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    5.0 GXI recent rebuild stalling at idle and crazy tach reading during crank.

    So I bought this used boat with the Volvo Penta 5.0L GXI that is so clean I can eat a meal on it (50 hours on the engine). It runs perfectly - until it warms up and stalls while at displacement speed or at idle. Observations: Once it stalls, it sometimes starts right back up... sometimes not...
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    Keeping it under the covers.

    I live in an area where we get intense sun and winters, and I want to keep the boat out of the snow/sun. I live in a resort area, so covered boat storage is not only expensive - there's a list to get one. I'm thinking about those portable RV storage units, but I don't know which one is the...
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    My first stall and no-start mystery answered... now I need to find the part.

    I have a 2007 VP 5.0GXi-G. While motoring at high idle, the smooth-running engine abruptly died. It restarted a few times, but would not stay running. As this was the maiden voyage of our newly-acquired boat (shake-down cruise), I was not yet familiar with all the systems and what could cause...
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