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    VP SX tag missing- need help ID’ing gear ratio and model

    Hope this is the right place to ask this question: Bought a 1997 FourWinns last year with 4.3VP SX stern drive. Unfortunately there is no tag on the drive. I’m trying to ID the exact model of SX & gear ratio. The faded sticker on the valve cover has these numbers: Model no 3868413 Ser no...
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    Trim pump not pumping after refilling fluid

    Hope this is the correct location for this post. Background - I have a 1997 Four Winns Horizon, VP SX outdrive that I bought last fall that I am “going through”. Noticed that the trim pump was making what can be best described as a “missing” sound mechanically. The motor was running but it...
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    Tachometer backlight

    I just got finished installing LED bulbs in all my instruments EXCEPT my tachometer. Boat is a 1996 Four Winns Horizon. I've attached a pic of the back of the tach. On all my other gauges there was a little hole with a bulb holder that I could simply swap out the bulb, but the tech appears to...
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    What to do with Penta SX grease tube when installing Sealed Bearing

    Just bought a ‘97 Four Winns with a VP Penta SX-M and am systematically going through everything. Next project will be gimbal bearing and bellows and possibly U-joints. The transom on this boat only gives about 1.25” to access the starboard zerk for gimbal greasing so I’m thinking that it...
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