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    Help me diagnose my Volvo issues

    Hello all, I've recently bought a 1984 bayliner with a volvo AQ125a motor in it. I rebuilt the water pump, replaced a busted exhaust baffle, changed all the fluids and put it in the water. It started up strong and ran like a champ....for about an hour. A little diagnostic work and it looks...
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    Upgrading Ignition in Volvo Motor. Options?

    So my new old boat died on the water yesterday. It's a Bayliner with a Volvo AQ125a in it. I checked and there's no spark at the plugs, so the problem is either in the coil or the distributor. I hate fiddling with points so I'd like to upgrade to something better. What are my options? How...
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    Help! My Volvo Died Today!

    Hello all. I recently bought an old bayliner with a volvo aq125 in it. I spent a while working out kinks in the cooling system and replacing parts that obviously needed it and got it out on the water for the first time today. It ran great for about an hour. Motor fired right up, ran smooth...
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    Help! Volvo water pump isn't pumping!

    Hello all, I'm a new boater and I bought an old boat. Don't assume I know anything because I probably don't. :) My boat is an old Bayliner with a Volvo AQ125A/270 stern drive setup. When I bought the boat the raw water pump wasn't moving any water. I took the water pump apart and replaced...
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    volvo sterndrive cooling questions

    Hello all, New boater here. I just bought an older boat for little money and I'm learning as I go. It's a 1984 19' Bayliner Capri with a Volvo AQ125a/AQ270 stern drive setup in it. The raw water pump was leaking profusely so I replaced the two seals where water runs in and out of it today...
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    New boater, new old boat!

    Hello all, I just bought my first boat! I've never had a boat of my own before but I've been around boats many times in my life. I found a 1984 Bayliner Capri Bowrider 1950 with the Volvo AQ125A stern drive setup in it. It's on an old Creaseman galvanized trailer. The motor, steering, trim...
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    New Boater, New Old Boat!

    Hello all, I just bought my first boat! Its a 1984 Bayliner Capri Bowrider that's about 18.5 ft in length with the Volvo AQ125A stern drive setup in it. The motor, steering, trim, everything works great. The interior is decent. Somebody put new vinyl in it not too long ago and it's cleaned...
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