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    Yamaha 1991 50hp please help, weird problem

    Hi all i bought (in a rush due to lockdown etc) a 1991, 3 cylinder two stroke, DETO, got it home and it turns out the sellers idea of runs great is different to mine, ran on 1 cylinder , low compression on two out of the three cylinders etc. So....managed to find a powerhead second hand, good...
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    Volvo penta 1993 434a v6 alternator help? Fuel pump? , please, please help!

    Hi all i have had a few issues with my boat recently and thought today I had finally got to the bottom of it after pulling my hair out with a fueling problem that believe it or not turned out to be a faulty batch of brand new pumps!! Now when I start the boat it starts fine runs for around 30...
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    Please help, Running problems 1993 Volvo Penta V6 434a, 4bbl holley, help.....

    Hi all, Really need some help with my running problems with my 1993 penta 4.3 v6 with a 4BBL holley. 2 years ago while out with my wife towards the end of the season my engine started running rough, it would throttle up and run on the hose fine but under load it would totally die, drop off the...
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    Help! may have put wife off boating forever, running probs penta 4.3 v6 4bbl holley

    Volvo penta 434a 4.3 V6 (1993) 4bbl holley+ 290 duoprop Hi all, Would appreciate some help, had my boat out a few times this season running fine, then tonight I decide to take my wife outa spin, run boat on muff's all fine, launch boat and motor out. After running for a couple of minutes 3k...
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    Penta Duo prop question -is the upgrade to stainless worth it and pitch question.....

    Re: Penta Duo prop question -is the upgrade to stainless worth it and pitch question. Thanks for the replies, the boat is actually a 93 model, Cranchi dont do anything as small now (people dont usually believe me that its 20 years old, dont think it will ever date!)
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    Penta Duo prop question -is the upgrade to stainless worth it and pitch question.....

    Hi all, Currently running a 21' Cranchi (Italian) boat with a 93 Penta 4.3l V6 with a 4BBL Holley + Volvo Penta DP-C1 Drive, currently WOT at 4600rpm and 40knots, currently have a set of Alu B7 props on her, they are kinda dinged and not in the best shape but still do the job. Am looking to get...
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    Volvo Penta 4.3 v6 erratic ilde problem

    Hi all, Just taken my boat out for the first time this year and have a bit of a problem with my idle (Penta 434a 4.3 V6 1993, 4bbl Holley), took boat out gave it a good run and slowed, took it out of gear and the boat was sitting around 200-350rpm on tickover and sounding lumpy, had my tools...
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    Penta 434a v6 with 4bbl holley stalling when shifting into gear, advice please

    Hi all, I have a 434a penta v6 with a 4 barrel holley (4160), last year I noticed that when the engine was up to temp when shifting from neutral into drive slowly sometimes the engine would stall out, if I shifted a bit quicker and gave it a bit more throttle it would be ok as I could then...
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    DP-C1 penta outdrive- clunks when shifting

    Hi all, after a summers boating I have a quick question, my 93 dp-c1 drive is quite clunky when I shift into/out gear, on the muffs on land it is seamless, but in the water it does seem to clunk quite a bit, I have got the tickover set right and wondered if there was something that needed...
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    penta 1993 434a v6 leaking seawater pump advice please

    Hi all (again!) Another small teething problem with my boat! Had the boat out yesterday for a good few hours, while running slow I decieded to check on the engine so opened the hatch while running a noticed a drip coming from behind the impeller housing (replaced impeller last month for new...
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    1993 DP-C1 drive quick question (probably stupid!)

    Hi all, Just a quick question, again probably stupid, but I had my boat in the water for the second time yesterday and when I had it on the trailer I noticed that some water was coming from the upper shift mec cover. Just wondered if water is supposed to get into that cover as when I removed it...
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    Cold start procedure VP 1993 434a v6

    Re: Cold start procedure VP 1993 434a v6 Thanks for taking the time to reply, Yeah what I need is a seperate throttle control, on my previous boats (all with outboards) each one seemed to like a different amount of gas to start and rev to clear their throats a bit and had levers etc to allow...
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    Cold start procedure VP 1993 434a v6

    Hi all, i have a Cranchi 21" with a 434a 4.3 v6 (1993) coupled to a DP-C1 outdrive and I have a few questions. I renovated the boat over the winter and had it in the water for the first time yesterday, I am finding the boat hard to start when cold, it will fire immediately off the key run for...
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    Volvo penta '93 DP-C1 trim ram rebuild possible?

    Hi all, After help from here I finally got my trim/tilt working:D, now, this week I have been moving the boat around so have been putting the drive up and down and today I noticed a very small pool of oil on the floor :( With a bit of investigation the oil is coming from the portvside ram, not a...
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    Volvo Penta throttle trim question/problem

    Hi all, First post:D, but learnt loads from the site already, I currently have a 21" Cranchi Start with a 4.3l (434) v6 with a volvo DP-C1 drive. I have bought the boat as a winter project as it has quite a bit needing done so I am starting with getting it running right then moving onto...
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