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    Bellows adhesive or not?

    I would not recommend adhesive. The drive bellows is secured with a hose clamp on one end and compressed between metal drive parts on the other (or at least it is on my DP-SM). The exhaust bellows does not need to be water tight. In fact, the bellows has drain holes in it.
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    Is it a Chevy or Ford engine?

    The "G" in 5.7 GSi means that it is a GM engine. The "Si" means that it is a throttle body fuel injected engine. A 5.0 Fi or 5.8 Fi would be a Ford engine.
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    kicker on boat or kicker on dingy?

    As I recall the story, a friend had a Bayliner 2850 Contessa with a single 350 Chev I/O and a bracket and fuel line on the swim platform so he could mount his dinghy motor, a 15hp 2 stroke, on the back. One weekend the Volvo Penta outdrive failed. He said it was a 70-mile (24 hour) trip back...
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    Volvo Penta DPS Prop Question

    For comparison, my 2002 Four Winns 268 with that engine/drive uses an F4 duoprop. The previous owner said he had a D7 prop set on it for a while which gave him more speed at lower rpm, but I believe it was working (lugging) the engine harder that the F4 Prop set. The "D" props are aluminum...
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    Exhaust pieces and parts

    Tachometers have been known to be inaccurate at times. I replaced the tach in my current boat because of this. You might be able to get another tachometer or timing light with a tach readout to verify tach accuracy. You could go the www.fourwinns.com site and look for the "Fast Facts"...
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    Exhaust pieces and parts

    Normal full throttle rpm was 4600. With the flapper blocking the exhaust, the engine struggled to reach 4000rpm. The boat was sluggish gettng on plane. While the dealer was troubleshooting, the engine ran smooth, but just didn't produce normal power.
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    Exhaust pieces and parts

    In '96 and '97 when I had my flapper valve issue, Volvo had a drill fixture ($100) to drill new larger holes, and a repair kit that included 4 new flanged rubber bushings that were to be glued in place with 3M 1300 or equivalent adhesive, and new pins and flappers. I received and installed the...
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    Exhaust pieces and parts

    I experienced this with my 95 Four Winns 190 Horizon and Volvo 5.0 EFI at about 250 hours since new. With the outdrive trimmed up all the way, the exhaust bellows can be disconnected from the transom side to inspect inside the bottom end of the Y pipe. The flapper valves in my boat were rubber...
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    Vista 268 Water Heater

    Just to confirm, I assume the switch labeled "Fresh Water Pump" (top back switch near cabin door) is on, and the water heater has been filled with water? I'm not sure if you are in a climate where the water heater was drained for winter. It is possible to burn out the water heater element if...
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    vista 268 Bildge pump

    The original equipment Attwood 1200gph bilge pump in my 268's engine compartment has 3 wires. One wire is power direct from the battery through the float switch to the bilge pump. I believe there should be a fuse in this line. The second wire is from the bus bar and fuse panel beside the...
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    268 vista spotlight

    Are you sure that is the only motor? I see a red, a black, and a white wire. Is that enough to move up, down, left, and right? I was not able to find much for parts support for this light. You might need to install a newer light. I will say that I have had times where I needed to use mine...
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    2001 Vista 268 Battery Switch

    I believe that the starter cable connects to the rotary switch terminal. The rotary switch should have three terminals, one for the engine battery, one for the house battery, and one that provides power to the engine systems and to the starter. I looked at some pictures I had taken of the...
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    Will Swimplatform for 2001 Four winns 248 Vista fit a 1999 258 Vista

    I looked on Google for images of these boats. The swim platforms are not interchangeable. The 258 has a small swim platform with an optional extended platform that attaches on top of the original. The 248 and 268 swim platforms attach below the rub rail.
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    2001 Vista 268 Battery Switch

    From my experience with my 268, I understand that the Four Winns 268 is wired a little different than many other boats, including the 248. Continental1971's original post has a photo of the Battery switch panel. The rotary battery selector switch determines which battery (or both) supply power...
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    Four Winns Horizon 190 bilge pump

    The '95 190 Horizon that we bought new did not have a float switch for the bilge pump. I don't recall that being an option. As others mentioned, my guess is that someone replaced the original pump and/or added a float switch. If the boat stays in the water or any time the boat is in the...
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