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So I took off the distributor cap to get to my oil cooler. And of course I made a first timer's dumb mistake - I didn't have the outline for the proper order of wiring leading to distributor ... and of course I got the arrangement incorrect and now - I think I killed my boat! When I turned the...
All hoses attached to thermostat as well as raw water pump have been removed and emptied out, except for the one attached to the raw water cooler (#11 on diagram). Is this part even accessible?
And as for the exhaust ports - all are rusted with the exception of the one "oil blow-by" port...
Hey guys, you know how sometimes you want to just give up, well I am filling like that right now. This is when I turn to you all for help. My 2002 VP 5.0 GL-C overheated terribly a couple months ago. Impeller was shredded and thermostat ugly. Both are replaced along with manifolds yet it...
I know, check the stickies for Volvo Penta - service manual. If it is the link to the VP website for manuals that's all well and good except I am having trouble finding a serial number match. So instead I have spent a good hour reviewing all the prior threads concerning manifold and riser...
See pics...how bad is it? What if I continue to run it? What would you do?
Back story: Boat was running well until it overheated. Did not know anything about boats then after a $500 Sea Tow I started to wise up. Impeller was completely shredded, (only bits were found!), this and the...
