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    NEED HELP!!! - Cant figure out how to put timing belt on!!

    Hey All,<br /><br />84 Renken boat, Aqa125 4cyl volva motor. The timing belt tensioner went bad. Have all the parts and trying to put the new timing belt on the boat however its to tight??? The tensioner has a spring that puts tension on the bearing. They say to put a pin in the spring to keep...
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    volvo aq125 Timing question

    Hey all,<br /><br />The tensioner for the timing belt went, I have it all apart and ready to put back together but need to find out where the timing marks are and what I should do to align everything up.<br /><br />Any help would be great.
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    Volvo - Timing belt and bearing change

    Hey all,<br /><br />What all do I need to remove to get to the bearing and pully that the timing belt goes around? Do I have to remove that heat exchange thing? etc, etc? Thanks.<br /><br />That bearing is bad, So that needs to replaced and I figured i would change the belt also.
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    Volvo I/o - Found out the problem... How bad is this??

    Hey all,<br /><br />I am having a boat mechanic look at my boat. He works at the local marina and he does some work on the side. <br /><br />I found out last night that its probably going to be the timing belt. He said that normally when it goes it doesn't effect anything else (normally).<br...
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    Got a tow vehicle.... Will it be enough?

    In the past, I have been using an 84 blazer, 305, automatic... It has 191k miles on it but ran great.. I pull a 19ft renken I/0. I also tow a car trailer with a modified lifted jeep. <br /><br />Well, I finally got something. <br /><br />1995 GMC 3500 Dually Diesel! <br /><br />Think this will...
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    Fusable link?

    Hey all,<br /><br />What happens when the "fuseable" link goes on a boat? I have a volvo inboard. Where is it? What does it look like? Are they expensive?<br /><br />Thanks
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    19ft I/O Renken - Doesn't drive straight

    Hey all,<br /><br />I am a newbie, Took my fathers boat (now mine) out for the first time last weekend.<br /><br />When driving at faster speeds, it pulls to the right really hard. I have to keep it from turning in order to go straight.<br /><br />I noticed on the lower half of the motor thre is...
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    19ft I/O Renken - Doesn't drive straight

    Hey all,<br /><br />I am a newbie, Took my fathers boat (now mine) out for the first time last weekend.<br /><br />When driving at faster speeds, it pulls to the right really hard. I have to keep it from turning in order to go straight.<br /><br />I noticed on the lower half of the motor thre is...
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    Need Help - I am a newbie. Motor trouble

    Hey All,<br /><br />Just got fathers 19ft Renken, I/O Volvo, etc,etc. <br /><br />Took it out for the first time yesterday. Had a great beginning. <br /><br />On way back to marina, boat died (everything) and I had to reset the circuit breaker to restart everything. Everything seemed ok. <br...
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