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My 470 won't start.
I too have the have the 470 , all the cylinders rea a even 170 across all four. My problem is it won’t start . It seems like the fuel is not getting to the cyclinders even where I pour gas right down the carburetor . It started looking like mist coming UP through the carb ...
Hello Don, I have nearly completed my 1988 OMC King Cobra to Volvo Penta DPS conversion. I had the boat in the water and it works incredibly well! It feels and works like a new boat. One small problem though, your writeup explains that there are spacers to g inside the rams to prevent the...
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I got a rebuild kit for the tilt /trim motor for a 197 Johnson 40hp I have.
There is three wires that go into the Tilt Motor, Green, Blue and Black.
I have a new cap that comes with brushes , the trouble is the old wires were broke/rotted off.
There is a internal Black Wire that was...
I found a write up of a person who did the conversion using the exisitng 460 King Cobra power , he swapped out the old King Cobra Leg for a Volvo Penta DP-S . There was defiinitely some issues like mounting the water pump , new shift cable but judging from the write up it sure looked doable...
I have a roached OMC Leg, Dog Clutch style 1988 vintage, there are no markings or tag left on the leg .
I want to order the conversion kit to get rid of it.
The problem is I don't know if this leg is a Cobra or a King Cobra?
I have pics that someone can use to HOPEFULLY!! identify this ole...
I have a set of Stainless Steel "Duoprops that I aquired for my Volvo Penta DP-S Leg.
The props do not have any collision damage but one prop has a salt water corrosion hole about the size of the end of a pencil and the other prop has a corroded section on one blade about the size of a dime with...
I have a 1998 Bayliner with the 460 engine and Cobra (Dog Clutch) Outdrive.
I understand that it is possible to convert a Cobra Outdrive to a Volvo Penta DP-S or SX Drive without to much difficulty.
I know that a new water pump is required to be mounted to the engine , acct the Cobra Water...
