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    Battery question

    I have a 1994 volvo penta v6 with two marine batteries (fairly new) on a perko switch. I have noticed that I get a hard start on my boat when it's on just one battery. But when switched to both batteries it cranks right up with no problems. After I shut down and switch to either battery it...
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    Guage problem and can't figure out

    I have 1994 ski boat with full gauges on dash. I had a problem with a horn a couple of weeks ago and figured out it was a loose ground that needed to be tight end. While behind the dash I noticed a loose nut behind one of the gauges and tight end it also. After that I was a lil worried about...
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    Radio problem

    I bought a pioneer stereo deck for my boat model mvh-x360bt from walmart 2 months ago everything was fine until I ordered a 4 channel pyle amp to get a lil bit more sound. I hooked my power and ground to battery and remote to stereo. I installed all my speakers and turned the radio on and only...
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    Prop question

    I have 1994 volvo penta v6 sx. I bought it around 3years ago and the pic is the prop as how it came. Am I loosing horse power or making it hard to plane out?
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    Is this normal

    I have a 94 v6 4.3 sx and just summarized with oil change,plugs,new manifolds, risers thermostat housing,thermostat,and impeller. I put the muffs on and everything looks good. The only thing I noticed was a lil white smoke coming out of propeller. Not much smoke but you can see it. Is this...
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    Raw water pump is getting no water.

    Today I was ready to start engine and get ready for summer. Just finished replacing manifolds,risers and thermostat. Everything looks good and motor cranked on quick. I had the muffs on drive as I usually do to test engine and cranked motor waiting for it to drop water under drive to show water...
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    Cant find part!!

    Today I removed the thermostat housing off my 1994 volvo penta to get the part number and can't seem to find it anywhere. The only place that had it was eBay but its used. I was trying to find it new but this part number does not show up anywhere. Not sure if it got replaced with different...
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    Does someone know the part name of this?

    This supplies water to manifolds and while removing the hoses I found pieces of the old impeller lodged in it. I have new manifolds and risers coming in and noticed it is almost rusted shut. Would like to replace this part but have no clue where to start. I have 1994 volvo penta sx v6 4.3 if...
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    Time to change manifolds

    I have a 1994 v6 volvo penta sx and would like to change the manifolds. Thinking these may b the originals but who knows. They both have hairline cracks and would like to replace before I create some real damage. How do I find the part number and should I also get the risers? How difficult to...
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    Help with ideas reversing boat

    I have 18 ft ski boat with volvo penta sx and the problem I am facing is that on my side of my backyard fence I have a gate that opens up to street to reverse a trailer. The only thing is that my backyard is sloping up some what so when I'm on the flat street reversing my boat into the backyard...
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    What temp to look out for?

    I have 1994 volvo penta 4.3 and am curious what temp should I be running. My gauge center mark is 180 degrees and when I first drive around its at a constant 200 degrees and after running around 25-30 mph for about a mile it will go up to 220 and sometimes will hit the max on gauge which is 240...
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    Manifolds are cracked

    I winterized my 1994 v6 volvo penta sx and put it all back together yesterday and noticed while on the muffs that both manifolds had hairline cracks and were dripping a little water. When I winterized the boat last year i noticed there was rust on the inside of the manifolds when I took off the...
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    How to wire LED lights

    I found some LED lights at ikea that change to 5 different colors and was wanting to install a few of these lights on my boat. The problem I'm having is they have an electrical wall plug at the end of it and I'm not sure if I could just cut the plug off and some how connect it to my boat...
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    Bilge pump question

    a 1994 Volvo penta sx and my problem I have Is the bilge pump burned out last weekend and I did not notice it stopped working until I pulled the boat out and unscrewed the plug and noticed all the water coming out ( more then usual). Went home and pulled the float up and nothing happened. Today...
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    Problem with tilt/trim

    I have a 1994 v6 Volvo penta sx outdrive. Took the boat out yesterday and everything was running fine until I noticed the trim was stuck in the up position and would not go up or down. When I push the button I can hear the normal squealing from the motor as if it is working but nothing is...
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    Help with Volvo penta outdrive

    How bad am I screwed? Today I tried changing the lower unit oil on my 94 4.3l v6 Volvo penta sx. I drained the oil from the bottom drain plug, and when trying to remove the top side screw plug the head broke off. I tried to drill it out but it went a little Crooked and ate the thread of the...
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