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    Normal Operating Temp's

    Hello All !! Just replaced the rear seal on my Dexter hub. I took the boat/trailer on a test run. Ambient Temp - 106 deg F 60 mile trip Road temp - 147 deg F Tire Temp - 175 deg F Right hub - 135 deg F (hub with new seal) Left hub - 138 deg F (Factory assembled) The hubs are the...
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    EZ Lube Rear Seal

    Hello all !! I have a new trailer, one season old and decided to add grease to the bearings for this season. I have the EZ Lube system, where the grease is supplied through the spindle and returned outward through the bearing housing. I greased and reinstalled the rubber dust caps and off I...
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    VP 3.0 Block Drain

    2004 Volvo Penta, 3.0 with SX drive:<br /><br />I only found two drains on the 3.0, one on the right side of the block and one on the underside of the manifold. I read in several threads that there are drains on each side ?? is this true with the 3.0 ??<br /><br />Thanks
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    Allen plug ? Top of exhaust riser

    Hello all,<br /><br />While winterizing my Volvo Penta 3.0 SX drive,<br />I pulled a 3/8 allen plug on top of the exhust riser "90" and poured a little antifreeze down it.<br />After I did that I wondered if the port was on the water side or engine exhaust side ???<br />Did I just pour...
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    Engine Fog

    Volvo Penta 3.0 2005 model<br /><br />How do you fog the engine ??<br /><br />Do you worry about leaving the carb with gas in it over the winter ?<br /><br />Is it necessary to unhook the hoses from the raw water pump, power steering cooler and elsewhere to drain water ?<br /><br />And !! is...
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    Winterize Engine

    In the past, I have mixed 50-50 antifreeze and water in a 5 gal bucket (Merc 3.0). I have opened the three drain valves (block - manifold -elbow) and let all water drain. I then connected a teel pump, using plastic 5/8 hose to the block drain valve and started pump, when antifreeze started...
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    Prop Question

    2005 3.0L Volva/Penta 17.5 ft Glastron:<br /><br />Put the boat in the water for the first time, with the new prop. My old (original) prop was a 14 1/4 X 21 Volvo, I installed a 14 X 21 SS MW Appollo XHS. One thing I noticed different from the Aluminum prop was that the new SS prop seemed to...
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    Help SS prop change

    2005 3.0L Volva/Penta 17.5 ft Glastron:<br /><br />Put the boat in the water for the first time, with the new prop. My old (original) prop was a 14 1/4 X 21 Volvo, I installed a 14 X 21 SS MW Appollo XHS. One thing I noticed different from the Aluminum prop was that the new SS prop seemed to...
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