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    The age-old, "What to clean your boat with" thread :)

    Hey all! Having had the boat buffed every year for the last 3 years, minus this one, a few people told me that you can keep and even restore the surface of gel coat with a good bush. I made the test today with a fixed brush that attaches to a hose. Using water only, I was able to effectively...
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    Power steering fluid leak, but parts no longer available... Anywhere...

    Hi all! As the proud owner of a 1994 Vista 278 with a pair of OMC 50FI engines, I was doing some preventative maintetance and noticed that power steering oil was almost gone. Now before I start a job, I always check if parts are available. So I checked for the pressure hose, return hose and...
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    Ford 50Fi EFi engine: No power at high RPM untill and stop and restart.

    Hi all! You may remember my thread last year about having a pair of these engines that would stay in FMEM mode and run rough while guzzling fuel. So after fixing the issues, all has been well. However, after my 14th outing this season, I started noticing something peculiar...(after over 800KM)...
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    How to use any Ford OBD1 code scanner with Ford EFI OMC/Volvo engines.

    Re: How to use any Ford OBD1 code scanner with Ford EFI OMC/Volvo engines.
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    Need help with Ford 302 injected engine running WAY to cold...

    Please follow this link: http://forums.iboats.com/volvo-penta-i-o-inboard-gas-engines-outdrives/ford-efi-cooling-way-cold-629458.html#post4393128
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    Ford EFI cooling: Way to cold... (SOLVED sorta)

    You may remember this thread about my adventures in finding why my engines are in limp mode, except for 3 weeks in the middle of summer. Thread here: http://forums.iboats.com/volvo-penta-i-o-inboard-gas-engines-outdrives/looking-advice-ford-based-efi-v8s-1993-1996-a-622323.html Well, after...
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    Looking for advice on Ford based, EFI V8's from 1993-1996...

    Re: Looking for advice on Ford based, EFI V8's from 1993-1996... For those who are visual:
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    How to use any Ford OBD1 code scanner with Ford EFI OMC/Volvo engines.

    http://forums.iboats.com/volvo-penta-i-o-inboard-gas-engines-outdrives/how-use-any-ford-obd1-code-scanner-ford-efi-omc-volvo-engines-628557.html#post4385433
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    How to use any Ford OBD1 code scanner with Ford EFI OMC/Volvo engines.

    Well, it took a lot of investigation, but I finally sorted it out :) After looking at a Ford code scanner and the instruction for an OMC one, I noticed that the Ford test button was a click type always off. So you push on and let go off. However, the OMC manual that explains the OMC tester...
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    Looking for advice on Ford based, EFI V8's from 1993-1996...

    Hi all. I am trying here cause no one seems to have experience from the OMC sub forum. After fixing an electrical issue with the house side of a cruiser, and having both alternators going through an isolator, I noticed a massive improvement in ride quality, engine sound and also reduced my...
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    1994 Ford MPI 5.0: ECU in safe mode at low voltage?

    Hi all. After tracking an electrical issue with a 1994 FW Vista 278, which consisted of loose power connections all across the house 12 volt wiring, fuel consumption dropped by 2/3. That's right. The same trip that took a 1/4 tank to make is now made 3 times on the same 1/4 which was confirmed...
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    Spark Plug question OMC 5.0Fi 1994 Ford Mustang engine...

    Hi all! Well, after starting to change the spark plugs on mee boat, I noticed that, even cross referencing BRP's part lists and Volvo's parts list as well (they used that same engine in those years), I have a long plug, going 17mm into the head. However, I removed this from the right head of...
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    About to chainge a pair of trim senders on 94 non-SX Cobras: wire plug?

    Hi all. After looking at erratic trim guages and confirming the very rough movements of the senders, I ordered a pair of Sierra's and will now proceed to change them. However, even having the service manual, I am not sure how to pop the old wires from the original plug and what to do with the...
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    Does ECT sensor means that an engine without a thermostat will consume more gas?

    Hi all. This is a theoretical subject for sure, but having a pair of Ford 302's EFI (MPI) in front of Cobra drives, I was reading the maintenance manual and noticed that there are Engine Cooling Temperature(ECT) sensors. Since the engines never go past 120F, does this signal the engine to keep...
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    1994 OMC Cobras w/Ford 5.0 MPI engines, what to look for?

    Hi all! I recently purchased a Four Winns 278 that has, by corporate association, a pair of Mustang Cobra engines in front of really Volvo looking Cobra drives. I am not sure they are Cobras but they look like SX drives with the impeller in the upper unit. They work great and have excellent...
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    Twin 4.3 EFi's-A1 in a 1999 Sundancer 290 = 32MPH max?

    Hi all! Searching for boats, I tried out an amazingly clean 1999 Sundancer 290 from Searay. Boat looked 2 years old, really shows SR build quality. However, there is only one snag from pulling the trigger: WOT tests yielded 52KPH (32MPH) at WOT. The engines were tuned up last fall, the gas in...
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