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    Installing Power Steering Pump & Pulley - VP 8.1

    I'm planning to replace my power steering pump in the coming days on my Volvo Penta 8.1Gi-h. I think I have narrowed down my severe belt dusting issue to the pump as it begins to squeal loudly when RPMs rise to 1500 or greater. It could be my eyes, but it seems to vibrate at the same time which...
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    Fuel pump whine only after filter change

    I changed the fuel filter today on my 8.1 Gi-H. After doing so, the pump now has a lot of whine which it wasn't doing before. I assume the system is self-priming after changing? I cycled the key many times to see if it was just air. At idle, it's also surging a bit. I switched filters again and...
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    Adding brakes to second axle

    I have a Rolco tandem axle trailer under my Cobalt boat. For some reason, it only came with brakes on one axle. Because it doesn't stop well, I'm thinking of adding brakes to the second axle. The trailer has a Titan actuator and what I'm assuming is Dexter disk brakes on the front Dexter...
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    8.1 GI-H / DPS-A Maintenance Assistance

    I just purchased a used 2007 Cobalt 232 a couple of months ago that is powered by a 8.1 GI-H and a DPS-A. The boat has 360 hours on it and is in great condition. That being said, since I don't know all of it's service history, I'm going to do a lot of preventative work. There is also a couple of...
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    Tach sweeping

    When I start my boat on muffs, the tach seems to operate normal, but will sweep to 6k then back to idle. It doesn't seem to sweep at any timed interval, just randomly. If I idle the engine up, it will also sweep randomly as well. Any idea what's up with it? The tach doesn't seem to sweep when...
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    Q4 bilge blower

    While on the lake today, my bilge blower stopped working. Once I got home I started to tinker with the fuses and found the 15a blown. I replaced it and it immediately blew again when I flipped the blower switch. I'm thinking the blower is bad. When trying to chase the hoses to the blower, I...
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    Hull repair help

    I just purchased this Tahoe Q4 FS. It's a 2006 so obviously it has a few issues. While crawling around I found what is shown in the pictures. How would I go about fixing the large area of missing gelcoat near the trailer bunk? It wraps around from the rear to underneath. I anticipate fixing the...
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