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  1. ESGWheel

    2000 5.0 GL intermittent slow acceleration

    The dark plugs + bogging + acting like a 2 stroke that 'needs to be cleared out' leads one to think too much fuel. This is why Lou is asking about the electric choke. This is easy to check > simply start up at the dock with the spark arrestor off and look over time. Been awhile since I have...
  2. ESGWheel

    2000 5.0 GL intermittent slow acceleration

    Was it running last season with no issues? If yes, what, if anything was done other then your listed items? When you recently replaced the plugs what did they look like? When it ‘clears out’ does it run well with no issues for the rest of the day? The more info provided the better. Also, about...
  3. ESGWheel

    Time for Riser & Manifold > VP or Barr?

    Excellent suggestion. I just added it to the kit I go back to the lake with. Thanks!
  4. ESGWheel

    Time for Riser & Manifold > VP or Barr?

    Concluding this post: got the boat in the water and all was good. Ran about 5 degrees cooler per the dash gauge. No leaks, exhaust or otherwise. Very happy with the results and the Barr product!
  5. ESGWheel

    New to Volvo family

    Sharing the document regarding flushing VP engines I created that is now tucked away into my engine service manual.....
  6. ESGWheel

    New to Volvo family

    MUC, Thank you! Can your post be added to Don’s “Must have info” sticky? Also I included a pic of the blue ok to run cap. I have been buying up all the rubber hoses for my boat and will be replacing 100% of them next year, so I had this new cap in my collection.
  7. ESGWheel

    New to Volvo family

    Go back to post number 40 where MUC was highlighting “Volvo's can have 2 different flush systems. one of them can only be used with the engine off!” This was new to me. So I looked in the manual I have for my 5.0GXi-E and it states for the 5.0GXi-A/B, 5.7Gi-A/B and 5.7GXi-B/C (so not mine)...
  8. ESGWheel

    Bogging in relation to distributor

    The theme here is that a weak spark is suspected. Cap/rotor get corroded and bogging down occurs. Replace and all good for a while. Elsewhere in this string is the suggestion that that other items. like the coil, can be the culprit of a weak spark > if the coil is weak to start with a little...
  9. ESGWheel

    Impeller rotation question

    Flashback, it was only a pic I found on the internet. And agree that is a possibility and probably the case that happens most of the time given if the installer used a good lube and there were no ‘hangnails’ that would catch the impeller with a leading vs trailing edge so to speak. But why risk...
  10. ESGWheel

    Impeller rotation question

    The key is ‘proper’. The OP said he wound up the impeller in the wrong direction and both of us provided input which is what this forum is for. I have never replaced an impeller improperly either but if I did and only realized it after starting up, I would absolutely replace it again as cheap...
  11. ESGWheel

    Impeller rotation question

    Ouch! Given the amount of squish these impellers undergo (see example picture) I find it difficult to believe they would not be damaged doing a ‘backflip’. I am curious: have you personally put an impeller in ‘wound up’ the wrong way and then had a normal life out of it?
  12. ESGWheel

    Starter for V8-300-C-A

    Excellent news! I expect to be tackling this job as a PM next year. I will have to measure the length of that tool compared to access in the bilge so good to know that tool did the job and now have an excuse to buy one!
  13. ESGWheel

    Impeller rotation question

    While these impellers flex a lot by design, I am cringing at the thought of it having to do a backflip. No question it will under the force of the engine but i would suggest it has now been over stressed and will fail prematurity. And with a potential overheated engine as a result. For the cost...
  14. ESGWheel

    Bogging in relation to distributor

    Malibu, I have seen a post where the rotor plastic is too thin (according to the poster) and the rotor arced on the back side of the rotor. Any evidence of that? Else the rotor looks good (other than apparently not being brass).
  15. ESGWheel

    New to Volvo family

    On my SX-M there is a grease nipple on the starboard side of the Transom Shield close to the actual transom. Grease is carried via a plastic tube to the gimbal bearing housing. It’s a funky arrangement and the plastic tube is not threaded, just sits there is its counterbores. See parts diagram...
  16. ESGWheel

    Help transom leaking

    That is great got to the issue. And suggest some follow up: improperly placed clamps (as well as overnighted or wrong type of clamps) can cause premature hose failure. A clamp tightened straddling the hose bib like the mockup below can eventually cause a failure at that point (blue arrow). And...
  17. ESGWheel

    Bogging in relation to distributor

    Yes on the brass, but i do not see that the product descriptions state whether or not aluminum or brass. The Sierra branded ones I get are brass in color and thus I assume brass. Regarding the manifold: Wow, pie crust for sure.
  18. ESGWheel

    New to Volvo family

    Yes it will…
  19. ESGWheel

    Volvo Penta Drive Belt - Lots of dust and quickly wearing??

    All sounds good. And apologies, I now see in post # 34 good pictures of the old / new belt. And they are of the correct PN per this link. I would characterize the belt as having wear on the edge and the ribs indicating that a ribbed pulley has a lot of runout or is misaligned (the tire in the...
  20. ESGWheel

    New to Volvo family

    See this link for the VP engine designations
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