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    Looking for a recommendation on having the Bottom painted.

    Anyone know or recommend a company near Lake St. Clair that does bottom painting. Boat has never been painted, 2001 Regal 2660, tired of scrubbing off the slime.
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    removing hydaulic lines from trim cylinder SX

    I have a leaking trim cylinder and I am having trouble removing the hydaulic lines. Tried using flare wrench and starting to round nuts, so I stopped. Will heating the trim cylinder hurt anything? I am going to atttempt to rebuild it, so I do not want to melt anything inside. I have soaked the...
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    correct base timing on 2000 4.3 GI TBI pefs

    Does anyone know what the base timing should be set on a 4.3 GI TBI? Cannot seem to locate it anywhere. If I had a bad ignition control module would that cause the timing to not advance?
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    lost 800 rpms at wot

    If I had a bad high pressure side fuel pump, would it still allow me to over trim and get higher RPMS? One engine does 4400-4600 trimmed down, other will only do 3800 rpms. Problem engine does nothing when last 1/4 of throttle is applied. 4.3 volvo Penta TBI
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    VP 4.3 L GI 2000 wot problem, sx drive.

    At my wits end, having issues with one engine not reaching wot. Best it will do is 3800 rpms under load, trimmed down. The other engine will do 4400 rpms. I have done a turn up(cap, rotor, plugs), had codes read by marina mechanic, only code was low oil switch. Would this cause an rpm loss? They...
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    Overcooling

    I have twin 2001 Volvo Penta V-6's 4.3 GI PEFS. One engine warms up to 175 degrees within a few minutes, the other never budged off of 100 degrees. I switched temperature sending units with no change. I then replaced the the thermostat. Slight change happened when I did this, at idle the temp...
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