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    hwo critical is it to pull the circulation waterpump hose separatly for winterizing ?

    hey gents ! i have currently pulled my boat out of the water and protected it against freezing damage for the winterization. ( volvo penta 3.0 GS PNCA) 1-drained the block with much water coming out 2-drained the manifold with plenty of water out of it 3-removed the hose from the t-stat...
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    mercruiser 5.7 sudden milky oil

    hey ! i,m asking for a friends boat where we try to figure out what happened. he bought a used mercruiser 5.7 and we installed it on his boat. the engine started and ran fine without issues ( at the dock) . now we tried a first ride. first the engine was warmed up at the dock and everything...
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    prop alpha1 gen II to sx drive

    hey ! will a prop that was on a alpha one genII drive ( 1995) fit on a volvo sx drive ( 1996 ) ? i found a slightly used stainless prop with the diameters that would be nice for my boat but i,m not sure if the prop will fit. thanks !
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    14 3/8 x 15 vs 15x15 on volvo penta 3.0 sx drive

    hello ! i currently have a stainless turning point 14 1/2 x 17 on my volvo penta 3.0 GS with sx drive but that prop is a little bit to big on my 21ft cabin boat. it tops out at about 28 mph but revs only to about 3900rpm so i think a 15pitch is the way for me. i looked at the offers at iboats...
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    engine room blower does not suck out but blows air in !

    hey ! today i for first time since having this boat found one strange thing out : my engine room blower does not suck out but forces air in ! i have 4 opening to the engine room via housings and on one of them the blower is attached, the other are forced air supply. it does not look like...
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    idle mixture setting 3.0 GS PNCA holley 2 BBl carb

    hey gents ! i would like to tune up the idle mixture on my engine . as far as i understand you will find two screws each side of the carb and you start with a warmed engine idling in gear both screws one turn out . the you turn out ( enrichen) both srews until the smoothest idle is reached and...
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    3.0 GS suddenly stalled but restarted immediately

    hey gents ! today i had something strange - boating all day long with no issues from trolling to full speed. then, being at full power in glide the engine dropped in power for a second , i realized it and retarded the throttle a little and in the next second it suddenly stalled and died, as you...
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    Volvo Penta 3.0 GL vs 3.0 GS power ratings

    hi ! any ideas why the 3.0 GL, in all versions , is rated at 135 hp and the 3.0 GS in most versions at 150 hp ( but there are some versions with the 135hp rating ) ? both models are rated at the prop so thats not the answer i think- does the GS really has 15 horses more or is it just a...
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    problems with V-belts 3.0 GS PNCA

    hey ! i have a never ending issue with quickly loosening v belts on my engine. after 2 hours of drive you have to retighten the belts or they will start to slip - especially the raw waterpump belt and the main belt . am i doing something wrong or is it a thing that i have to live it on a...
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    exhaust pipe has a dent VP 3.0 GS

    hey ! i replaced my manifold and saw that for some reason the steel exhaust pipe has a dent to the inside ( below the rubber hose from the riser). since it reduces exhaust gas flow i would like to repair it but i,m wondering how. somekind of a spreader would be needed to push the dent out - a...
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    how best to tension the raw waterpump belt on a 3.0 GS ?

    hi gents ! i replaced my belts on my volvo- but its very hard to tension the waterpump belt. putting a hammer or similar between the block and the pump to tension it tends it twists a little to the side so the belt is not running perfectly. any ideas and hints ? thanks very much !
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    automatic bilge pump

    hey ! i have in my new boat an automatic bilge pump and a steering panel with the switches on , auto and manual on. it works fine with battery master on. but with battery master off the pump is just off and not armed ( in auto) so i want to switch it directly to the battery. but somehow i...
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    for what is the pipe from the carburator to the fuel pump on a 3.0 GS?

    hello ! my 3.0 GS PNCA ( year 1996) has a pipe which runs from the fuel pump to the carburator ( and connects to a nipple under the flame arrestor on the back) . it looks like a suction hose . i saw now that the pipe was broken so replaced it. before that you had to pump with the throttle when...
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    Vovlo Penta 3.0GS different thermostat housings

    hello ! i ordered a new thermostathousing for my 3.0 GS PNCA, the smart lady ordered one from a 3.0 GS-M which is one piece and mine is a two piece with the thermostat between the two. will the one piece thermostat fit in my engine or am i stucked to the two piece variant ? the bolting to...
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    volvo 3.0 GS- different thermostat housings?

    hello ! i orderen a new thermostathousing for my 3.0 GS PNCA, the smart lady ordered one from a 3.0 GS-M which is one piece and mine is a two piece with the thermostat between the two. will the one piece thermostat fit in my engine or am i stucked to the two piece variant ? the bolting to...
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    scratches on the cowling

    hey gents ! i have some scratches on my cowling and would like to fix it for a better look ( deep blue evinrude ficht ram cowling) since the original evinrude blue is hard to get and a full paint of the cowling would dictate to get new evinrude stickers on it i,m searching for a alternative...
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    starter motor seized evinrude ficht ram 150 ( year 2000)

    hey gents ! unfortunetly my season begins bad- my starter motor is seized up. it takes the current but it does not turn over and is not turnable by hand. does anybody had dismantled / rebuild such a think or is the only way to buy a new one ? unfortunetly pats for the fichts in europe are...
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    Volvo 3.0GS pushed freeze plug on exhaust manifold

    ahoi ! today i found a pushed freeze plug on the exhaust manifold on our 3.0GS engine. i winterized the boat , but relativly late and maybe one or two nights below freezing level passed by- thats at least my guess since the plug loooked good and whatelse than freezing should forced it to fell...
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    winterizing an 2000 150 hp ficht ram injection

    hi gents ! i now at winterizing work for our family boats - and after draining the mercruiser 5.0 mpi of my parents boat and seeing coming tons of water out of the block after removing the drain plugs i started to doubt about my outboard where i think no drain is needed. so. can you confirm...
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    draining 3.0 GS block

    hi gents ! i tried to winterize the penta 3.0gs and downloaded the manual from the penta side which claimes to remove the lower tubes from the water pump as well open the drain plugs on the port ans stbd side of the engine. the tubes were not the problem, but somehow the only drain plug i saw...
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