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    Volvo Penta 4.3l noise front engine

    Recently my boat has been making a knocking noise. I took the belts off and try rotate the pulleys one by one. The water circulation pump was making just a little noise and super rusty so I jumped into the conclusion it was the cause. I replaced it with a new one and still the noise is there. I...
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    Cobra sx outdrive stuck after replacing gimbal bearing

    Complete newbie here. I took on the challenge to replace bellows and gimbal bearing for my outdrive yesterday. Everything went smooth but I have been struggling to put the outdrive back. It is only about 1.5 inch from being all the way back in. Any trick/tool you can suggest me trying? I...
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    Volvo Penta 4.3 (rebuilt with Chevy Vortec v6) overheat and lack of power

    Hello. Thank you for your help in advance. I am a complete newbie so please pardon my lack of knowledge. A little background: I recently bought a 1999 Larson boat that has a rebuilt V6 Vortec engine (originally 4.3 Volvo Penta) with a Volvo Penta Cobra outdrive. After the first outing, I have...
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    1992 V4 Johnson 120 hp shake hesitated at WOT

    Hello folks. My first post here. Thank you in advance for reading and helping me out. I have this 1992 J120TLEND motor that was running fine. Today I started it before an outing and noticed it would shake and sputter as I pass 3/4th of the throttle. When I reduce the throttle it would back to...
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