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  1. kd4pbs

    2006 volvo penta 5.7 rebuild help

    Not at all. I’m sure your goal is to just remove rust and paint, so you won’t likely be staying in one spot long enough to cause any issues with the injector bores. I glass beaded several parts on mine, but the intake was just the right size to put in the oven and hit the self clean button. It...
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    2006 volvo penta 5.7 rebuild help

    I baked the paint off of my intake, then soaked it in a mixture of molasses and water for almost a week. Then I hosed it down, primed it, and painted it. It worked out quite well. I imagine keeping it wet with some sort of phosphoric acid conversion solution like Ospho would work well too.
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    Rear main seal 5.7

    As far as I knew, the one piece seal is the same size between all of the small blocks, including the LT1/LT4. Now I’m going to have to measure the crank I have that came from the donor block I used.
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    2006 volvo penta 5.7 rebuild help

    If you find someone who you can trust to assemble it, that’s even better. Nobody around here can do a better job for me than me.
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    Rear main seal 5.7

    Yeah… the oil seal is lots easier if you do it after taking off the stand but before bolting on the flywheel. I put the seal housing on while on the stand but wait to install the seal. Ye olde 2-piece seals definitely held the advantage here.
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    Rear main seal 5.7

    Felpro is every bit as good as OEM. The lip is supposed to be oiled. The seal housing needs a gasket, and a bit of RTV should be put on the cap parting line. I usually dab a thin coat on non-hardening sealant (permatex no. 2) on the seal outer surface where it goes into the holder as well as the...
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    2006 volvo penta 5.7 rebuild help

    From what I’ve read on most of the hot ridding forums, the quality that most of these rebuilders put out nowadays is a far cry from what they used to be. That’s why I went the route of rebuilding it myself. I know it’s done right this way and cost less in the end.
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    Fuel Sender Leak

    Permatex #2 is rated for contact with fuel. No silicone is.
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    2006 volvo penta 5.7 rebuild help

    Just finishing up this task on an '03 Regal 2400LSR. Hopefully splashing the boat this coming weekend to verify the outdrive functions (DP-SM). The single most important thing is to find a decent machine shop. Someone with a reputation for good work. They are becoming very hard to find...
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    1986 Mercruiser 170 running issue

    Is this a new-to-you boat? Does this boat have an aftermarket Pertronix electronic ignition module? When it cuts off, look in the carb to see if the fuel is boiling out (vapor locking). I, too am an unfortunate owner of a 170, and it does the exact same thing as you describe. Mine does not...
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    Engine overheats after water heater failure

    No reason hooking the water heater gozinta to the water heater comesouta would make it overheat. Just bypass the water heater with a pipe, or use a heater hose to connect where the water heater hoses connected on your engine. That being written, a very miniscule amount of cooling potential...
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    yamaha 3.0 l4 blew head gasket help!

    I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if the oil you drained was milky, the oil you replaced will also become milky. You've got more issues than a thermostat which is not working properly. Cracked, head, blown head gasket, freeze damaged block... something is allowing water to enter your...
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    yamaha 3.0 l4 blew head gasket help!

    Polyethylene tube snaked inside the dipstick to the bottom of the oil pan. Suck it with whatever you have that sucks (besides the Yamaha outdrive ;) )
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    yamaha 3.0 l4 blew head gasket help!

    Having suffered in the past being an owner of a Yamaha Stern Drive, they are used to exist a company who made fiberglass adapter elbows to mate MerCruiser exhaust systems to the Yamaha Drive. I had two of them on the Chevrolet 350 on my drive. The boat was very nice when I sold it, but I was...
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    Flux Marine Outboard Engines . . .

    In the US, most EVs are coal powered. Not much solar happening at night when the majority of them are being recharged. We had to install locks on the outside outlets at work due to a couple of EV driver employees using our electricity to recharge their vehicles without even asking if that was...
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    Volvo Penta stiff steering

    Mine does the same thing. It is the fluid being forced under pressure from the actuator back into the pump reservoir, and it takes a little time for the fluid to move. While it is moving, the pressure makes it hard ti move the drive. It sounds like your gimbal steering beatings are fine. Edit: I...
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    Volvo Penta stiff steering

    Does it do this in one direction or both? Constantly or just some times? I just had to rebuild my transom assembly, and I did find that the gimbal ring's top pivot sleeve was so corroded that it was essentially stuck inside the transom shield's bearing, causing the steering to be extremely...
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    Cant start engine when opening throttle. Mercruiser 3.0

    Press in on the button in the middle of your throttle/shifter control arm while advancing the lever. That should disconnect the gear shifter but keep the throttle connected. If that still doesn't work, it sounds like you'll need to do some troubleshooting on the control mechanism.
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    Is A I a totally unreliable function ?

    Who is this "Al" guy? I hear lots of people talking about him. Is his nickname short for "Albert" or "Alphonso" or some other "Al" based name?
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    Bait and Livewell

    Zing! Sorry. >sigh<
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