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    Merc 470 quitting after a while and won't start

    Took the kids tubing for a while and my 470 up and quit and wouldn't start again. Also, I noticed the temp guage was a little higher than normal but still in range and that it would barely turnover, almost like the battery was dead. Let it rest for about an hour and then it started right up. I...
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    5.8L Penta still wants to overheat on initial startup

    Almost everytime I put this thing in the water after having it sit over a day it just doesn't seem to want to circulate water and cool. I always end up pulling the hose from the p/s cooler to the t-stat housing at the t-stat housing and I get a big burp of air and water. I put it back on and...
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    1994 Volvo Penta 5.8L SX running hot

    Going to start at the beginning. I sucked up a good amount of sand last season and destroyed the impeller. I was able to get all the sand out of all the hoses and it did not reach the thermostat housing/manifold. I replaced the impeller and it seemed to run fine for a while. It would sometimes...
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