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    AQ 125A water pump

    I spotted a coolant leak at the water pump and noticed the connection between the water pump and heat exchanger was a rubber hose. The hose was leaking at the water pump. Consulting the manual it shows both the connections are copper nipples with the spacers and sealing rings. So I ordered new...
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    Help for a new boater

    A friend of mine has some final issues he is trying to work out on his first boat. He bought a 1972 14' Starcraft Falcon with a 1962 Gale Johnson 40 horse outboard motor. ( I am an I/O guy ) Here is the email he sent me with his questions; Finally I took her in the water yesterday. I had to add...
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    Run away starter

    Out on the lake in my 84 Bayliner Volvo Penta AQ 120 270 leg and it seemed to come out of gear. I had just done some prop work and thought I might have lost the prop. I shut it down lifted the leg and the prop was still in place. Not sure what happened. When I went to restart the motor the...
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    AQ 125 problems over 2000 rpm

    A buddy gave me a 1984 Bayliner with a Volvo AQ125 and 270 drive. He said he had done a compression check, rebuilt the carb, new plug, wires, cap, rotor,but it would only run at high idle. Then it sat over the winter and he was tired of messing with it and since he had another boat he gave it to...
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