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    Volvo Penta 3.0GL sea water pump leak

    Please see this diagram... http://www.volvopentastore.com/WATER_PUMP/dm/*******.654448303--**********.791352116--store_id.366--view_id.311828 Mine is leaking in the housing that contains the pulley. I've taken it apart and have found a ceramic seal that is not in that diagram. I beleive that...
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    Silly Gas Cap question

    My o-ring on my gas cap is shot. I'm am having the hardest time finding a replacement. I think I need something with a 1 3/4" ID and 2" OD. The only # on the gas cap is 91049. My boat is a 95 Larson 174 SEI, probably won't help though. Any ideas or direction would be much appreciated. Thanks
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    Draining engine block for winter, question..?

    Call me anal but how do you make sure you get all the water out? I mean my manual says to make sure you pay attention to the low spots. Well umm, I can't exactly tilt the engine...is it being level good enough? Volvo 3.0 Penta SX - Also on the outdrive there is a screw/drain to let water out...
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    power trim pump question

    Ok this is a really dumb question. I have the trim/tilt pump that looks like this http://www.volvopentastore.com/SX_POWER_TRIM_TILT/dm/*******.649246614--category_id.343812--**********.385255290--store_id.366--view_id.312117 My question is it has an integrated resevoir. How do I refill it? I...
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    outdrive doesn't stay in position?

    I have a Volvo Penta SX 3.0. With the boat sitting on the trailer and the outdrive down as far as it can go with about an inch clearence before hitting the ground the outdrive will "fall" down the remaining inch over the course of a week... ideas?
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    Volvo 3.0GL performance

    Good compression, throttle butterflies open all the way, trimmed, WOT with a 17inch ALum prop is a verified 4000. WOT is supposed to be 4200-4500 To check for possible wet foam I weighed the boat and it only weighs 355# more then it is supposed to. Trailer empty weight is 300#, so really 55...
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    bunk replacement

    I need to replace a bunk on my trailer, easy job but what sort of wood should i use? what about carpet? what about glue to hold the carpet to the bunks..or should I use staples?
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    Transom Saver for I/O? Use them?

    I know there has already been some discussion on outboards but was not able to find any regarding I/O's.. I was told by local guys that I should be using clips, which I have since bought, but I prefer to get some other thoughts.
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    Dumb Impeller question

    I have a Volvo 3.0 with the seawater pump in the front near the motor. Question is, I know I am supposed to change the impeller every season or so but on which pump? The seawater pump or the water circulation pump. Or both?
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    Oil leak around plug still

    Hey Don! I replaced the crush washer, o-ring, and sealing washer with Dealer parts and the dumb thing still leaks! I tighted it to spec, 15-18ft #'s. I even tried putting a thin coat of black atv (after draining oil and cleaning) around the sealing washer where it leaks. It leaks around the...
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    Oil leak - I think I can fix..need advice

    Ok, as some of you know I had a bunch of work done on my Volvo Penta 3.0GL. Also had the transom rebuilt..but thats beside the point. When they reinstalled the motor after doing some engine work they pushed the oil drain tube "block" into the bilge pump. It is leaking where the arrow is and...
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    my 'new' boat / rotten transom / what would you do?

    Ok guys here is my situation, I am throughly disgusted and need some advice. I purchased a 95 Larson 174 for about $5250 from a guy in december. Ran it briefly before the sale and bought it. Now knowing what to look for nothing stood out as being a problem. I have since invested, $950 in motor...
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    Transom leak!

    I just picked my boat up today, $934 to change the timing cover gasket, front oil seal, and shift cable. Now water is leaking through the transom into the bilge. Did they have to remove the outdrive to change that shift cable? Could they have caused this? BTW its a volvo 3.0gl..
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    Oil leak now, uggg

    I got my pretty boat all ready to go today, drove two hours then bam. I have an oil leak. It was not there earlier in the day at home. On top of that I had a coolant hose all of a sudden spring a leak. The water hose started leaking right after I cranked the engine. Then I noticed that the water...
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    Shift Cable help!

    can anyone enlighten me as to why I can not find a replacement shift cable for my Penta SX? volvopentastore does not have it in any diagram. Is this something like a teleflex cable that I can find anywhere? Should the cable have numbers on it? The sleeve is pretty much trash. How hard is this to...
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    stuck open thermostat?

    My new 3.0, new to me, seems to be running cold? I've had it out at the lake 3 times or so, about 1 1/2 hour each time. The temp gauge never seems to move. However on ear muffs it does, it doesn't get much past 120 (in about 10 min). Think its stuck open? I'll say that lake water was about 40...
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    Se 300 hydrofoil removal

    Alrighty got another question. This Boat of mine has an SE 300 hydrofoil on it that I would like to remove. The question is, there will be 4 holes on the anti-venilation plate after I remove it. I'm not sure if they were there or if someone "made" them. Do I need to fill these in? If so how?
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    overproped?

    Hey, got my first new toy, (new to me) a Larson 174. It has the Volvo 3.0. It came to me with a new 19 SS prop. I'm only getting 3700 on the tach at WOT. Think it is overproped? That would be my first guess but wanted to check. Suprisingly, even at 3700rpm I get over 40mph? Just barely but a...
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    Wrong Grease Steering Cable

    Hey, My boat is impossible to turn. Someone put the wrong kind of grease on my steering cable in my manual steered Larson 174. I think I can pull the cable out of the steering tube and clean it with some degreaser and regrease and it be fine. Problem is I'm not sure what type of grease to...
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