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Looking to buy a used boat.
Its coming with a 2000 Volvo 5.7 GSI 280 HP
200 hours.
Please offer a explanation of what a Diagnositc run through the computer does and also what a compression test does?
What are the benefits of both and are they both needed or one more than the other?
Also has...
I have found the boat i have wanted for awhile. But the location selling it isnt a Volvo marina. So they don't have the required equipment to run a computer diagnostic. I wanted that to know the actual engine hours. What can I do about this? What other items should i look at when examining...