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    2008 Volvo Penta 5.0 GXi will not start, odd alarms

    Found the issue!! Bad battery with dead cell(s). The voltage looked fine but it would not handle the load. Kept getting weird results. Finally jumped battery from my truck and it worked fine. Had the battery tested at the local auto store and it failed in the first min of the test. Very weird...
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    2008 Volvo Penta 5.0 GXi will not start, odd alarms

    My 2008 Volvo Penta 5.0 GXi-JF will not start and getting odd alarms. The motor is in a Chriscraft Lancer 20 and has a SX-A 1.60 lower unit. When put the key in the ignition and turn the key to the On position, I do not hear the fuel pump run. But hear a clicking noise (like a clock) from the...
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    1979 Mercruiser 898 exhaust bellows

    While starting the boat, it backfired out the exhaust and may have either blown a hole in the exhaust bellows or just blew it off the flanges. How hard is it to either: - reattach if it just fell off the flanges OR - put a new one on if I blew a hole in it?? Working to get a tuneup on the...
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    1979 Mercruiser 898 Basic issues

    Just inherited a '79 SeaRay V220 Cuddy Cabin with a MercCruiser 898 I/O (Chevy 305 ci) drive. Looking for basic control info and engine maintenance information like: -Trying to understand the tilt unit control operation (3 button control unit on dash) I understand that it has basic ops but also...
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