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    AQ 280 Power Trim hoses

    The hoses for the power trim are old and cracked. The part numbers are 850906 and 850907. I was curious if anyone may have been successful in having suitable replacements made at a hose shop versus paying over $400 for Volvo penta ones?
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    Volvo 3.0l exhaust hot , engine cool

    I have a friend with a 2000 volvo penta 3.0l raw water cooled stock exhaust. I just replaced their drive because they had cracked the old one and locked it up. Anyway we took it for a test lap today and the engine ran 160 no problem, I took the motor box off and I noticed the exhaust...
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    mecruiser 3.0L won't go into timing mode

    I recently pulled the cylinder head from a customers boat to find the gasket blown on number 3 cylinder toward the intake. Also there was a exhaust valve tuliped on number 2 cylinder. The customer had the head redone and I reinstalled it. Problem is that when I test ran it and tried to set...
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    1979 9.8 hp shift shaft bushing removal

    Just wondering if anyone out there has removed the shift shaft bushing on one of these, and can shed some light as to how it should be accomplished. I'm working on a friends 9.8 hp serial 5640302. I was putting a new impeller in it when I saw the shift shaft seal leaking. Well I just can't send...
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    1986 Force 50 hp Breaker Point Gap?

    Can anyone of you guys help me out with what the breaker points gap is on this model. The model number on the motor is 507X6A. Thanks in advance.
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    Redneck Houseboat

    http://www.break.com/pictures/oct11gallery21.html
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    Honest mistake

    This isn't a boating story,but funny nonetheless.<br />Let me start by saying my last name is Walker.<br />When I was in grade school, the teachers used to take us all to the auditorium at the end of the day to get ready for the busses.Up on the wall were the numbers of the busses and all the...
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