Search results

  1. L

    Parasailing

    I am getting a crazy notion to buy a parasail, and wonder if there are any horror stories from people who have tried it? My lake allows it on weekdays, I have a way to solidly mount a winch for retrieval, and I have a big and heavy-enough boat. I realize the potential for sudden, instant...
  2. L

    Bravo three drive leaking gear lube

    I got the alarm yesterday while underway, quickly ruled out low sea water psi and engine overheat, and found the gear lube reservoir low, so the alarm did its job. The reservoir was full when I started. I have never used a drop on this 107 hour boat, and the reservoir was empty. So, put it on...
  3. L

    Bravo 3 prop pitch mixing

    Just thinking out loud. What if you wanted to go up or down 200 RPM and had multiple sets of different pitch Bravo 3 props lining the walls. If 24 pitch were on there, and you wanted a little more rev, could you put one 22 pitch prop on with the 24? If so, what position, front or rear...
  4. L

    Stiff power steering

    Hi guys! Sea Ray Sundeck, 496 mag,​ motor OM672099, drive OM701661. Fresh water, under 100 hours. The steering effort at the wheel is excessive. I have lubricated the ram at the actuator behind the engine, drained and refilled the power steering reservoir with synthetic, started it, moved the...
  5. L

    Merc 350 MPI low raw water psi and cool engine temps

    I am trying to figure out a weird cooling problem. 2004 350 MPI, ow 011398, bravo three drive ow 222650. The boat found some sand in shallow water, and the smartcraft gauges showed raw water psi at .5 idle, 5.2 cruise rpm, which was previously 7 psi idle, 9.8 cruise. So, I figured that it...
  6. L

    Dissapearing Bravo three gear lube

    Hi all! I am cleaning up a boat with a Bravo Three that seems to use gear lube. It is an '02, drive serial 0m1444xx, with less than 150 hours on it. It went through half a reservoir full in 5 hours of use. It does not seem to have water in the lower unit, tested by removing the lower drain...
  7. L

    Throttle position sensor testing?

    Hi guys! What is the proper way to test the TPS? The manual says to check voltage, and it should be at .7 for idle, and 4.5 at WOT. How do you test it? Do you pierce the wires with a probe? I would rather not. Do you need a scan tool? Does the engine have to be running, like the book...
  8. L

    No hot start 5.0 GXI

    I'm helping work on a boat with a weird hot start problem. '05 5.0 GXI-E, PN 3869255, SN 4012145906 with a SX-M drive. The boat starts cold perfectly, idles like a Lexus, makes great power, and operates flawlessly. It continues to run perfectly when it's warm, but my friend is afraid to shut it...
  9. L

    Picture of flush hose for Volvo GL 5.0

    The newer Volvo's GL-A's have an option for a threaded garden hose attach point inside the engine compartment so that you don't have to use muffs on the outdrive. I've been around them, but never paid attention to see which hose they are spliced in to. Does anyone have a picture of the flush...
  10. L

    5.0 GL Volvo hop up?

    Hi all! I was reading old posts about this, but never got a definitive answer. Has anybody put a 4 bbl on a GL 5.0? I hear that the manifold already accepts one, so bolting on a small 500 CFM should be quite possible. Holley's carb selector program calls for a 450 CFM on a 305 CI spinning at...
  11. L

    '04 Volvo 4.3 acceleration bog fix

    Hello all! My friend's boat with a 4.3 carb 2 bbl has a slight bog or hesitation with a full throttle take-off such as a ski start. I suspected the accelerator pump, and did the following: replaced accel pump diaphram, old one wasn't too flexible and it's a $4 part, turned up idle in gear to...
  12. L

    Volvo SX U-joints

    Hello! I'm working on a 2004 Glastron GX185 with a Volvo 4.3 and Volvo SX drive. A little bit of water got in through a hole in the u-joint bellows, and I'm replacing the Gimbal bearing and bellows. The u-joints themselves are tight, still move smoothly and like new, since the boat has only 90...
View older results
Top