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    Lou C replied to the thread The Hull Truth present form..
    The main thing about the hull truth is it is biased toward ultra expensive salt water fishing boats with (to me at least) overpriced...
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    Lou C replied to the thread The Hull Truth present form..
    Same I don’t get ads have been there as long as I’ve been here…since 2002…
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    Lou C replied to the thread Oil selection.
    Yep the only way to know is to run a virgin oil analysis. I have a 98 Jeep with a flat tappet cam (4.0 six) and it’s been run on...
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    Lou C replied to the thread Oil selection.
    if Volvos spec is a full syn straight weight oil my guess is that they are concerned about the oil breaking down and losing viscosity...
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    Lou C replied to the thread Oil selection.
    You can also use the Mercruiser 25/40 conventional or syn blend. I have used both & done oil analyses and they hold up well to marine use…
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    Lou C replied to the thread 2003 Glastron VP 5.0 GL Overheat issue.
    The nice thing about replacing them is that Barr includes everything you need….however if you have the left overs any good hardware...
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    Lou C replied to the thread 2003 Glastron VP 5.0 GL Overheat issue.
    If you ever have to do this job again, try heating the areas on the manifold where the bolts thread in before even trying to loosen...
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    Lou C replied to the thread 2003 Glastron VP 5.0 GL Overheat issue.
    They don't look clogged, the main thing is you can't really tell if they will seal until you re-surface the sealing surfaces and measure...
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    Lou C replied to the thread 2003 Glastron VP 5.0 GL Overheat issue.
    23 years with an OMC Cobra and always used OEM impellers/housings and bellows and not one problem with either. In fact the OEM bellows...
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    Lou C replied to the thread 2003 Glastron VP 5.0 GL Overheat issue.
    So far then we see your top hot exhaust system was low raw water flow!
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    Lou C replied to the thread Alpha 1 gen 2 bellows service.
    Sounds like it’s time to do all of them
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    Lou C reacted to muc's post in the thread Bizarre IAC reading with Like Like.
    You didn’t post a serial number or even a model number, but I see what looks like an ECM 555 in one of the pictures so I’ll take a...
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    Lou C replied to the thread 2003 Glastron VP 5.0 GL Overheat issue.
    https://leadersrpmshop.com/marine-parts/volvo-penta/ I have bought OMC parts from this vendor on Amazon, that's about the only one I'd...
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    Lou C replied to the thread 2003 Glastron VP 5.0 GL Overheat issue.
    Don't buy any mission critical boat parts from Amazon, use OEM for impellers, bellows, carb rebuild kits, etc. Unless you know the...
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    Lou C replied to the thread I have a leak..
    good catch! this is the Achilles heel of I/Os, just too many places to leak water!
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