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    What's under the STBD block cover on a 3.0

    I have been working with a friend of mine on his 3.0L that gets a lot of water in the oil. My ?? is what is under the plate on the stbd side of the motor? It runs along the whole side. My guess is the CAM. His motor dumps water in the oil. The cyls are dry and there wasn't any rust in them...
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    4 BBL Carb Performance Gains.

    Am tinkering with the idea of swaping my Holly 2300 2bbl Carb for a Holly 4160 4BBL Carb. I'm curious of how much performace on the top end I can expect to get. I have a 2002 Glastron 205 GX powered by A Volvo 5.0 GL-B and pushed by a SX drive with the 1.60 ratio. I run a 19 pitch prop to ski...
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    No fwd gear

    Friend of mine has a 27ft Renken fishing boad with Twin 200 HP1996 Johnsons. The port motor (CCW) stoped working in FWD. The shift cable moves the lever just fine and reverse works fine. Sounds to me like some trouble in the lower unit. The thing doesn't make any grinding noise. Just...
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    Cracked block?

    :%Droped an E-Bay motor in my buddys 98 Wellcraft. Motor is a Volvo 3.0GL with the SX drive. Ran on the muffs for @ 15min. Sounded great. Yesterday we checked the oil and it was a mess. Today I pulled the plugs and all were dry. Cranked the motor and no water sprayed out. Did a...
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    OMC Impeller.

    Another friend of mine just took permanent posession of his dads 1985 Renken with a 2.5L OMC. Went to go for a ride on this boat a few months ago and didn't get 5 min from the ramp before the temp gauge was peged. He's pulled the thermostat to replace it and I have told him to replace the...
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    Compatability of GM 2.5L and GM 3.0L

    A good friend of mine has a 1997 Wellcraft 185 bow rider that came with a Volvo 3.0L and the SX drive. He didn't winterise at all last year and the state of his boats motor this past spring wasn't condusive to any days on the water. Had all the water he could stand in his oil pan and the motor...
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    Volvo SX drive removal

    I have a 2002 Glastron 205GX with the Volvo Penta 5.0GL and SX drive. I would like to remove the outdrive to inspect everything and put it back on. What are the steps in doing this and will I need any consummables like O-rings or gaskets to put it back on? Thanks in Advance.:}:}:}
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