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    2009 Stingray 205lx with Volvo Penta 5.0 GXi hissing noise, shudders, and dies

    After taking off the cover, and taking that video, it wouldn't start again. So I pulled off the spark arrestor and the noise is definitely coming from the small opening behind the throttle body, I am assuming the Idle Air Control Valve.
  2. sms1976

    2009 Stingray 205lx with Volvo Penta 5.0 GXi hissing noise, shudders, and dies

    I have a pretty new-to-me boat with a Volvo Penta 5.0 GXi, with around 260 hours. I've put probably 15 hours on it this summer with no trouble. Today after being out for about an hour, we were pulling a tube at about 15 mph when the motor slowed to a very rough idle and started making a loud...
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    Propeller Choice on 2005 Chaparral 180ssi at high altitude

    I have a 2005 Chaparral 180ssi that will be mostly operating on a lake at 6400 feet in elevation, but sometimes on a lake at 3700 feet. The boat has a Volvo Penta 3.0GLP-C with SX outdrive and currently has a Michigan Wheel Vortex 4 blade 14x20 prop (992204) that is dinged up pretty good. I am...
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    2005 Chaparral 180ssi with Volvo Penta 3.0GLP-C water in cylinders

    Hi iBoats folks; thanks for the great forum! I have been working on getting a 2005 Volvo Penta 3.0GL going after it sat for a few years. Things were going well, having replaced plugs, flushed everything out, re-jetting carb for high altitude (6400') operation, setting idle speed, and making sure...
  5. sms1976

    Volvo SX-CT1 (1996) Needs New Transom Shield and Gimbal

    Here are some images of the damage to the transom shield and gimbal. Sorry if this isn't the right way to upload photos...
  6. sms1976

    Volvo SX-CT1 (1996) Needs New Transom Shield and Gimbal

    Hi- First time poster here, but have appreciated these forums and the information they contain. I bought a 1996 Seaswirl 208 Bowrider with 4.3L Volvo Penta SX Cobra that needed some fiberglass repair, and came to find that the transom shield and gimbal are both cracked. It seems these parts are...
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