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    1 or 2 PDS bearings in my Volvo 270 outdrive

    there's no way to know what parts you need until it's broken down. just be careful, you can spend a lot of money without ever using the boat. it sounds like you have a thru hull water intake. if it works, I would leave it. dont fix what works, being 50 years old, I'd bet there's more pressing...
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    Reverse Lock Mechanism Help: VP 280

    to me, the pawl in your pic looks fine. I've never replaced mine so I can't say whether or not you can replace them without pulling the whole assembly (which is quite involved since the assembly is held by the pivot tube). regardless of gear, can you physically pull up on the outdrive? the...
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    Reverse Lock Mechanism Help: VP 280

    the pawls will catch in forward but should release if you hit something. so it sounds like it's working correctly. as long as it doesn't bounce up in reverse and it releases correctly when you tilt up, you're good to go.
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    Older Ranger Inboard

    I reread your original post, didn't realize all the work you had done. I'm not real familiar with the Ford V8, but I'd imagine most 302s with a marine cam and marine electronics and accessories would work. there is no such thing as a marine specific block. some parts may be very hard to find.
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    Older Ranger Inboard

    those ford's in the 70s where known as the AQ190 for the 302 and AQ240 for the 351. if the block is cracked, causing the water in the oil, then yes, a new block is needed. but it's hard to say what's really wrong without pressure testing and/or tearing down the motor. the heads could have...
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    Serial id. Help

    can you tell me what the fitting and plate are that are clamped to the drive? I've never seen that.
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    Serial id. Help

    post a pic of the entire outdrive
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    Volvo Penta vs Mercruiser

    sure it's an aq100 outdrive? they were obsolete in 1976...doing all this work, I'd look for a newer drive train. cool old boat however, good luck!
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    water pressure vs air pressure

    Yep. I found that it took about 10psi to move the water in the lines, so charging to 20 moved some water but I had to recharge quite often to clear each line. I'm confident that next year when I charge up to 50psi, it will speed things up, and by hooking my compressor to the expansion tank, I...
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    water pressure vs air pressure

    thanks for the replies. next year I'll install an air hose fitting so I can attach my compressor, set to 50 psi, to the expansion tank to make the winterizing easier. I'll leave the 120 psi to harringtondav.
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    water pressure vs air pressure

    I found myself tasked with winterizing a property the other day. it has a well that feeds 3 structures. I found that I could isolate the lines to each building using the different valves built into the plumbing setup. there is an old non-bladder expansion tank that I was charging up to 20 psi...
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    Tritoon maybe

    I have a 24 footer with a 90hp 2 stroke. I added a third toon and have been happy with the results. I never weighed the third toon but it doesn't weigh that much, maybe 150lbs. my speed stayed the same, no extra drag, perhaps because it raised the front of the boat up 3 inches. it handles...
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    Volvo 1000530 Cylinder Head Torque Specs

    this is from the same manual, but the aq125b the 125a was 2.1ltr the 125b was 2.3 ltr 1983 would most likely be the 125a. if you look by the starter there may be a tag that says what you have
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    Volvo 1000530 Cylinder Head Torque Specs

    here's from the aq125 manual
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    Thinking about an upgrade for the tow vehicle

    the V10 ford is not a bad motor if you must look in that 2010 and earlier range. the 6.7 is much better but also newer and more expensive. can't speak on chevy or dodge. good luck!
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