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    pump to drain gas.

    looking for a pump to hook to my drill to drain gas from tank! live in chicago! menards?
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    how to test gas to see if its bad

    gas has been in the boat for two years added 4gallons fresh to it. ran bad the first two times.the 3rd it ran better . now its backfiring<br />threw the carb.they are no filters on this boat . 1983 volvo bayliner4cyl. i took some gas out and there are large bubbles on the bottom of the glass...
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    afraid to over tighten the mounting collar

    i had a few posts before sayin i had water coming<br />in by the bilge. well i found it .the mounting<br />collar. the top is flat against the transom. but the bottom is around an 1/8 inch away. someone before me that owned the boat put silicon on it.<br />my question is iam afraid to tighten...
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    exhaust bellow on a penta 270?

    i had posted a week ago about water coming in<br />from somewere by the bilge. well today i had a chance to take a close look at the bellows. i found that the exhaust bellow had a few small rips in it. both of them were around a 1/16<br />of an inch big. my question is, could this be the problem...
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    ignition coil

    does a coil go bad ,or just go out. will that make it backfire threw the carb?the boat starts<br />but it s hard to keep it running , new points plugs. and rebuilt the carb!now what?
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    repair shops in il

    anyone know of any honest repair shops in il? within a 50 mile radis of chicagoland area. i took my boat to a dealer in foxlake il. there a bayliner dealer but i cant keep putting money into this thing. or does anyone think a good car <br />mechanic can fix my carb problem? or run some tests on...
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    COIL

    CAN I BUY A COIL FROM A LOCAL CAR PARTS STORE FOR MY VOLVO ? AND HOW MUCH ARE THEY ?
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    water coming in under enginevolvo

    i had the bearings in the drive replaced .<br />they had to pull the engine to replace one of the bearings, i was woundering if they did something,or didnt tighten down one of the bellows<br />on the drive ! i was sitting in the boat with the engine off trolling with my son. i turned the pump on...
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    bayliner volvo engine problems

    1983bayliner 16ft volvo 105 hp i think , had all the lower drive bearings and impeller replaced! got the boat in july. first of all the boat was sitting inside for two years .took it out a few weeks ago and it started right up. but putted for 5 mins or so. after it warmed up it ran great. took...
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