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I am doing and engine swap from a small block GM 350 to a small block 400. You would think this would be simple enough. The boat is a 28.5 footer Bayliner with Flybridge weighing around 6000lbs with a single screw. The drive is Volvo 280. Since these engines are externaly balanced the machine...
Are the 6 transom bolt pattern on a Volvo Sp the same as on the Volvo 280? Im doing a swap on my 1980 28' Bayliner Flybridge. It has a GM350. I noticed on the donor 280 that the Bellhousing bearing seal was ripped and it looks like its been ripped for a long time and grease had leaked out into...
I just a purchased a 1980 Bayliner Contessa Flybridge 2850. It has a single Volvo Penta GM 350 Block casting number 14010207. I don't know much about the Volvo outdrives but I was told it was a 280. The OD has a problem where it does not lock in place, while in reverse and drive pulls out of...
