Ok so I got a 2002 mercruiser 5.0 with the alpha drive. The problem is the engine backfires out of the carb like a lean misfire. Had the carb rebuilt and flow benched all works good. I have 6-7 pounds field pressure at carb inlet. The free flow from the pump was a cup of fuel in 4 seconds. Plugs...
I have a 1983 johnson 25 only firing one cylinder. I swapped the wire to the coil pack just to check for spark and I have spark. It is the bottom coil that is not firing. When I put the wires back to the original location the other one fires just fine also. I checked the stator according to cdis...
i have a volvo dps drive the funny part is that it has omc cobra stickers on it. its behind a 5.7 chev, i changed the seal in the shift mechanism and reinstalled all worked great for the hour that i ran it. went back out next weekend rand for a half hour and bang bang bang i think i processed a...
i have a 98 volvo penta 5.7gsi with a duo prop dps. the trouble that i am having is my trim sender wires are bad, cut and corroded, do i have to replace the sender or is it there just for the gauge? ive been using the boat like this for a while and just noticed the wires were no good. i have a...
i have a 245 sundowner and in the rear corners of the deck is a drain, one on each side, they look like sink or shower drains. i was told these are scupper drains. i have rubber plugs that i put in the thru hull when i go in the delta, they came with the boat and never knew why till now. when it...
i have a 99 four winns 245 sundowner, im wondering if it will handle sf bay and the dumbarton bridge area. ive only taken this boat in lakes and the ca delta.
the boat is a cuddy with scupper? drains in the rear floor corners.
some specs are
volvo dps 5.7 fuel injected, freshwater cooling
loa...
i have to change manifolds and risers on a 79 volvo 280 with a 5.7. if i do this in the water will water come rushing in and flood the boat? i have no trailer and the manifold is leaking. any help is appreciated. thanks
i have a 99 volvo 5.7 gsi duoprop in a 245 sundowner by four winns. my question is there any upkeep to the steering system besides the fluid in the pump? thanks
my boat 1999 four winns 245 sundowner has a volvo dps drive on it with a f6 stainless prop on it. id like to change to a alum prop since i will be in the delta and alum is a lot more forgiving that stainless. there is a lot of floating junk in the delta and im afraid that the stainless will...
i have a 99 four winns 245 sundowner with the infamous vdo cluster. my question is can i get rid of it and use single guages that will work correctly or am i stuck with the vdo cluster? thanks
i have a 1999 Volvo dps drive behind a 5.7gsi engine in a 1999 245 fourwinns sundowner. i have a knocking when at full turn at low, near ide, speeds. it also has a vibration sometimes feels like a bad bent prop, but it goes away when i go to neutral and back into gear. i think the knocking is a...
i have two plugs, i dont know what they are. they are located on the hull on the left and right of the drive. they look like white hockey pucks with a bolt through them. they are made by atwood and have some weird chalky cermaic feel. i dont know why they are there or what they are used for...
i have just bought a 1999 four winns 245 sundowner and for the life of me cannot find out what this switch does
four winns call it 025-2039 PANEL ASSEMBLY, ESS CHERRY, IO
i have a 1999 245 winns sundowner. i will be leaving it in the ca delta for a few months in the water then pull it out to trailer store it. sometimes take it out and put it in the sf bay and out of santa cruz for a day. the bay and santa cruz is salt water. when do i need to worry about painting...
need pros, cons and opinions about following boats.
2000 maxum 2300 scr with mercury outdrive
1999 four winns sun downer 245 with volvo duo prop
thanks for the help
