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    Volvo Penta AQ-131 "not firing"

    My last owner jimmy rigged my engine to run, it worked great until last weekend. He ran an extra wire from the positive battery terminal to the ignition coil. I have heard that the igntion coil is 6 volts and since my battery is 12 volts it would have fried it. I pulled the plugs to see if...
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    Boat drives straight - but leans left

    I've got a 1986 Bayliner Capri 1850 model. With the boat balanced correctly, 2 people on left and 2 on right, it leans to the left. It actually banks left about 30 degrees at the fastest speed. Going slow it wont bank, but as I pick up speed it banks more to the left. Are there rudder trims...
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    Puzzled boat owner needs engine guru's advice!

    Allright....<br /><br />Today I took the spark plugs out, each and everyone of them was black as a chimney. The plugs were sooty, and had fuel on the threads of the plug. It met the description of "engine running very rich" in the maintenance manual.<br /><br />So I took apart the carburetor and...
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    Timing or burned valve

    Earlier I wrote this....<br /><br />My 1986 Bayliner with an AQ-131 4 cylinder inline inboard/outboard isn't running too good.<br /><br />In nuetral it runs great all the way to the redline. <br /><br />When I engage the prop, it starts backfiring a fuel/air spray out of the carburetor. <br...
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    Fuel/Air mixture backfiring out the carburetor

    My 1986 Bayliner with an AQ-131 4 cylinder inline inboard/outboard isn't running too good.<br /><br />In nuetral it runs great all the way to the redline. <br /><br />When I engage the prop, it starts backfiring a fuel/air spray out of the carburetor. <br /><br />What might this be?
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