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    Penta 4.3 GL in saltwater?

    You MUST have a marine starter. MUST MUST MUST. The are several companies that sell marine parts at a discount online. Pull the starter and look locally for a place that rebuilds them. They are there. Just need to look. They will do a better job than many of the starters you will find that...
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    Penta 4.3 GL in saltwater?

    Use 15W40 oil. Shell Rotella T is a favorite of many. No need for synthetic as most people put on less than 50 hours a summer. Riser is also called exhaust elbow. You want the exhaust to leave the engine area pretty high up with respect to the bottom of the boat. So an exhaust elbow or...
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    Volvo Penta Tool Kits for Drives

    And some need to come from Sweden. Wait until people price out exhaust manifolds or risers with catalytic converter.
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    Updated Manual Link?

    I ordered manuals from VP website for any that were not downloadable. To do serious work you need to VP manuals. If your VP engine has an ECM you may need a Diacom to read the codes.
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    Seller says exhaust bellows torn

    With a 27 year old boat you need to worry about soft wood around transom cutout, stringers and flooring.
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    Seller says exhaust bellows torn

    There can also be situations where the seller is not all that knowledgeable and while there may be things that are broken, the seller is not aware. Some people who do surveys are knowledgeable about the boat systems but not about the engine or outdrive. If I was buying a used boat with an...
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    Seller says exhaust bellows torn

    There can also be situations where the seller is not all that knowledgeable and while there may be things that are broken, the seller is not aware. Some people who do surveys are knowledgeable about the boat system but not about the engine. If I was buying a used boat with an outdrive the...
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    tilt/trim

    I had a trim motor rebuilt by a shop that does motor rebuilding. They did a great job.
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    Seller says exhaust bellows torn

    The exhaust bellows being torn is no big deal. You can run with a damaged exhaust bellows. But there are lots of other things that could be damaged. The only way to really check out the outdrive is to pull the outdrive, check the u-joints and drain the gear oil looking for metal. If I was...
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    Need help with winterizing first boat

    I have also put the hose to my mouth and just blew the water out. Worked fine. But I use to do it the way you are suggesting
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    Engine Trolley Stand

    Some of the ones you can buy have a jack or another way to raise or lower the outdrive.
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    Drive destroyed

    I sure hope she has liability.
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    Drive destroyed

    So I bought a Chaparral with a VP DPS-A. Boat ran fine during the sea trial and survey. During routine winter maintenance metal chips were found in the gear oil. Upon further examination it looks like the SS props had been repaired. When the outdrive was pulled apart the forward gear was...
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    Water lock

    The manifold may need to be tested for a leak. Inspecting does not really do a thorough job. Some people test for leaks by filling the water jacket with acetone and then seeing if the level of acetone drops (I think that's how it's done).
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    Fuel pump fitting on V8-430-CE-M Engine

    You pull that hose to winterize but at the other end of the hose. Not the fuel pump end. Pull the hose down and drain.
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    Water lock

    So if the plugs were pulled on the right side of the engine water would come blasting out of one of the spark plugs holes. Replace the manifold.
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    Old gas in 2024

    I still have no tanks or 5 gal containers or 55 gal drums. I am hesitant to put old gas in wife's 2021 Crosstrek.
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    Old gas in 2024

    I would really like to dump the 50 to 60 gallons of stabilized but old (a year or two) gas that is presently in my boat. Don't see it being used up this fall. But I see no easy way. I don't have an electric fuel pump nor 10 or 12 five gallon red gas containers. My pickup is diesel and my...
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    Recommended oil for 05 Volvo Penta 5.0gxi e

    Just make the 15W40 is gas rated. Some 15W40 diesel oils are not gas rated.
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    Volvo B20 AQ130 Water in Oil

    So what are you going to have the machine shop do assume they find to cracks? Magnaflux of the block & head will find cracks you cannot see with your eye.
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