Volvo 432 A 6 Cylinder 1993
At idle speed I reached for a fender outside my boat and accidentally thrust the throttle lever full forward causing the engine to stall. I could not restart it. Smelled gasoline, thinking it was flooded I waited a few minutes and still could not get it to start...
I removed the seawater pump and upon replacing it I had a difficult time bolting the stay (the metal arm the supports the front of the pump) to the engine block. I noted what appeared to be more vibration of the pump and a few hours laters, the metal of arm of the stay broke. What would cause...
The instructions for mounting a Garelick kicker bracket would leave the prop and skeg in the water while in the up position. Woudn't that produce drag when cruising at speed. Any suggestions?
Ran boat first time this season. Temp gauge showed 160 degrees within 10 minutes. Shut it down and noticed steam escaping from oil cap on the rocker arm cover. Brought boat home and put on ear muffs on the sterndrive and let idle for 30 minutes. Temp guage stayed at 110 and no steam evident...
