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    Volvo Penta 5.7 TBI still being a pain

    hey, check the fuel pressure at the throttle body. you want to see 30+ lbs with key on, engine off. if you have that, i have found that there is a set of filter screens inside the throttle body, sitting inside the injector bowls, the screen never gets serviced, buy this kit...
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    V/P osxi-G 5.7 lack or power and 1 beep every 5-7 seconds

    hey all, i got a bugger hear, took over this job after the owner felt their mechanic was just throwing parts at this problem, . no scanners, no fuel pressure gauges just flying by the seat of their pants. anyways, after replacing the impeller, then the entire raw waterpump assy, then the...
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    2005 bravo 3 leak but no leak

    ok, ill check that next thank you
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    2005 bravo 3 leak but no leak

    bellows and reservoir hose were done last year, 2025, the hose was reinspected last week when the drive was pulled. no issues found with the hose.
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    2005 bravo 3 leak but no leak

    all the lube hoses were inspected , inside and out and no leaks found. plus as i mentioned , there was oil on the prop and inside the prop shaft cavity when i removed the props. i am really stumped. i have tried multiple times, at several different pressures to spin the input shaft and no...
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    2005 bravo 3 leak but no leak

    yeah i inspected all the parts inside the boat before pulling the boat and there is no gear oil leaks in the engine compartment and the bilge is clean.
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    2005 bravo 3 leak but no leak

    hey guy, i need some help. i got this boat with a bravo 3, the reservoir went low 2 times in the course of 2 days. i pulled the boast out of the water and it sat overnight with the drive trimmed down in the driveway., the next morning there was a stain at the tail end of the props. where the...
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    bravo bellows job, design #2 water intake hose question

    im doing bellows on a bravo 3, the water intake hose has the plastic section going into the housing and the rubber hose has a clamp connecting the 2, one of those crush squeeze clamps you see on non reusable items can i/ should i cut the clamp off and install a new rubber hose or is it ill...
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    Missing bolt 4.3 mercruiser

    yeah id say its the oil pressure switch port
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    why is there oil in my bellows but pressure test holds 15psi overnight

    i pulled the drive on my boat and there is oil in the bellows, lots of it. i drained and pressure tested the drive and find no leaks. could the drive be overheating and pushing the oil out of the input shaft seal? bravo3 drive,
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    2009 4.3 gxi-j cant get it over 3k rpms

    i did that on saturday as noted in post 11. the boat does finally get up on plane and ive had it up to around 42-4400 rpms, but very sluggish getting there, i ran the boat on the external tank and it sucked down a gallon of fuel,. i changed back to the boats tank and it continues to run the...
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    2009 4.3 gxi-j cant get it over 3k rpms

    temp was within specs, 154 degrees , warmed up according to the scan tool
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    2009 4.3 gxi-j cant get it over 3k rpms

    boat ran great earlier in the season, it has sat a while, lots of rain and busy schedule. finally got out to run it and this is where i am at
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    2009 4.3 gxi-j cant get it over 3k rpms

    Empty
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    2009 4.3 gxi-j cant get it over 3k rpms

    I'm also hung up on that cam retard spec of negative 4.5 Anyone have this reading on their unit?
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