My 1986 Volvo has a 305 Chevrolet. The timing marks on the notched tab attached to the timing chain cover are visible and familiar. However there is also a label on the dampener with similar markings. It is a yellow sticker with BTDC and ATDC degrees, as well as a green stripe that appears to...
I'm trying to set the timing on my Volvo (305 Chevrolet) and am confused. The manual calls for 8 degrees basic and 30 degrees @4200 rpm. That's simple enough, but how do I read the notched tab on the timing gear cover?<br />The tab has graduated marks from 0-12. But the dampener also has a...
My Volvo 200 (Chevy 305) runs great at 3700 rpm for about 20-25 minutes, then I'll feel the first stumble. A couple of minutes later, another, only more noticeable. The pattern repeats until the motor is cutting out and I’ve lost speed. The motor eventually dies, but will almost always...
I bought an '86 Anacapri and don't know much more about the boat than it's from Mimai, anf the guy who built them died a while back. I'veheard different things about them from "cheap" to "they don't build them like that anymore."<br /><br />I can tell that it was "value engineered, but the...
I have a Volvo Penta 200 (chevy) with a water separator and a glass inline filter before the pump (the filters are operating in a vacuum). Has anyone had better luck putting these filters before or after the pump? Mine is a cam driven diaphram type. The reason I ask is that it would appear...
I'm looking at a boat with a '86 4.0 liter V8 Seadrive. Some guys that I know call it junk and instruct me to run away from it. The current owner claims to have had good luck with it and uses it regularly since its rebuild in '94. Engine is very clean (as is rest of boat) on outside and...
