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    Duoprop update/improvement history?

    Hello, I was looking for a brief history of the improvements made to the duoprop drive. I am shopping for a used boat and it will likely be a Volvo Penta sterndrive/duoprop ... and a chronology of the years that improvements were made will help me narrow down the search. I know that there are...
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    SX Bellows replacement.

    Hi, I am getting ready to buy parts to replace the bellows on a 1995 OMC/VP SX drive. The drive says it is a Model 3868156 with 1.66 but does not list the "type". The engine model # is 502APHUE. I saw the thread on how to replace the bellows in the technical section. My questions are: 1. any...
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    Alternator/Charging Question

    Hi, I am hoping someone can help me figure this out. I have a 1995 Volvo Penta stern drive, ford 302, with 2 batteries and a Perko switch. The batteries are a couple years old but have had limited use and have always been kept fully charged. The alternator was rebuilt recently by a very...
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    1998 VP 7.4 GL, Gi or GSi

    If I understand correctly there were 3 basic ways that the 7.4 liter was packaged from about 1996 to 1998: GL 4 bbl holly carb with SX or DP drive Gi fuel injected with SX or DP drive GSi fuel injected with DPX drive My question is about the fuel injection. Volvo Penta's old...
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    OSi with DP-SM

    Hi, I am looking at a 99 Striper that was re-powered with the 2004 5.0 OSi (originally with the SX drive) and then later added a "new" DP-SM drive with SS prop. Does this sound reasonable and compatible? If I understand correctly the OSi motors were normally mated to the composite XDP drive...
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    Ford 302 Running temp

    1995 VP 5.0FL (Ford 302 carbureted), SX Cobra, 160 degree therm, 1/2 closed cooling, just replaced manifolds, risers, impeller, water circulation pump, and serviced/cleaned the heat exchanger Hello...quick question. All the posts I have read seem to indicate that with a 160 degree thermostat...
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    Timing marks gone

    1995 VP 5.0 FL SX Cobra Hi, I have the Ford 302 with the timing pointer on the block. There must have originally been a tab on the crank with timing marks.... which is no longer there....just a slot where the tab/marks must have been. Any suggestions on getting this fixed? thanks
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    Merc 2002 115 shift linkage

    Hello, I have read a few of the related threads for adjustments and I am confused about one thing. When in gear is the prop supposed to ratchet one way and lock the other...for either F and R? I read one thread that said: "F gear ratchets in one direction (so that the prop will/can freewheel...
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    spring cradle on axle

    Hello, I am putting new axles on a DHM trailer. The axles came with the spring cradles (I think that is what they are called) not attached. So I need to tack weld these into place before installation. Is there anything special that I need to be aware of when doing this? They are round, 4-inch...
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    Holly 2V

    1995 VP 5.0FL SX Cobra Hello, Maybe someone can help me before I spend a couple hundred for a new carburetor. I rebuilt the Holly 2 barrel carb and it all seemed pretty simple. But when I re-installed it the motor did not want to start and would only start with the throttle plate open pretty...
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    bilge pump wiring

    Hello, 95 VP 5.0FL SX Cobra I am putting a new bilge pump in because the old one did not turn on with the float (but would run in the manual mode). I am putting in a RuleMate automatic pump. There are 3 wires from the pump; 1 brown, 1 brown with white line, and one black wire (ground). The...
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    bilge pump wiring

    Hello, 95 VP 5.0FL SX Cobra I am putting a new bilge pump in. There are 3 wires from the pump; 1 brown, 1 brown with white line, and one black wire (ground). The brown/white wire is the automatic and the other brown one is for the manual pump switch on the dash. After attaching the wires it...
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    Exh Manifold studs

    1995 VP 5.0FL (ford) SX Cobra Hello, I am installing new exhaust manifolds and need to put in new studs. Do I use Loc-Tite or Never-Seez on the side that goes into the head? Do I just put the stud in hand tight into the head and then torque as normal on the manifold nuts?
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    U-joints, VP SX

    1995 VP 5.0 SX Cobra Hello The VP manual indicates that a few special tools are required to remove and re-install U-joints. How hard is this to do this and are there any non-special tools that can get the job done? Basically all I need to change is the carrier end yoke...which is scored where...
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    bilge pump hose

    Hello, I recently bought a 1995 2150 Striper. While doing engine maintenance/repairs I noticed that the outlet hose for the bilge pump is just the thin-walled plastic type. Looks newer so the previous owner must have replaced it. This does not seem right to me. What type of hose is usually...
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