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  1. ESGWheel

    Volvo Penta 5.0 EFI Ford (1995) Hard to Start When Warm

    While I am not familiar with your motor, but since the gauntlet is down regarding no one else, I will take a stab. From your description it sounds as if it may be slightly flooding causing the extra long starting cycle. Given its EFI and its age, it may be your injectors leaking by after...
  2. ESGWheel

    1991 Chris Craft Concept 167 staring issue

    The parts cannon can sometimes be a viable troubleshooting technique (replacing parts until its fixed) especially when aged parts, like a starter, it’s better to replace proactively > sucks getting stuck out on the water and/or having to cut your boating season short! If you decide (or need) to...
  3. ESGWheel

    1991 Chris Craft Concept 167 staring issue

    BTW nice-looking boat, good catch and welcome to the world of boating! Please consider taking a boating safety course if not already done and have all the appropriate safety gear.
  4. ESGWheel

    1991 Chris Craft Concept 167 staring issue

    By using the screwdriver, you are bypassing the starter solenoid which may be the issue. In other words, the solenoid may work sometimes and sometimes not, which is not untypical for an older starter. Since this is an intermittent issue, you need to ‘catch it’ in its failure mode. Here is how...
  5. ESGWheel

    5.0 GXi 2007 Metallic noise

    I was thinking that too but reluctant to suggest it as I am not well familiar with how rapidly the exhaust temps can rise without the raw water pump. Perhaps if this noise is always present when cold as well as warm, do this when cold but only briefly as suggested. If no noise without belt, then...
  6. ESGWheel

    5.0 GXi 2007 Metallic noise

    I have a 2005 GXi and I have never heard a noise like that. Agree to be concerned. Hopefully it’s a bearing in one of the pulleys since it runs just fine. If a bearing, I have a saying: if you cannot find it, it will eventually find you! Given 1500 RPM is not too far off of idle I would try to...
  7. ESGWheel

    Is this raw water pump serviceable?

    Agree, replace the entire unit. One potential source for a rebuilt that can lessen the impact is at this link.
  8. ESGWheel

    volvo penta 4.3 error MID 187 FMI 9 PSID 200

    AlesVolvo, 12V Lead Acid Batteries (LAB) can be confusing with all the numbers. Any 12V LAB has 6 “cells” each capable of a theoretical maximum voltage of 2.2 volts for a total of 6 x 2.2 = 13.2V. A fully charged battery will actually have about 12.7V. And does not matter if the battery is 140Ah...
  9. ESGWheel

    Missing Anchor Bail

    I searched around on the internet for an answer to your question. The prevailing answer was what I suspected: it’s a bad idea to not have one for two reasons: one it helps trap the anchor when stowed and it keeps the rode properly paying out and in. Think of it this way: in looking at your...
  10. ESGWheel

    2002 Chaparral 200SSE Fuel Capacity?

    GMK35, A few things to be aware of if you change out the sender: You will have to know the depth of the tank to get the correct length of sender > they should be about 1” shy of the tank depth so if its 8” deep get a 7” sender. Since only way to do this without the model no. of the tank and...
  11. ESGWheel

    Water Spraying!!

    Videos now work but analysis is the same. Below is a marked up exploded diagram of one of these pumps showing the point of leakage is occurring (item 6). As the water leaks out, it is hitting the spinning pulley and thus spraying everywhere. While it’s not cheap, I would recommend replacing the...
  12. ESGWheel

    Water Spraying!!

    Interestingly the videos work on my iPhone but not PC. In addition to needing to fix the Sea Water Pump (also known as a ‘Raw Water Pump’) look at cleaning up any and all rust on the pulleys. Rust on these will cause premature belt wear and the dreaded ‘belt dust’ issue. See pic of pulley rust...
  13. ESGWheel

    Re-thread 2000 VP SX-M cylinder for hydraulic hose

    It looks like you got great pictures! But unfortunately, it looks bad > like both the threads are still shot and the seat looks like it is chewed up. Since you had this connected with no issues before at this union, I am going to speculate that there are loose metal threads in the hole and this...
  14. ESGWheel

    Gas leaking from tank inlet

    It does vent thru the cap. See this link for a detailed description of how it works
  15. ESGWheel

    Fuel Tank Venting in Stingray I/O

    Unless they have different designs, turns out there are 4 this is one of the photos i took when dissecting these to figure out how they work… :)
  16. ESGWheel

    Fuel Tank Venting in Stingray I/O

    Back at the boat and took out my spare cap. It does vent with a clever design. I did a write up and posted it here link,
  17. ESGWheel

    2002 Chaparral 200SSE Fuel Capacity?

    Assuming it’s a plastic tank with molded in numbers (vs an actual sticker) you can try doing a ‘rubbing’. Take a piece of paper and place the paper on top of the molded numbers and using a soft pencil run on top of the paper to transfer the image into it. Even if you only get the model number...
  18. ESGWheel

    PERKO Vented Gas Caps – how they work and a couple of tips

    This is about the gas cap for the Perko Combination Fill and Vent Necks. Like in Picture 1. This is not about the newer EPA compliant gas caps or with tanks have a separate vent. There was a recent post regarding these and the question came up: How do they work? I was curious too so took my...
  19. ESGWheel

    8.1 GXI-J Cranks but No Start w/ Diacom Logs

    While unsure what the initial cause to break that bolt, it resulted in a lack of proper clamping between the cylinder head the block. This clamping force does several things including compressing the head gasket that keeps the combustion pressures in the cylinder and keeps separate the oil and...
  20. ESGWheel

    Re-thread 2000 VP SX-M cylinder for hydraulic hose

    I initially referred to the “threaded” portion of the hose only to differentiate it from the “crimped” potion and stuck to that refence. I am not implying its leak is coming up thru the threads (between the nut and the cylinder). There is complete understanding where the fluid is coming out...
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