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    Volvo outdrive won't go up

    1990 Volvo Penta 290 duoprop put in water this morn and it went down but not up. Can hear motor when going down , but no noise at all when using switch to go up. There is a trim tab on the throttle for up and down for the outdrive... there is another switch on the dash for the outdrive and...
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    -Volvo Duoprop frozen on shaft

    My new used 1989 Chaparral 290 outrive was not serviced very well from the previous owner. The shafts are supposed to be greased every year or 50 hrs and they were not. Anybody have an idea what my remedy would be, besides cutting them off ? I did try putting PB Blaster down the splines with...
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    Bleeding powersteering unit

    I installed new o-rings in the powersteering pump and would like to know the procedure to fill up the unit with no air in the system. There is the pressure side hose and the no-pressure hose. Does one stay disconnected or do you hook up both and move the steering wheel from side to side after...
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    Ceramic exhaust manifolds ?

    Am new to these boards and have read a lot of them. I just bought a 1990 Chaparral 2350 SX AQ 271 C with suspect exhaust manifolds that are original with ocean use. It is a Volvo-Penta 350 with dualprop,pretty sure it's a 290 outdrive. I read on a post that there are ceramic coated manifolds out...
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