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    The dreaded milky outdrive oil!!

    2000 Volvo 5.0GL PEFS /w SX outdrive - Boat stays in the water April-Dec every year. Outdrive oil has been changed every year at winterization since I bought the boat in 2006. In 2007 I had the boatyard do a full service, but since then it has just been regular annual oil change and inspection...
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    How cold do you stay in water?

    Volvo 5.0GL raw water cooled - Boat is slipped in salt water in the VA Chesapeake Bay area. I do not have a trailer and would like to stay in the water until late DEcember, but I can't winterize in the water because there is no shut-off valve in the intake hose. Next Tuesday night it is...
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    manifolds and risers next week-any advise?

    2000 Volvo 5.0PEFS My new Osco manifolds and risers from ebasicpower.com have arrived and I am taking a day off work next week to do the job. I do most of the maintenance and any thing else I can do on the boat, but this will be a first for me. I did some browsing and found the tip about using...
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    Ready for new manifolds and risers...

    2000 VP 5.0GL Pefs I am shopping for exhaust manifolds and risers. Looking for feedback - good or bad - on any of the aftermarket products. Sierra, Barr, Osco, GLM? I know OEM would be best, but twice the price? Thanks in advance for your response. LOLA - Wellcraft 22 Walkaround
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    Ethanol help please!

    2000 VP 5.0 GL PEFS Has never used gas with ethanol. Now I have about 1/3 tank (35 gals +/-) left and every marina in the area where I wet slip the boat has switched to E10 gas. I have no choice but to make the switch even though I have heard some bad stories about people having engine...
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    Winterizing while in the water?

    I have a Wellcraft with a Volvo 5.0 i/o, raw water cooling. I plan to leave the boat in its slip until January. Can I drain the block and manifolds with the boat in the water, or will water siphon through the intake on the outdrive? Thanks in advance for any replies.
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    Wellcraft W/A bilge pump question

    I have a 2001 Wellcraft 22 W/A with a Volvo i/o engine which I purchased used. The console has one switch for an aft bilge pump and one for a forward bilge pump . The aft pump functions perfectly. When the switch for the forward pump is on I cannot hear a pump nor has any water ever come out...
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    Volvo SX Shift/Trottle cables

    I have a 2000 Wellcraft 22 WA w/ Volvo 5.0GL and SX-M outdrive. I took it to reputable boatyard to have the outdrive serviced because I had no record of when or if this had been done previously. They basically replaced everything; bellows, hoses, o-rings, seals, etc. as well the shift and...
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