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    5.7 Riser - Clean and reuse or replace?

    Thanks for the clarification, Lou C.
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    5.7 Riser - Clean and reuse or replace?

    Thanks for your responses. I believe I’ll reuse these manifolds and elbows with new gaskets and plan for replacement when I do my Spring maintenance next year.
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    5.7 Riser - Clean and reuse or replace?

    Hi all. I guess a lot of you have asked the same. Reuse or replace? Here’s a couple of pics of the riser on my 5.7 GSi after I used a drill with a length of 1/4 cable to try to clean up the water passages. Not a lot of rust came out but I noticed there was a thin middle wall (first pic) on the...
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    Trim Pump Wiring Problem - 2001 5.7 GSi

    Hi there. My trim pump will only work for leg down. So far I have checked and confirmed that: - the helm switch is good (new) - the pump is good (can be jumped for both up and down) - the relays are good (swapped them and still same problem) I am left thinking that I must have a bad wire or...
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    DP-SM Outdrive Install - Something Binding

    After changing out my bellows and gimbal bearing, I am having trouble tightening the Outdrive to the housing. I was able to slide the leg on far enough to have a few threads showing, but it seemed to bind up there. I began tightening down the new nylock nuts, but it just seems to be that there...
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    Shimming alternator pulley question - VP 5.7 GSi

    I have a belt chirp on my VP 5.7 GSi caused by the pulley on my new alternator being approx 1/4" out of alignment with the other pulleys on my serpentine belt. I would like to remove the alternator pulley and shim it out with about three stainless washers, them tighten it back on. Would this...
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    2000 5.7 GSi Long Block or Bobtail?

    So....the insurance news is in and I'm approved for a long block. Question is, should I go with that or pay the difference for a bobtail. Where I live, the estimates are 10 K for the long block and about double for the new engine.
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    2000 5.7 GSi - How low is too low compression?

    Had an overheat due to blocked portside riser (two years old, but that's another issue). The engine began to sputter, shut off immediately but major exhaust elbow and rubber overheat. I now have compression readings all around 190 except for cylinder No. 5 which is 150. It goes up approx 20 psi...
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    Best way to flush impeller pieces - 5.7 GSi

    While preparing my 2000 VP 5.7 GSi for the season, I noticed that the old raw water impeller was missing almost one entire vane. Before I set off looking for this debris, I was wondering if there are one or two ways to do this that are better than others. Where should I look first? Thermostat...
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    5.7 GSi - Raw Water Draining

    Sorry to add another winterizing question, but just want to make sure I'm good for the winter lay-up. V/P 5.7 GSi PEFS, model year 2000. I've done all the recommended steps in the shop manual, finishing up with draining the raw water cooling system. As far as I can see from the manual and...
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    Gimbal Bearing Loose in Housing

    I'm having a problem with the Volvo drive (DP SMI 95 M22) in my 2000 Skagit Orca with a 5.7 GSi PEFS engine. I had been getting growling noises during turns that was becoming increasingly louder, so I had a mechanic change out the U-joints, gimball bearing and bellows. We noticed that the...
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    Volvo 5.7 - Model Identifier Number Question

    I'm in the process of purchasing a Skagit Orca 24. I have checked the info on this forum on how to identify the engine model but would like to request a little more information regarding year of manufacture and info related to the last few letters of the model number. The boat was advertised as...
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    New Mercruiser 5.0 MPI - Enough power for Parker 2520?

    Looking at a late 90's Parker 2520 that has been repowered with a new 5.0 MPI. It has a Bravo III leg. In my limited experience with this boat/engine combo, it would seem to be somewhat underpowered (which might explain the attractive price). The boat probably weighs somewhere around 8000 lbs...
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    Does this diesel have enough power?

    Re: Does this diesel have enough power? Hopefully this pic of the engine worked OK. The broker informed me that this was a Cummins but not sure as I've read that in 2000 they used BMW's which had their share of problems and/or were somewhat underpowered. Can anyone ID this or give advice? Thanks.
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    Does this diesel have enough power?

    Hi all. First time poster. I'm looking at purchasing a 2000 25' Parker pilothouse with the Mercruiser D 4.2 D-TRONIC engine. I believe the HP is 225. The boat and engine have very low hours but I would like to know if this engine will have enough power for this boat that weighs in at 5800 lbs...
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