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    What can be causing coil to fail?

    I've got a Chaparral with a Volvo Penta 5.7GS. In the last two months I've replaced the coil cause I get no spark out of the coil. Each time the engine immediately starts and works for about a month ( 2-4 trips for a total of ~6 hours of use). When the first coil failed I just assumed I got a...
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    Engine won't fire--how to tell if coil is bad

    I've got a chaparral 5.7L Volvo Penta I/O that won't fire. The starter turns the engine just fine but the engine never tries to fire. Since I've had problems with my kill switch I originally thought it had something to do with that but I checked and there is 12V going to both leads on the coil...
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    Help-Volvo Temp Sensor Problems

    I've got a Volvo Penta I/O 5.7L engine with a temp sensor that is always reading <100 F by the gage and I doubt that the engine is reading this cool. When I measure the resistance of the sensor it is 550 ohm at room temp. Does anybody know if this is normal for this type of sensor. Also the...
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    Help with IO Trim/Tilt

    I've got a 97 Chapparal with a 5.7L Volvo Penta IO. The IO unit will not go up or down and I do not hear the solenoid clicking when I press the til/trim button. The trailer button will cause the outdrive to go up. When I probe the blue & green wires on the outdrive solenoid, it has voltage on...
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