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    5.7l compression question

    Late 70's Volvo/GM 350, 260HP; 280 V/P S/P outdrive; 21' Bayliner Skagitt Sunbridge After running thru many problems, I finally got around to checking my compression......here is what I found: 1-152 2-150 3-140 4-155 5-145 6-150 7-160 8-170 My question is this: I have read...
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    Anothr junk rebuilt carb?????

    I purchased a "rebuilt" carb and when I opened it up to change jets/metering rods I was a little irritated as to what I found.... Boat:1979 Bayliner 21' Skagitt Sunbridge Engine:Volvo/GM 350, 260hp Outdrive:Volvo 280 s/p The Quadrajet I purchased as a "rebuilt marine carb" looks to be another...
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    Volvo 5.7 2000rpm WALL....HELP

    OK, so here's the background. I bought this boat a month ago or so, and have been working on it ever since, and quite frankly it is really starting to irk me. It's a '78 Bayliner 21' Skagitt Sunbridge with a Volvo/GM 5.7 260hp with a 280 single prop outdrive. I have been battling some...
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    84 Johnson 115 tach problem

    I have an 84 Johnson 115 that I bought used last year and wasn't able to use until this year. I have been working thru some issues....one that has me a little baffles is the tach (tach came with teh motor when I bought it). It works very strangely...once the tach gets to around 5500rpm, the...
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