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    Volvo 280B Leg Prop Shaft Swap.

    Well finally happy enough with the motor swap from the AQ131D to the AQ260B I have now all is well there, however I've another snag. I've always had a runout on prop shaft ie it's bent, so this winter finally found a cheapo on ebay with no runout complete with wrong ratio gears and bearing...
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    Volvo Penta AQ131D to AQ260B rev 8

    http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=315841 is the post that suggests complete success. One more tiny lingering detail remains, fouled plugs. I've got 9.5 v at the "+" at the coil with key on, I've read on BID ignitions it's supposed to be 12 V all the time not just during cranking. Can I...
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    Volvo AQ131D to AQ260B rev 7

    Well just got back from the first lake test finally, and uuuhhh I believe Kang and Kodos the aliens from the Simpsons said it best when they said "wholly farking snit" I was worried the extra 350lbs of motor would have it sit low in the back end, not the case, this thing rips holly crap...
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    Volvo AQ131D to AQ260B take 6

    So fianally the lake test day is tomorrow, new starter that nagging too short wire thing went away. Other than the obvious, water leaks around the transom mounting collar and exaust and u joint bellows, just changed them new 3 days ago as well, lotsa new grease everywhere, and yeah the alignment...
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    Volvo Penta AQ131D to AQ260B part 5

    Well snows melting time to start thinking boats again. So after the swap which went pretty good never made it to the lake to try it out but had her hummin' in the driveway. Had a little electrical snafu and still do I guess. I ran a new wire from the ignition switch to the solenoid on the...
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    Volvo Penta AQ260B swap from AQ131D rev4

    Last one guys, in swapping motors I've stumbled on the fact that I have BID ignition instead if a points condenser setup, presumably from as AQ271 or AQ311 that's OK without the ballast resistor, but I do have the wiring harness on the motor for an AQ260A/B the one (WITHOUT) the relay but my old...
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    Volvo Penta AQ260B swap from AQ131D rev3

    So it's going pretty good, pulled AQ131D, installed rubber hooks, youch pricey!!,transom shield, y pipe, and steering fork two days ago and last night plopped AQ260B engine in. Transom was solid as a rock and stringers seem dandy as well. Motor is centered, although y pipe seems like it's center...
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    Volvo Penta AQ260B swap from AQ131D

    So swapping motors this weekend three questions, on an 8.5:1 ratio compression motor I have 135psi as lowest and 145psi highest on warmed up properly done compression test. That seem low? Second This Prestolite IDU7801B 8 F distributor seems OK but can't find much info on the web. What's B.I.D...
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    That Old AQ131D to AQ260B thing

    So in revisiting this option this fall, I've rebuilt heads and cleaned up this ol motor even threw a couple coats of paint on it looks pretty good runs absolutely flawless, in the driveway anyways. Fires up as soon as I can let go of screwdriver jumpering starter. Have all components including...
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    '89 AQ131D Volvo Dist. Springs

    So finally removed dist. as even with different spark advance degree tries wasn't really getting anywhere. Found condenser/capacitor to probably be the main issue. Have a picture showing the offending part and the dist. springs. Are they supposed to be two different sizes? The weight with the...
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    Road Sealer on white gelcoat

    Evening gents, going down the highway last week we ran over some road tar, freshly laid sealing cracks and coated a good portion of my boat trailer and truck. i've been gasoline and WD-40 but stopped because the area I was removing sort of discolored the gel coat. The gel coat is 20 years old...
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    Volvo AQ131D lost top end during winter

    Hey guys had my boat out couple times this spring so far and noticed without changing anything performance is way off. It starts like it always has, idles like it always has, very responsive throttle control 2300rpm and less, good for docking, but when I go for it, it's taking like 1/2 a km to...
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    Volvo AQ131D swap to AQ260B

    Hey guys looking to swap a 260 from the 131 I have presently. Other than the y exaust pipe and ensuring guages good for rpm and voltage since it'll be different alternator and ensuring proper water temp sender to match my guage, what else would I need for the retrofit? The SP/A MT leg I have is...
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    89 Volvo AQ131D Tilt Light Out On Dash

    Hey guys back from 2 weeks holidays and burnt a 20A fuse for my tilt device. It's an SP-A/MT leg and tilts up fine and am convinced that the down relay switch is out as it doesn't do anything not even click on the down. Trouble I see is the orange light on the dash that indicates leg is full...
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    89 Volvo AQ131D Sea Warter Pump won't prime

    Happy spring. Just resolved to hard cold start with a new feul pump and it works fine now. Power tilt problems from last year are gone. New one is sea water pump won't prime. Will blow lines tomorrow but any advice troubleshooting this would be appreciated. Just started today and pulling raw...
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