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    2000 3.0 Hydrolock

    I have a 2000 3.0 GSPEFS and have had two incidents with hydrolock. Last time was last year and I suspected the riser gasket was at fault. Happened again forst outing this year. Both times exhaust manifold has water in it. I did the acetone test to check for cracks but it passed. Both times...
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    3.0 GS no spark

    I have a 2000 volvo 3.0gspefs and the engine dies whike out last year on the water and I haven't been able to get started since. I have narrowed it down to ignition because I get no/intermittent spark. I have replaced coil, cap, rotor, plugs, wires, and ignition module. The pickup coil ohms...
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    3.0GS Starter Problems

    Having trouble with my starter on my 2000 VP 3.0GSPEFS. Last week I was out and noticed the starter was making a grinding noise. So I pulled the starter and it appeared that the ends of the pinion gear was worn. I had the starter rebuilt by the local recommended shop. I put the starter back...
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    Blown head gasket...need help please

    Re: Blown head gasket...need help please I have a 2000 3.0 GSPEFS and kept blowing headgaskets, replaced it 2 times and it blew out each time as soon as I put a load on it. It would run good on muffs but once I tried to get on plane it would blow in the same manor as yours. I got frustrated...
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    Volvo Penta SX-M Bellows and Gimbal Bearing Install Step-By-Step

    Re: Volvo Penta SX-M Bellows and Gimbal Bearing Install Step-By-Step Now the u-joints: They had surface rust on them and plan on replacing them this winter, I greased both of them and alot of black water came out. I know these need to be replaced but didn't have the u-joints or a tool to...
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    Volvo Penta SX-M Bellows and Gimbal Bearing Install Step-By-Step

    Re: Volvo Penta SX-M Bellows and Gimbal Bearing Install Step-By-Step To install the bearing I put it in the freezer for a few days before the install, I'm not sure how much this helped but I figured it couldn't hurt. I also bought a 2' piece of 3" PVC pipe to drive the bearing in. I checked...
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    Volvo Penta SX-M Bellows and Gimbal Bearing Install Step-By-Step

    Re: Volvo Penta SX-M Bellows and Gimbal Bearing Install Step-By-Step Here is a picture of both bellows removed This a where the u-joint bellows failed :mad: The only thing left to remove was the gimbal bearing, Here is a shot of the gimbal bearing without the bellows installed. You can see...
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    Volvo Penta SX-M Bellows and Gimbal Bearing Install Step-By-Step

    I bought a 2000 Four Winns Horizon last year that had a blown head gasket. After three head gaskets finding that the timing module and pick-up coil in the distributor where bad, the final thing I had left was to change the bellows and replace the gimbal bearing. I decided to document it the...
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    3.0 Throttle Question

    Re: 3.0 Throttle Question Don, Thanks for the info, the only reason I think it was replaced is the entire motor is the charcoal color except for the carb is the bright red. If the intermediate is plugged up, is that something that can be remedied by a good cleaning with something like...
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    3.0 Throttle Question

    Volvo Penta 3.0GSPEFS SX-M Outdrive Finally got my boat back from the mechanic after replacing the ignition module and pickup coil. Engine seems to run great, however when I am at idle or fast idle and I try to accelerate slowly to get up on plane the engine speeds up for a short amount of...
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    Grease gimbal bearing

    Does anyone know how to grease my gimbal bearing? The Transom isn't flat and there isn't any clearance to get a grease gun on there, even with a flexible hose
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    Volvo Penta 3.0 GS Keeps Blowing Head Gasket

    Re: Volvo Penta 3.0 GS Keeps Blowing Head Gasket Here are some pictures of the gasket that blew last weekend.
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    Volvo Penta 3.0 GS Keeps Blowing Head Gasket

    Boat information: 2000 Four Winns 170 Horizon 3.0 Volvo Penta GS Volvo penta SX-M outdrive. I bought this boat last October knowing that the head gasket was blown. I finally figured out the cause of the blown gasket was the raw water pump housing tubes had separated from the housing allowing...
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    2000 Volvo Penta 3.0 GS Raw water pump bracket

    Hello, I just purchased a used 2000 Four Winns 170 with a 3.0L Volvo Penta GS and I am replacing the raw water pump impeller before storage. My question is my motor does not seem to have a bracket on the front of the pump to keep the pump static while the serpentine belt is rotating. My...
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