New to Volvo family

[tfret]

Hello everyone
I just bought my first Volvo powered boat. A 07 Hurricane 202 with 5.0gXi. I know I’ll be spending a lot of time here learning this new system. I’ve been a Merc man my whole life as was my dad, so this is all new to me. I just wanted to say hi and for sure I’ll be seeing you around.

 

[tfret]

While learning my way around the engine bay, I discovered the distributor cap is held on with zip ties because the little screw holes are stripped or broken. Im not even sure it’s a traditional distributor but that’s what it looks like. Not sure how to address this but definitely don’t want an ignition component held together with zip ties!

 

[Scott Danforth]

May have to swap the dizzy. The plastic body dizzys suffered from the screws stripping out. You can also get threaded inserts for the plastic

 

[ESGWheel]

You have the infamous plastic distributor housing. There are several fixes. One is getting the Dorman 90449 Vortec Distributor Repair Plate (link). I personally do not like this option as you can lose it into the bilge during cap replacement. But it works. Two: if the holes are not too baldly stripped out and cracked, another option is to carefully thru tap the housing with something like a 8-32 and use a machine screw to hold down the cap (they were originally held down with a screw with sheet metal like threads). I was able to do this with mine and it’s working great. Three: replace the dist. but need to be carful to ensure its SAE J1171 certified. I am doing some investigation on the aftermarket replacement distributors (I have a 5.0 GXi-E) but have not finished it yet (but will post it when done). In the meantime, know there are supposedly “marine” distributors out there that are not. If pulling the dist, be careful of the clocking and if unsure what that means, PM me and I can guide you with that.
And Welcome!

 

[Scott Danforth]

You can get a GM bare billet aluminum dizzy and swap over the ICM. Was about $100 last time I checked

 

[tfret]

You have the infamous plastic distributor housing. There are several fixes. One is getting the Dorman 90449 Vortec Distributor Repair Plate (link). I personally do not like this option as you can lose it into the bilge during cap replacement. But it works. Two: if the holes are not too baldly stripped out and cracked, another option is to carefully thru tap the housing with something like a 8-32 and use a machine screw to hold down the cap (they were originally held down with a screw with sheet metal like threads). I was able to do this with mine and it’s working great. Three: replace the dist. but need to be carful to ensure its SAE J1171 certified. I am doing some investigation on the aftermarket replacement distributors (I have a 5.0 GXi-E) but have not finished it yet (but will post it when done). In the meantime, know there are supposedly “marine” distributors out there that are not. If pulling the dist, be careful of the clocking and if unsure what that means, PM me and I can guide you with that.
And Welcome!

Yes, please post your findings. Thanks

 

[tfret]

I also noticed that my ear muffs I’ve always used on my Merc won’t fit the Volvo outdrive. Is there one everyone likes?

 

[ESGWheel]

I have posted what I have learned to date (link). It started off as a request for the upper seal of the distributor. Once my investigation is complete I’ll post the finding under a new post.

For the muffs > it seems that most shy away from using them on the VPs. There should be on your engine a ‘flush hose connection’. Looks like the pic below. This hose Y’s into the same line from your sterndrive but right next to the Raw Water Pump. Admittedly I was reluctant to use it at first thinking perhaps only for rising, not running. But I have used it for years to run the engine when I need to on the trailer. Due to a limited supply I do not run it a above 2000 RPM for any length of time.

 

[Scott Danforth]

I also noticed that my ear muffs I’ve always used on my Merc won’t fit the Volvo outdrive. Is there one everyone likes?

Search Volvo Muffs

I use these.

 

[tfret]

I have posted what I have learned to date (link). It started off as a request for the upper seal of the distributor. Once my investigation is complete I’ll post the finding under a new post.

For the muffs > it seems that most shy away from using them on the VPs. There should be on your engine a ‘flush hose connection’. Looks like the pic below. This hose Y’s into the same line from your sterndrive but right next to the Raw Water Pump. Admittedly I was reluctant to use it at first thinking perhaps only for rising, not running. But I have used it for years to run the engine when I need to on the trailer. Due to a limited supply I do not run it a above 2000 RPM for any length of time.

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Yes mine has that hose connection. I’m concerned about the rubber impeller in the outdrive running dry if you don’t push water from the bottom up. I know on Merc’s if you run without muffs for very little time the dry impeller will shred. Not sure about VP. Like you I thought that hose connection was for flushing the block after salt water use?

 

[tfret]

Search Volvo Muffs

I use these.

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Do they fit from the front or rear?

 

[ESGWheel]

Ah, i see. There is no impeller in my SX-M outdrive. What do you have?

 

[Scott Danforth]

Do they fit from the front or rear?

Around the front, bungee cord goes around back.

Don't forget to plug the lower inlet hole

 

[Donald0039]

I also noticed that my ear muffs I’ve always used on my Merc won’t fit the Volvo outdrive. Is there one everyone likes?

The muffs I have used on my Metc Alpha One work fine on the VP DPS- A outdrive.

 

[Donald0039]

If your 07 has a connector for a code scanner then buy a Diacom..

 

[tfret]

If your 07 has a connector for a code scanner then buy a Diacom..

You mean like a DB2 scanner? Where would that typically be? I have not seen one yet.

 

[Donald0039]

You mean like a DB2 scanner? Where would that typically be? I have not seen one yet.

It's on top of the engine. Under the cover. I have a 2012 and that is where mine is.

 

[Donald0039]

With a VP outdrive you can typically feed water under pressure into the outdrive via muffs. But cannot suck water or say pink RV antifreeze from a bucket and have the cooling system work properly.

 

[tfret]

Ah, i see. There is no impeller in my SX-M outdrive. What do you have?

Oh wow so no impeller in the drive itself? Ok that’s different to me. I need to collect all my serial numbers. All I know at this point is it’s a SX.

 

[tfret]

With a VP outdrive you can typically feed water under pressure into the outdrive via muffs. But cannot suck water or say pink RV antifreeze from a bucket and have the cooling system work properly.

Definitely a learning curve for me.