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    Heater installation 5.7 GXI

    I am in the process of installing a heater in my boat and I need to tie into the engine cooling system and was looking for a little guidance from the experts. I don't see the conventional car type heater hose connections so I am not sure where I should tie my heater core in. Thermostat housing...
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    Damaged Prop, GPH, Prop Performance Question

    Hello, I have a 56' pontoon house boat with a 130hp 4cyl with a SX Cobra drive. At 2400 RPM she cruises at around 6 mph with a 15.5x13 aluminum prop. I have logged 122 hrs and I average 2.9 GPH. This last trip out I hit a piece of wood and damaged a couple blades on my prop (and that sucks but...
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    Prop tuns by hand, is this OK?

    Hello, I just finshed replacing the bellows and gimbal bearing in my Volvo SX Cobra drive. Everything seamed to go well but, this is my fist Volvo so I was supprised to find that when I shifted the linkage in gear (still disconnected at the bottom end) to rotate the shaft to align the splines...
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    262 Vortec V6 timing issues, sorry a bit long

    Hello, I have a 262 Vortec V6 that isn't making much power after the original heads were rebuilt. This is not the original engine for the boat and I am not even sure if it is a marine engine or a car engine or wether it even matters. BTW it has a Berkley Jet on it. So here's what I know. The...
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