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my 3.0 GS smoked the exhaust flapper at some point in its life and i found it's remains in the bellows...i went to the dealer to get the new pieces, but they inform me they are discontinued. the local tech informed they are not using them anymore on the newer motors....thoughts?
my outdrive says volvo penta on the tilt mechanism and the casing that bolts to the boat, it also says volvo penta on the flame arrestor cover, but it says OMC on the engine ID badge so my engine serial number is "302cpncs" so i cant find that ID on the volvo penta website....its in a 96 four...
After my situation in this thread -> http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=193754
I continued to follow advice, i removed impellar, (turned out in a1 shape), all hoses, nothing in them, removed riser , nothing clogged there either, removed thermostat (turned out to be sheety shape) i...
Greetings, here are the details on the boat. Its a 96 four winns, with only 30 hours on it...yes...30 hours on the original engine. its a 4cyl volvo penta (omc cobra) , gm engine with sx cobra outdrive. great engine! however yesterday i pulled it out of storage, reconnected all the cooling hoses...
Have a 96 volvo penta 3.0 GS. it NEEDS a new distributor cap, the terminals inside the cap and corroded BADLY!!! Who carries caps for these things? Like an autozone or napa or similar place? need one ASAP!!!
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Just aquired a 96 four winns 170 horizon with a volvo penta 3.0 GS with only 30 hours on it. I am having a seemingly "running RICH" issue. The engine idles rough, gets a little better as it warms but still rough, and wont go WOT, it stumbles all over itself past 1/2 throttle. I...
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I have a 1987 85hp, but would like to bump it to 90hp. I have good compression on all three cylinders (120 on all three) and would like to know whats the made the 5 hp difference from 85 to 90???? Was it just a different set of carbs????? If so where can i get three carbs that...
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My 1987 85 HP Force has treated me well, however, last time at the lake it started acting up. I was pulling a skier out of the water as usual and all of a sudden it started mis-firing really bad. so i idled back to the dock, checked things over, looks ok. headed back out, and when...
greetings,<br /><br /> at the intial start for the day, the motor takes about 5 minutes to start , lots of cranking, then it starts to sputtering and start finally...i prime the fuel bulb (new line + bulb), new plugs, grapped right....i dont get it....after it starts it runs great, will start...
greetings, just picked up a 87 bayliner capri with 85 hp force...the motor starts and runs well...however before i take her out i want to do some maintence.i will be replacing fuel filter, fuel pump, fuel line w/bulb, with all new gas/oil mix....i also am going to change the gear oil, and...
greetings, just picked up a 87 bayliner capri with 85 hp force...the motor starts and runs well...however before i take her out i want to do some maintence.i will be replacing fuel filter, fuel pump, fuel line w/bulb, with all new gas/oil mix....i also am going to change the gear oil, and...
