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    Volvo Penta 40 / Archimides 40 / Solo 40. German engine manual/help

    On my version of the engine there is no fuel pump and there is not even a hole drilled into the crankcase for it. Photo is not needed, a standard pump from mercury/johnson/evinrude is used. But I don't need it and don't plan to install it. It seems that versions of this engine with on-board...
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    Trolling motor disrupts sonar image

    Buy the Murata BNX002 electronic component from a radio parts store (Farnell, Mouser, Digi-Key) and install it in the gap in the sonar power cable, as close as possible to the sonar, and ideally in the sonar itself. It will remove all power supply interference, much more effectively than a...
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    Spark plugs

    Unfortunately, you can also find fakes from “reputable sources”. Hundreds of Chinese factories 24/7/365 counterfeit Champion, NGK, etc. :) Moreover, in some (non-English speaking) countries the Chinese even manage to officially register the Champion brand (they first register the word...
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    Volvo Penta 40 / Archimides 40 / Solo 40. German engine manual/help

    I like lightweight motors and try to buy the best ones. I have an Elto Cub (1939, 3.5kg), Cruise 'n Carry 6700 (7kg), Mikrosha-M (Soviet engine from the 90s, 5kg). I really liked the C&C 6700, and I studied closely the history of this motor and the company. I dreamed of buying a C&C 6800, but I...
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    Volvo Penta 40 / Archimides 40 / Solo 40. German engine manual/help

    Thank you very much for the detailed photos of the gasket. I'll try to make a model of it and print it out of TPU plastic on a 3D printer. I'm also going to make the models of all the gaskets for cutting on a laser machine. As for power - you won the main prize! All of these engines, including...
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    Volvo Penta 40 / Archimides 40 / Solo 40. German engine manual/help

    To moderator: Could you please explain the reason why you are deleting my messages or removing links to documentation files from them? To Craspo: I have re-sent you the promised documentation by email (address extracted from your g-drive account).
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    Volvo Penta 40 / Archimides 40 / Solo 40. German engine manual/help

    Oil-Fuel ratio : 1:50, Original spark plug: Bosh W145 T1, replacement NGK B5HS, Iridium version (recomended) Denso IWF16 This motor was never sold under the Archimedes 40 brand, but was sold under the Cruise 'n Carry 6800 brand. Spare parts are available in American stores (look for Cruise 'n...
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