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    1979 bay liner liberty out drive help!!!

    Good afternoon all I have search near and far with no answer. I have 1979 bay liner liberty. Engine is a Volvo penta 200c out drive is a 280. I don’t no what make. Anyways my tilt won’t go up or down or make any noise at all before it was working. I notice when my son stepped on the out drive...
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    Velvo penta does on water

    Good afternoon my fellow boaters, I have a 1979 bayliner volvo penta 280 and when I have it running on shore in a bucket of water it runs perfectly fine, today I decided to take it out but now it will turn on the die if I let it try and idle and I would have to put starting fluid in the...
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    and a new problem with engine..help anyone

    okay heres the problem.. I bought a new starter bought new starter relay and new battery. dont nk what else is the issue.. it only turns on when jumper cables are hooked up to the battery. if no jumper cables hook up when I try to turn it on all am hearing is a clicking noise until battery ends...
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    starter selnoid by pass???

    hello y'all Question I got a 78 ford 351 omc. I noticed that it has 2 starter selnoids. 1 on top if engine that connects positive battery cable then runs down to the other starter selnoid attached to the starter. could I by pass the starter selnoid thats sits on top of the engine? and run...
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    need help boat dies when un water

    hello its ne again the new guy. hahaha frustrated. my boat turns on fine when out of the water but wheb I try to turn it on in the water it struggles really bad until battery dies.. and its a new battery. I dont no what else it can be. sounds great out of water but in water it wont turn over it...
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    Thanks!!!!

    Just wanted to say thanks to everyone that helped me with excellent advice...thanks to you guys boat is back in the water!!!! thanks once again you guys no your stuff!!!!:clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2::thumb::thumb:
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    drain plug question

    I tried some drain plugs and they dont fit what size do you guys suggest that would fit this hole?
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    question about throttle cable...

    hello I looked around in this fourm and couldn't find a spefic question as mine.. well finally got my motor started but when I engage it or even have it in netural I will have to go down quite a ways down on the throttle to have it actually start to rev up if your standing in front of the...
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    1978 cabolt interior help

    I have searched the fourm and couldn't find a topic as mine. I bought a used 1978 cabolt with all the panels off everything. does anyone have instructions on how they go back on? I have speaker and cigarette lighter connecters off and also have wood panels that I dont no where they go any help...
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    Fuel pump question concern

    Hey guys it's me again the newbie to boats feel like am swamping you with questions sorry next time I no about getting project boat.. Here's my question. I got a 1978 cobalt ford 351 v8. Question is am I suppose to hear the fuel pump make some sort of noise when I turn the key? I don't hear a...
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    gear lube omc 800!

    I have been looking for hours now and couldnt find the right information am looking for, i want to put new gear oil in my omc sterndrive 800 but the information i looked for is no where i.. question is how much oz would fill it up and what kind do i put in? so many different kinds i have read so...
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    having problem with trim/tilt anybody??

    am having problem with my trim tilt function. since I burly got the boat feom a couple don't no if it worked before. a guy told me that there's a function that suppose to lift motor up from front the end down towards water the tilt my stinger down to water. any who the motor section don't move...
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    changing oil 79 omc

    I looked and looked and couldn't xome up with a good fourm. how would I change the oil on a 1978 cobolt its a ford 351 v8 5.8 litter.. I can't find anything that sticks out the boat to able to drain it... please anyone.
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    starter selnoid connection help!!!

    i need help with the wirinf on my new starter.. the boat never came with a starter when I bought it. the starter I bought has an attached selnoid I believe the boat when it did have a starter had selnoids detached now ran into what wires go where and what is what... its a omc 351 v8 ford..
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    need help with starter selnoids wires

    hello. sorry for bugging so much.. but ran into a problem with my new starter.. I bought a new starter and it has an attach selnoids the old ones were not attached. do I just disconnect the old wires and connect to it the attached one? there's also two selnoids to the one that came with the...
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    need help with starter solenoid connection.

    I have a 1978 cobolt with a omc 351 5.8 litter and having problems with starter. starter is new boat didnt come with a starter the only wires I have there are the positive and negitive. the selnoids has 3 possible connections can someone help me to describe wgat connects to what am mind boggled...
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    Need Help with Tilt pump wires

    Hello i looked around and couldnt find a topic as mine, When i try to go up or down on my tilt motor pump all i hear is a humming noise and it wont move up or down, I dont no what else to look for, i ave two wires i connect tp the selnoids i think they go therre only 2 spots for them and just...
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    Need help with starter...

    Hello am a newbie to boats, I recently bought a used 1978 cobalt boat 19". I burly found out it didn't come with a starter. My question is what kind of starter do I buy for it since I don't got an old one to get the part number from... I was told engine was a ford 351. Engine model # 990251N...
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    need engine help and installing engine part PLEASE

    Hello am new to this i search around and couldnt find the same problem. I attached a few photos. i need help installing this new part which by the way i dont no what it is. Can some one explain what it is. Am new to boats am a good mechanic but not boat wise, Also could you explain where the 2...
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    Need help with engine and engine part PLEASE

    Hello am new to this i search around and couldnt find the same problem. I attached a few photos. i need help installing this new part which by the way i dont no what it is. Can some one explain what it is. Am new to boats am a good mechanic but not boat wise, Also could you explain where the 2...
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