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    Changing 4.3L GL Water Supply Pump Shaft seal

    Does any one have any tip[s on changing the lip seal (item 6 in attached picture) in the water supply pump?
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    4.3GL PEFS Volvo I/O Starts and then dies

    Four Winns 2000, 180 Horizon Volvo Penta Sterndrive, Engine 4.3GL PEFS & Outdrive (SX-M 1.79) Started and ran on the muffs for a couple of minutes outside the garage. Had almost no gas in the tank (son used it last and stored it last fall J ) but ran ok. Launched the boat at the marina...
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    Mid 80's 60 hp Water Pump Impeller Key???

    I have a mid 80's Evinrude that had a water pump failure. When I went ti remove the Impeller from the I had a heck o f a time due to some corrosion on the Drive Shaft. Once i managed to slid it up (after cutting of the rubber) by prying in up the Drive Shaft a sliver of white plastic (lying in...
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    Rebuild after overheat - are new bearings neccessary

    I'm fixing up a 60 hp 2 cylinder Evinrude looper for the the mid 80's. The picton scuffing cleaned up nicely with some acid and a hone. I've put new pistons, piston pins and rings in but am wondering about the bearings? What do people normally do? A race said he has reused the bearings from...
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    60hp Water Pump Caused Overheat - How to clean off piston deposits

    My out board water pump failed (probably too old... my fault) and clogged the cooling lines. The bottom cylinder didn't fair badly at all but the top piston seemed to melt and smear itself on the cylinder wall above the exhaust port (see pic). I tried to estimate the depth of the damage and...
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    Evinrude 50hp - Tach Stopped Working (is the Stator ok?)

    My dashboard tach worked monetarily when I started up the engine this summer. The needle climbed to 1,000 rpm and then dropped. The engine seems to have lost a bit of its power but that could just be my perception. It hasn?t moved yet. I check all the wiring and it seems fine. The signal...
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    Replacement V-Belts

    Has anyone ever figured out how to cross reference the Volvo Penta 4.3GL PEFS v-belts to aftermarket v-belts? $37.94 seems a bit much for an alternator v-belt (VPN 978547) on eBay. The power steering belt (VPN 3852464) shows up on Amazon for $13.99 + $12.66 shipping which is bearable if...
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    9.9 Honda - Poor idle and stumbles

    My 20 year old Honda 9.9 is idling very poorly. To get it idling it works best if I apply 10 or 20% choke which makes me think that the low speed jet is gummed up. I have to keep rev'ing it up in order to move into gear. And It stumbles when I rev it more so in gear that when in neutral. I...
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    Foamed Oil or Cracked Block - Cappuccino or egg whites anyone?

    I have a 2000 Volvo Penta 4.3 Liter PEFS stern drive. I over heated the engine during the first run this spring (May). The supply hose to the thermostat housing came off. The couplings between the risers and the exhaust pipes melted a bit but the engine alarm never went off. I waited five...
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    Carb Kit for 1999 43GL PEFS

    Help, VP doesn't sell a carb rebuild kit for my motor. I have a VPN 3858331 two barrel holley carb (maybe a 80402 or 80320). My local VP dealer said that VP doesn't sell the "Repair Kit" VPN 3854020. Does anyone know what the real Holley part number for the carb so that I can research it...
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    4.3 GL SX-M Backfires at 3~4 grand - Exhaust Bellow Torn

    A week ago I thought I had a bad exhaust bellow because I heard a loud "pop" and when I investigated the exhaust bellow was torn. This also happened last summer but I attributed it to a defective exhaust bellow. Well I had the boat out again this weekend and under the same conditions, steady...
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    Where did all that water get into my bellows from? (pictures)

    Re: Where did all that water get into my bellows from? (pictures) I had water in my bellows this year and I'm pretty sure it was caused by the bellows bunching the same way as it is in your picture. When I took it apart I found my (ex) mechanic had over tightened it and busted the clamp...
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    Correct Spark Plug for a KG-7H Huricane?

    I have been told champion L77JCS sparkplugs and CHA823(J6C). But there is a big difference in length?
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    Pics/plans of a gearcase cone for a KG-7H Huricane?

    Anyone have pics/plans of a gearcase cone tool for a KG-7H Huricane?
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    2000 Volvo Penta SX-M eats U-Joints and How do you remove them.

    Re: 2000 Volvo Penta SX-M eats U-Joints and How do you remove them. Although there was a bit of water in the u-joint bellows, I think the real issue was a yoke that must have been damaged by one of two marinas I used in the past. That would explain why I went through u-joints so fast. Both...
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