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    problem with grease zirk on VP

    I have an AQ200D with a 280 drive with three lube points. One is on the drive and two are inside the boat.Of the two that are inside, I had trouble with the one to the starboard side of the bellhousing.I hooked up the grease gun and felt resistance,like the zirk was clogged.I dont think any...
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    charging voltage 13.2 enough?

    Getting the boat ready for summer.I installed the battries yesterday,one optima blue top starting/deep cycle,one red top starting.I measure 14 volts at the alternator and 13.2 at the batts.I do have an isolator installed and I know a voltage drop is normal.But is 13.2 enough.After I'm out for...
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    optima batts and vector charger

    Ihave two optima batt's,One red top starting and one blue top starting/deep cycle.I use only the blue to start and run things when out, keeping the red as a back up.Charge both when I get home with a vector 2/6/10 amp smart charger.At the end of last season the charger would display a fault code...
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    volvo 280 drive maintanence

    I have a 1984 22 foot cuddy with a aq200D and 280 outdrivethat I purchased in Oct 2004.It ran great all last summer after I worked through a few small problems and my own inexperience.I want to do the right thing and keep it that way.Does this drive need to be pulled yearly to perform proper...
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    AQ200D-rubber band motor?/and other questions

    I was reading a previous thread on rubber band motors and it raised a few questions on my own set-up,which is a 1984 AQ200D with a 280T drive.I'll ask all the questions up front and any answers are greatly appreciated. 1 Does rubber band refer to the timing belt and if so should that...
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    1984 volvo 280 outdrive oil

    I am going to change engine and drive oil this weekend and would like to switch to synthetic.The manual recommends the same oil for the engine and the drive;10w/40.I haven't seen 10/40 but am considering Mobil 1 15W/50 for both.Does mobil make a synthetic 30 wheight I could put in the drive?Iv'e...
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    outdrive service, easy? what to do and look for?

    Ipurchased a 22' 84 aquasport with a 280 drive that has run well all summer and seems to be in great condition.There seems to be a lot of original parts on the boat but it all works.I like to do my own maintanance and whatever repairs I can handle.What is involved in doing an outdrive service...
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    poor fuel economy? 5.0 liter carb

    I am fairly new to boating and I am surprised at how much gas I go thru.I recently purchased a 84 aquasport with a deep vee hull,22 feet.Ithas a volvo penta 5.0 liter with a 2 barrel rochester carb.The engine seems to be well tuned and runs perfect at all speeds.I took it out three times this...
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    gas fumes

    I have a 1984 22' aquasport with a 85 gallon alluminum tank.The deck has a removable floor panel.The tank is mounted within an enclosed compartment and the smell is contained within this areaThis panel has three inspection ports and when I remove any of them I get a strong smell of gas.I dont...
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    voltmeter/ammeter

    I have a 1984 Volvo 200D with both an ammeter and voltmeter on the dash.Everything seems to be charging o.k.with 13.2 to 14 volts, depending on RPM,on both the voltmeter and on the multi-tester on the battery terminals.However the ammeter is always reading on the negative side,and when I turn on...
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    hesitation at high rpm

    Got rid of the drive noise I wrote in about.Seems I needed a little oil.Hope there is no lasting damage, but it seemed fine.Took a ride this weekend and the boat ran fine at all speeds for about 45 minutes.After that it started to hesitate at high RPM's. At 3500, it was fine but at 4000 it...
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