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Well, I did it this time. I put the boat in the backyard after our last outing. Cleaned the boat, flushed the engine, put the battery tender on and then the full cockpit canvas cover. I DIDN’T take the plug out and honestly don’t know why not. I’ve had the boat 30 years and have never left the...
I was working on my Larson 215 Hampton, Volvo-Penta 5.0GL with an SX drive this weekend and am having some difficulty with electrical connections.
I was wondering what boat owners consider a good product to use on electrical connections both to clean them and provide good contact. I've...
Hi everyone:
I've got a 1998 Larson with a 5.0 GL (PBYC) Volvo Penta charcoal engine. My shift cable froze up so I ordered a new one to replace it. Here's my stupid mistake, I can't seem to get the cables to line up again. I had to disconnect both the throttle and the shift cable to get the...
This is regarding my 1998 Larson 5.0 GL (PBYC) with SX-CI outdrive. I am continuing to work on this boat after it having been in storage for the last five years. I have the engine turning over now but am experiencing yet another problem. The engine won?t turn over when I disengage the drive...
1998 5.0 liter GL, volvo-penta engine, charcoal with SX outdrive on a Larson 215 Hampton.
I'm trying to drain 40+ gallons of 5 year old gas from my tank. I've tried to pass every sort of tube I can down the fill tube and can't get anything to pass through due to a 90 degree turn in the fill...
Does anyone have any advice for removing the bolt closest to the flywheel on a volvo-penta I/O small block chevy (5.0L) engine? I spent all day trying to get it off. I used some liquid wrench but the problem is more that I can't get any sort of wrench, socket, etc around the head of the bolt and...
