It has a closed cooling system. I have done a few car cam break ins and am aware of how to do it just not...
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    just bought broken transom shield. pics

    looks like the ends of the ears that controll the trim are snapped off. Can i do anything with this
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    vp 280 are the steering arms interchangeable. deal penting need info asap

    vp 280 are the steering arms interchangeable sorry about the asap par .. But the guy who has it is about 60 miles from here and i know some one about to drive right by is house buying a 280 transom shield with double idle relief ports thanks he has first pic i have second
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    shifter cable seath removal (what tool)

    So need to remove the shifter cable sheath of my 280 transom shield. Its so tight in there. What kind of tool should i use no way to get at it??
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    swaping transom shields

    Hi looking for help yet again.. what does it take to swap a 270/280vp single idle relief transom shield for a double releif shield. Is it a straight swap? Thanks
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    3.75 inch(95mm) exhaust hose on to a 4 inch elbow (re edited)

    3.75 inch(95mm) exhaust hose on to a 4 inch elbow So making do with a 3 inch merc exhaust y mating up to a chev 350 with the 3.75 inch riser outlet. I can find reducers that are 4 inch to 3 but not 3.75 to 4 inch. Can I just tighten it up or is there some kind of sleave I can use to take up the...
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    3.75 inch(95mm) exhaust hose on to a 4 inch elbow

    So making do with a 3 inch merc exhaust y mating up to a chev 350 with the 3.75 inch riser outlet. I can find reducers that are 4 inch to 3 but not 3.75 to 4 inch. Can I just tighten it up or is there some kind of sleave I can use to take up the 1/4 inch. Thanks and oh I have not bought the...
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    Can someone tell me what exhaust y to get to fit this pic.

    280volvo shield running carbed chev 350 I cant find what y to get i have bought two now and they are both wrong. One had a double idle relief port and didnt line up either. And even tho the guy says its ok the other one has no relif port at all... Boat is in my Dads driveway and wants to...
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    is there a block off plug for exhaust bypass hole

    Swapping out a 360 to a 350. My new exhaust y has no by pass hole. But the transom shield does. is there a type of plug for it and if so whats the part number. the shield looks like this. Also can some one tell me why some exhaust y have 1, 2 or no holes at all. And what do they do anyway
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    using a exhuast y with no bypass

    So try to make this short. swapping out a chrysler 360 to a gm 350 . the chyrsler Exhaust y had the one bypass hole. transom shield has the one bypass hole. chyrsler y is junked found a other v8 y that will fit but has no bypass at all just the one big hole. This will be run through a 280...
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    v8 chyrsler swap to chev v8 ( exauhst Y)

    my transom shield exauhst holes are differant than my volvo exauhst y holes one large and two smaller on the y the shield has one large and one smaller to one side. can any one tell me what y i need. The chyrsler one toast
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    ford exhast y instead of chevy.easy one

    So heres a easy one. I cant seem to find a chevy/volvo exhast y for sale around my area but i did find one from a 302 ford/volvo one. Can I use that with out any problems. Thanks Guys
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    Why cant I get my motor out

    heres the facts vp 280/ chrsler 360 motor. The goal . To remove chrsler and put new chev 350 in I have taken the top off the leg to get at the 6 bolt that hold the coupler in. The bolt are so rusted they just round off. with almost no effert. There toast. So try to remove bell housing...
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    360 chrsyler exhaust y work with gm 350

    I am about to swap out my chrysler 360 for a gm 350. It seems i now have everything i need but the risers and the volvo/chev exuast y. Will the chrysler/volvo y work with the 350. its a vp280 leg Thanks
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    ..swap 360 chrsyler to chev 350??

    Hi guys . And boy have i searched this out. I have a chrsyler 360 with a volvo 280. I would like to swap out the 360 for a chev 350. Can any one tell what it will take part wise to make this happen. are any of the 360 parts interchageable with the 350. any info would be very much a good thing...
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    4 volvo banger to v8 Conversion

    Hi guys.. I am sure this must have been covered at some time but I cant find it in search.. Any way have a volvo aq151/280 leg.my top speed is 30 mph at 5500 rpm I want more speed. Thinking chev 350. can I get more info on this Conversion Thanks
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    280 volvo wanders at low speed(first post)

    Hi folks I have a 18.5 Hourston. When docking the boat I have to do so with the kicker as the boat will not go straight at low speed. I have adjusted the rudder thing evey wich way but nothing changes it. Funny I saw a guy docking his boat the same way. I asked the same thing every one asks...
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