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    Boat starts in driveway and on water but not on ramp

    So what do you think the angle of the boat would have to do with this? Started again today on muffs and fires right up.
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    Boat starts in driveway and on water but not on ramp

    I have a 1998 four winns with a 502bpbyc Volvo/OMC 5.0GL engine. It starts with turn of key on muffs in driveway, idles well, gets to temp. I get it on the ramp and it cranks and cranks. Normally can finally end up getting it going, but can’t figure out what the cause is. After I get it going...
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    Vacuum on 5.0GL (502bpbyc) w/ Holley 2bbl Carb?

    I have an OMC (Volvo) 5.0GL and was doing some general maintenance and getting my boat ready for summer. Decided to put my new vacuum guage on my carb to see if I needed any adjustment. Most I can get is 15 in. mg out of my carb. Several sites and some gauges say that I could have a timing...
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    Throttle Control Button Inoperable

    I'm guessing I did this somehow but am curious if anyone else has had this happen. It's an OMC style concealed side mount controller. I replaced the shift cable and when putting everything back together, the throttle only control will not engage, meaning I can't give it gas now without forward...
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    Volvo SX Shift Cable Replacement

    Ok so maybe I'm missing something here, but I keep reading how easy it is to replace the shift cable. My boat is a Four Winns Horizon and I wanted to put in the Teleflex Extreme cable. There is no room to work behind the control and I have small hands. Is it that people usually just replace the...
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    Volvo Shift Cable Tight

    I have a couple problems with my shift cable. Since I bought the boat, it was pretty tough to shift into reverse. The nut at the outdrive has to be screwed ALL the way in for it to align with the neutral position, and even there, it seems like another 1/16 of an inch or so would be better. I...
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    Harmonic balancer - 5.0 vs 5.7

    Hi, I'm having trouble finding a harmonic balancer that's listed for my engine. It's a chevy 5.0, 305 and anytime I find a place that carries them and lists the engine, for some reason, my engine is not listed, however the 5.7 is. It looks like the 5.7 has an 8" diameter, and when I measured...
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    Crankshaft Balancer Pulley Wobble

    In doing some maintenance I noticed my crankshaft pulley has a wobble in the rubber in the center of it. I was only going idle speed in driveway and noticed it. What would cause this, and what damage will it cause to continue to run it this way? I have no clue how long it's been running this...
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    Recirculating Pump Leaking

    I started to notice a little water in the bilge and wasn't sure where it was coming from. I've narrowed it down to something with the engine recirculating pump. Not sure if it's a gasket, seal, crack in pump, etc. It's not spraying out or anything, just dripping a little. It's weird as it...
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    Anyone know carb specs for holley 2300 2bbl

    Re: Anyone know carb specs for holley 2300 2bbl In looking at the threads in the head, I can count somewhere around 13 threads, the same as the longer spark plugs. I was in autozone the other day and went ahead and bought the shorter ones listed in the manual you gave for the Champion brand...
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    Anyone know carb specs for holley 2300 2bbl

    Specifically the choke setting? My manual references a drill bit size that is supposed to be in the carb specs for a 1998 5.0GL. Every other engine is in there, just not mine for some reason. I want to make sure it is adjusted properly. Thanks, Jamie
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    Carburetor, Bad Gas, Combination

    It got dark on me last night so I still have some testing to do, but thought I'd start a post on here. I have some fuel leaking I'm assuming somewhere from the carburetor. I'm pretty "Carburetor Dumb", as most of my vechicles have been fuel injected. The problem I'm having is I have no idea...
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    Volvo Cobra SX Outdrive Alignment

    So I have taken my outdrive off for the first time and everything seems to be pretty dry and everything, but tried using my alignment tool and it doesn't even go into the engine coupler at all. I didn't have too much trouble removing the drive, just had to give a few good tugs, but no prying...
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    Volvo SX Cobra Lifting Eye

    Anyone know what size lifting eye this outdrive takes? Trying to do yearly maintenance on this thing and my manual says 112x13 thread, and I have no idea what that means. The metric lifting eye bolts I have seen in the store are not listed this way, they say M8, M10, etc. It could be a...
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    Volvo/OMC Cobra SX Bellows Kit???

    I have a 98 Four Winns Horizon RS with a 5.0GL charcoal engine. My outdrive says Volvo Penta SX Cobra on it and has a product number of 3868856, and a gear ratio of 1.60. The volvo penta store has tons of different SX drives, none of the nomenclature which I recognize. I love my boat and have...
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