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I have trim control unit on my 5.7Gi/SX. P/N is 3851584. I have trim controls at the dash, but no gauge/indicator. The control unit (aft, mounted next to the hydraulic motor) has 3 LEDs - red, yellow, green. It's flashing quickly and non-stop: red and green together, then yellow alone...
Hi all,
5.7l Gi, 1996, TBI. Putting my frustration and subsequent embarrassment aside, here's the short roundup of a crappy day yesterday. Cracked an exhaust manifold, 4 port cylinders filled with saltwater. Within a few hours I pulled all plugs and cranked the water out. Following my...
My fuel pump (pn 3855276) started intermittent whining the last few trips out. When it didn't whine immediately after starting, the motor ran great. When it did whine on startup, it would bog, surge, and occasionally stall. Last night it stalled and would not re-start. After that last stall...
1996 5.7l Volvo penta duoprop (SX-C1 outdrive) and 24' Reinell. Throttle-body fuel injection. The motor was fully winterized last fall with new fuel filter, fuel stabilizer added to the tank. New spark plugs this spring. Have started it a few times in the driveway, and just run it at idle...
Re: Bad Ground?? Please help me stop cursing.
First off, thanks for sticking with me guys... can't tell you how much I appreciate it.
Fl Richard - I believe you're right about the thermal breaker. I've located all breakers that my penta manual tells me exist (with the exception of the one...
Some of you have helped me think about an electrical problem I'm having (Thread: Bad Ground???). It's going to be a bear to get at the lower back of the motor (penta I/O), and I'm thinking ahead to heading off the problem...
What are your suggestions re: the idea of establishing a new main...
Just joined and was encouraged by some really good wiring discussions here... and now a have a problem. Short version:
1977 Reinell powered with 1996 Volvo Penta 5.7l Gi I/O duoprop. 2 deep cycle marine batteries in parallel.
Keep losing all power when I turn the ignition key. This started...
