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    Cracked Block???

    so your saying it prob is the block?
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    Cracked Block???

    HAy all. My VP 4.3_GL is mixing water and oil. the Choc. Milk is coming up through the PVC Valve, I'm in Houston Texas. we jsut had the winter from hell...I had it inside but it looks like it got me..... Wondering if there is any other place it could be coming from,,,, Thx/...... Also ya think...
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    VP 4.3 GL vibration

    Hey all..... due to health issues my boat sat for 2 years, after getting her up and going, I had to replace steering damper seals, tilt switch, took her out to lake and am getting a strange vibratio, it’s worse in revers. I took the boat out for the 1st time, there was no vibratin, that’s when...
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    Trim goes up but not down

    Hey All: after getting my boat up and running with various issues from sitting for 2 yrs " health issues" My trim wouldn't work at all. I found it had corrosion " or a bad connection" at the plug in from the motor. everything was great after that.....after it sat for about 2 weeks the trim...
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    Steering actuator Bottom bolt PICS

    VP 4.3 GL cant get to the bottom bolt.... is there a special tool ? or are there any suggestions on how to remove? there's little to NO room in there. I removed the top one with the cordless impact.....
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    Volvo penta actuator

    Hello Gentelmen... I have a leak on my power steering and yes it's at the worst place it could be.... I've almost got the actuator off but I'm stuck on the bottom bolt.. I was wondering if there is a special too, or if anyone has done this before could tell me how to remove it... there's...
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    Trim

    Finley took the boat out today, V6 3.4 trim was working fine then it stopped working. Returned home messed with it a little, my son had his finger on it going up and down, I played with the relays pushing down left and right as much as I could, the trim would work for a sec or two then quit...
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    Got her going Video

    Well I got her running like a top guys... Cleaned out the carb took about an hour she runs great on muffs, Gotta take her out to the lake now... still got some cleaning to do I'm not to good at the video thing,,,it's sideways sorry Thanks again
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    not getting fuel

    hey guys, I gotta head scratchier here, VP 4.3 Carbed Been sitting for 2 yrs. I removed the fuel. new battery, new water fuel separator, Put about 8 gallons of fresh fuel in her , cant get fuel to carb. So I removed the pump benched tested it, works just fine. Checked fuses, checked relay...
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    Mr. Bonehead

    yup that's my NEW name....as per my earlier post about boat that's been sitting for two years " medical issues" I wasn't getting fuel to the carb. I pulled the pump and it's working. I managed to remove the water fuel separator NO water. fuel looked clean. I bench tested it with the separator...
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    Removing old fuel

    had some medical issues, havent been here in a few years....getting my boat ready for the water and I have old fuel in her... Ive got everything ready but the fuel......being an inboard/outboard 185 bow runner. the fuel cell has an access port, however I will need some typr of pump to remove...
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    Acts like no fuel

    when I 1st start out at the lake my vp 3.4 starts off great, after about 45 sec to a minute it will die. It acts like no fuel. It starts back up but takes a little while..again like it ran out of fuel.......then I can run all over the lake all day. No problem.. it doesn’t do this just sitting...
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    Overheating

    VP 4.3 GL replaced the impeller, just pulled tstat boiled it on stove it's good what else is there?
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    No power at key

    2007 Caravelle VP 4.3 stored her for the winter. Didn’t pull battery cables. Got her out today. And no power at key. battery has 12.6. Battery to ground on engine using multimeter 12.6 electric tilt works fine. Pulled dash cant get any power at key......blower doesn’t come on. Horn wont...
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    Replace safety items

    Was wondering how often should I. Or how often do others replace the safety items you carry? First aid kits, life jackets, fire extinguisher, and such...
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