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    Volvo SX Drive Sticking

    I have a 1996 Volvo Penta 3.0GSP that powers a SX Cobra drive. Shorty after the first ride with the boat, i noticed when I turn the wheel all the way to the left, it gets stuck and is very difficult to then steer back to the right. Also when the drive sticks, the engine slows down, very...
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    Valve makes knocking sound

    Well, after passing a boat the other day i had to give my engine full throttle, and due to a prop with too low of a pitch (getting a new one soon), the engine went all the way up to 5000 revs. I believe this 1996 Volvo Penta 3.0GSP is only supposed to get up to 4600-4700. Now, whenever the...
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    What Pitch Prop Do I Need?

    Hi, I was wondering what pitch prop I need. My boat is a '96 Chris Craft 175, which weighs roughly 2,500lb and is powered by a Volvo Penta 3.0 GS with a SX Cobra drive. I'm unaware of the current pitch on the prop on there now, but it's a four blade, and I'd like to get a three blade, it has a...
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    Volvo Penta 3.0 Rev Limiter?

    I have a volvo penta 3.0 gs on a 1996 chris craft, and after a minute or so of full-throttle the boat would lower the RRMs form around 5000 to 4000. A mechanic came to look at it and said there was a speed limiter on the engine, which he said should slow the engine down to 4000 RPMs after a...
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