im about to change the rear main seal on my volvo AQ140, does anybody know where i can find some good illustrations and DIY articles on this procedure? if not, maybe you could give me some advice on doing this.
im swappin motors on my boat so i drained the stern drive for the first time and im just wonderin what to put back in it, any suggestions? also how do i check the fluid levels and add fluid to my sterndrive?
( late '70's volvo sterndrive)
I was taking the bell housing off of my volvo AQ140 and when i did, i noticed the shaft inside the housing was a little loose and rough sounding when i spinned it. it also has a little amount of rust inside of it too. Im pretty sure its not supposed to be loose but this is my first inboard...
i was just wonderin if anybody knows of a good website to go to for volvo penta parts and accessories, i went to the volvo penta website, but it doesnt have a really good search engine
:confused: Im a marine staioned in california and i just came back from iraq. i went to crank up my boat and the oil cooler broke on my volvo penta aq130d. i went to get a price on the replacement part and it cost more than my boat. so i have an AQ140, it is fresh water cooled, not the exact...
hows everybody doin, gettin plenty of time in the water i hope. anyways, im in the marines deployed to fallujah as of now but soon ill be back on the Georgia coast and whenever i go home on leave, being out on the water is my favorite getaway. i have a boat but its in camp pendleton so i use my...
how's everybody doin? peachy, i hope. here's the deal, i have a '78 omega tri hull with a 130 volvo I/O in pretty good condition for its age. i took it out on the ocean to run it before i left for iraq. Im stationed in camp pendleton, Ca. so theres not a whole lot of freshwater options. anyways...
i recently bought an 18' 1978 omega tri hull fish\ski boat with a 130 volvopenta inboard motor. im not used to inboard motors nor have i every really used them, frankly i prefer outboard. i was just hoping some of yall out there could give me some pointers about inboard boat motors/outdrives...
im 22yrs old currently serving my last tour in iraq as a corporal in the marines. its comin close to the end of my service and im looking at possible careers in boating. im from the georgia coast(darien) and i love the water and i love boating. i was thinking maybe becoming a boat mechanic but...
