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    Vessel View for 2004 Optimax 115?

    If you're looking for Bluetooth to your phone, Vessel View Mobil should work. Ask whoever you buy it from if anything else is needed. Also ask what you will be able to monitor. You want to be able to see block temp, compressor head temp and cooling water pressure. If the air filter looked bad...
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    Bell Housing Shift Shaft Upper Bushing

    I used loctite on the OD of both the upper and lower bushings. But I have worked with other techs who preferred perfect seal and one who liked 101. Worked in MN, so I don't have any knowledge of saltwater. I preferred Loctite so I didn't have to worry how tight the fit was, won't come loose. The...
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    Thoughts on New Gen Direct Injected VP 5.3L v8 350HP?

    Like just about anything else, The first couple of years have a few more problems and then they get the bugs worked out. This Generation of engine has worked out well. Mid range power seems exceptional and low and high range is great. Like @dubs283 mentioned, maintenance will pay dividends...
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    Mercury 6.2 ECT DTS Axius Voltage Issue

    Looking at this. I believe #45 is port exhaust temp, #46 is lube bottle, #47 is DLC, #48 is O2 heaters. But I can't be sure, so ---- Can you post or PM me the compete original diagrams? I don't have access to your engine wiring diagrams. I saw a picture of a circuit breaker for clean power that...
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    New to Volvo family

    Yes, that looks like a 15p. But props can be repitched so how it preforms is what counts. Also based on my experience working the parts counter for a not so good dealer. As I would go through the process of trying to determine the correct prop. I was surprised to find that many boaters don't...
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    Mercury 6.2 ECT DTS Axius Voltage Issue

    Ted, I seem to remember the last go around with low voltage. But I can't remember if I saved all the files and notes. Can you post or PM your serial numbers? That's how I usually save that info. Also so can you post a link to that thread. If I remember right you stopped the troubleshooting...
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    Mercury 6.2 ECT DTS Axius Voltage Issue

    Hey, I've got that same timing light. Customer bought it and gave it to me after he "moved" my much more expensive one so it got into the spinning belts. I felt that I was partially to blame, so I never said anything to him. But I did start enforcing a new rule ---- customers are allowed to...
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    Mercury 6.2 ECT DTS Axius Voltage Issue

    Trouble is you need a crew to sail it ---and----- As near as I can tell --- you can only drink grog
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    New to Volvo family

    Thanks, that makes it so much easier to help. You have a sealed bearing. The only time I have ever seen one have a problem is if it got wet or the engine alignment was WAY off. Like rotten transom off. It is not greaseable, if it's bad the only option is replacement. If you think the noise...
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    Quicksilver gimbal bearing dot alignment

    I don't think it matters. I say think because I don't know for sure. I never paid attention to the dot, I always marked where the grease hole was and lined that up with the grease passage. If I remember right, the carrier on a perma-lube doesn't even have the grease hole drilled. While I...
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    New to Volvo family

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    New to Volvo family

    Probably not. You posted the engine product number, not the serial number. So I can't be sure what transom you have. But from your owners manual ---- Shaft Spline and Bearing Lubrication The primary shaft and bearings must be lubricated each year and whenever the drive unit is removed. This...
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    New to Volvo family

    Oil pressure sensors can have different locations on different versions of 5.0 engines. Sometimes there are two of them. The correct manual for your engine will show where it is. What’s your serial number? A guess is, lower, aft, port side.
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    New to Volvo family

    Na, I think he knows better.
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    Please help with engine type selection!

    Thanks, I haven't been in a car/truck engine since the 70s. Always wondered about the windage tray. Pretty rare for a manufacturer to install a part that's not needed.
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    New to Volvo family

    Yup, gimbal bearings and u-joints are one of those things where it's best not to grease them if you don't have the right grease.
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    Please help with engine type selection!

    I've always wondered about this. Do truck engines have a windage tray in them? All the Chev V8 boat engine I've torn down have them, but I don't remember seeing them in the few truck engines I've been inside. Not really sure how important a windage tray is.
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    2005 200hp Mercury Optimax Water in Gas

    Yes, I was wrong about the fuel getting in the crankcase. It's been along time since I worked on an opti. I was thinking normal 2 stroke. I'm guessing a little fuel enters thru the ports in the cylinder walls. But contaminated fuel is still a problem. The fuel injectors are $300 ea. and the...
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    Vessel View for 2004 Optimax 115?

    Yes that looks like a SmartCraft connector. I'll answer your question with a question. What are you looking for? You mention Vessel View --- that covers a lot of products. You can get Bluetooth to your phone starting at $250 with Vessel View Mobil. I think, but I'm not %100 sure that's all you...
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    2005 200hp Mercury Optimax Water in Gas

    It sure sounds like you still have water in your tank. Fuel comes out of the tank thru a dip tube, that tube ends one to two inches above the bottom of the tank. Gas is lighter than water so you can have many gallons of water left in the bottom of the tank even though you sucked the tank “dry”...
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