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    Question on 30 year old boat

    I had a Volvo Penta and it did not pull hard one way or the other. Your photos show that the little adjustable rudder above the prop is lined straight back. Loosen the bolt and turn a few degrees to starboard. Should solve your problem. It is easy to do, so if that does not do the trick, keep...
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    Where’s the water?

    Volvo Penta DP C1 290 5.0FL PMDA This is probably a dumb question but here goes anyway. I was recently running my engine on ear muffs and decided to go check out the flow into engine. I climbed out of the boat and discovered there was no water coming out of the exhaust ports. I immediately...
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    Weird Acceleration

    I am having a issue with cool engine response to applied throttle. Engine in my 1994 Sea Sport with a Volvo Penta 290 DP has been running great except when starting out after not running for a couple of hours, ie. after trolling for a few hours with kicker motor. Engine is a 5.0 Ford 302. Fresh...
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    No acceleration!

    Boat is a 1994 Sea Sport, with a 302 Ford with a new long block last summer, which I installed myself. It drives a Volvo Penta DP C-1. It has been running very good for several outings now that the bugs have been worked out, until the last couple of trips. Now we are having issues of another...
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    Dirty fuel watery fuel. What now?

    So I have Finale gotten to what I believe is the root of the problem. Problem is 1994, 302 Ford, attached to a VP 290 DP, runs well up to about 3000-3500 RPM, then after a minute or two begins to sputter, miss, backfire, and then if the throttle is not pulled back, she dies. This started this...
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    What’s my Prop?

    Where do I go to find out what all this prop talk means. Hole shot? Pitch? What do the numbers on my existing aluminum prop mean. How can I use those numbers to determine what I’m using. Boat is a 19’ Sea Sport. 302 pusher hooked up to a Volvo Penta 290DP. Prop numbers are (rear) B385484832...
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    ? On Distributor Electrical Problem

    I have a 302 Ford hooked up to a Volvo Penta 290 DP 1994 Sea Sport. I just recently successfully launched her after buying and installing a rebuilt long block. She ran like a top the first few times I got her out on the cold winter waters of the local lakes and sound. 3 times or so on the lake...
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    Ground issues

    Today I started trying to sort out why my Lowrance fish finder has so much interference that it cannot read the water depth. The GPS and charts seem to work fine. I have suspected a faulty ground and went to work finding the problem staring with the power hook up and ground circuit for the...
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