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    Lou C replied to the thread Starter stays running..
    You can check for voltage at the yellow red wire for the starter either at the ignition switch or at the solenoid itself (switch will be...
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    Lou C reacted to Bondo's post in the thread Starter stays running. with Like Like.
    Ayuh,..... at the switch, the yellow/ red wire should be powered Only when the key is in the Start position,.....
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    Lou C replied to the thread buying a new boat, this is broken on the trailer. what is it?.
    That's what it looks like. I have the same thing.....flush system for drum brakes that trailer looks like it might need some work...
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    Lou C replied to the thread 99 Volvo 5.0GL.
    thanks for the follow up! Just filled up my boat with Sunoco 94 octane for its trial run next week....
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    Lou C reacted to Bhuie's post in the thread 99 Volvo 5.0GL with Like Like.
    HEY GUYS…COIL FIXED IT!!! Thank you all for the advice!!
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    Lou C replied to the thread Rear main seal on 5.7 GXI.
    Hard to say, the front and rear seals on my old 4.3 which has to have at least 1500 if not more hrs on it, don't leak, but on the other...
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    Lou C replied to the thread 99 Volvo 5.0GL.
    The gas that gave me fits last season, was only 8/9 months old, stabilized E10 (all we can get at the gas docks here) and looked totally...
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    Lou C replied to the thread Mercruiser 5 L mpi cooling system.
    It's impossible to generalize because every boat is different, some have more than enough static water line height, some are marginal...
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    Lou C replied to the thread 99 Volvo 5.0GL.
    How old is the fuel in the tank, straight gas or E10? Reason why I ask is that last season, for the first time I had gas go bad on me...
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    Lou C replied to the thread Mercruiser 5 L mpi cooling system.
    I had to pull the outdrive to get the rest of the burned up flappers out they were in the exhaust passage, lucky the pins stayed where...
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    Lou C replied to the thread Mercruiser 5 L mpi cooling system.
    Well, it's hard to say, but if the static water line is just high enough with no safety margin it is possible to get water up the...
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    Lou C replied to the thread Mercruiser 5 L mpi cooling system.
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    Lou C replied to the thread Power steering fluid in bilge?.
    That job (actuator replacement) is one of those jobs that is such a pain on some boats, that the only saving grace of it, is that you...
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    Lou C replied to the thread Power steering fluid in bilge?.
    sometimes yah get lucky! for the P/S cooler, it will be in line with the raw water intake hose from the transom mount. Older Volvos and...
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    Lou C reacted to Toddavid's post in the thread Power steering fluid in bilge? with Like Like.
    Well, chalk up another “unsolved mystery” in my boating career. Went to the marina today, cleaned the bilge spotless, checked power...
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