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    Volvo outdrive trim....need help!

    I bought an 86 Eliminator with a volvo 290 outdrive. Immediately I noticed that the outdrive would sag fairly quickly if I raised it close to the rubber. On the first test drive I noticed that it would sag to full tilt once under load. It was assessed that I had a bad check valve in the...
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    Volvo outdrive trim

    I have an 86 Elminitor with a Volvo 290 outdrive. The outdrive was sagging when it was raised, and would sag under load in the water. I replaced the hydraulic trim pump, and there is no sagging anymore. The outdrive stays trimmed under load as well. <br />The problem is I can only tilt it...
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    Hydraulic Trim Pump

    Due to the fact that my outdrive (Volvo 290A) sags under load, or sitting on the trailer. I need to rebuild or replace the pump. The boat is an '86. The pump is the earlier model identified as DON S used a chart in another post below. The unit in the picture on the left is the unit I have. So...
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    Tilt/Trim problem while cruising

    I have an 86 Eliminator Monaco with an AQ 290 outdrive. The outdrive motor works fine on when boat is on the trailer, sitting in the water, and under 10 mph. I do notice that the outdrive will slowly sag down to fully tilted when the boat is on the trailer. The other problem is I can't...
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    Warning to Volvo Penta owners

    I feel compelled to warn anyone who has a volvo outdrive of a possible assembly problem with the outdrive. If you remove the backplate of the outdrive, you will see the throttle cable attached to the shifting rod, which attaches to the shifting mechanism. There are four or more points where...
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    Volvo outdrive reverse switched to forward

    I have an 86 Eliminator with a 350 Chevy and a Volvo outdrive. The boat has sat since 2001/2 and I finally got it tuned up and ready for the water. On my trial run everything ran fine except the outdrive wouldn't trim up/down unless I was under 10mph. At the end of the day, I was pulling into...
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