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    Exhaust manifold drains

    Continued from "Volvo Penta starter rebuild" The only way I could figure water getting down in the starter nose cone was from removing the drain plugs to winterize and they are a royal PITA to remove. No other leaks evident anywhere. I decided to install drain valves with tubing to route the...
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    Volvo Penta Starter Rebuild

    Thanks to all who responded to my first post regarding the stuck starter drive. I thought I'd post this to debunk some of the comments on the other two lively threads concerning marine vs automotive starters and add a few of my own. The first thing I did was to remove the solenoid. I then placed...
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    Starters, 2 new different questions.

    Happy New Year to all! I've just had the most enjoyable time removing the starter from my I/O. The pinion gear was not kicking out but the starter spun. I noticed that there was some surface rust on the gear, and the ring gear felt a little "wet". The starter had acted up a couple of times this...
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    Frozen gear lube air bleed screw

    2001 VP DP-s. Trailer stored, less than 150 hours. Bought in 2004 with 9 hours on boat. After getting suspicious of "X" marina's annual service work, for which I paid my hard earned cash for, I decided to pull the outdrive myself and start doing my own annual maintenance. Good thing I did. I'm...
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