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  1. ESGWheel

    Won’t Start in the Water

    Solving the starting problem is great news! And how frustrating on the next issue. Keep thinking about those grandkids! Is the 'not matching what you expect due to RPMs' the same for forward and reverse? If yes, it could be a spun hub for the prop or a bad coupler. I am not familiar with your...
  2. ESGWheel

    5.0 GXi fuel problem

    I believe this a MPI engine and thus subject to the VP fuel cells had internal paint that breaks down with ethanol gas. The resulting chips / goo can easily plug up the pressure regulator and / or the injectors. This issue is typically associated with a fuel pump whine as well as the pump...
  3. ESGWheel

    Is my motor healthy?

    The idea was to compare the motor idling with and without the belt. Both new vids have the belt. Also did you check the pulleys as suggested?
  4. ESGWheel

    3.0 exhaust manifold over heats

    oops...
  5. ESGWheel

    3.0 exhaust manifold over heats

    Ah, I see. You are right of course! I was looking only for water downstream of the manifold and saw that. No coffee yet is my humble but not worthy excuse. :-(
  6. ESGWheel

    3.0 exhaust manifold over heats

    Lou, Thanks for the validation about the oddity of no flow in manifold until t-stat opens > I am always trying to learn so I appreciate the follow on “why” as well. For the elbow getting constant water, it seems it does via the ‘bypass’. I pasted a section of the diagram below highlighted with...
  7. ESGWheel

    1998 Volvo/OMC - When shifting to forward, the motor stalls. It runs fine on muffs.

    Lou, Not sure I understand about the water. OP can start the boat post launching and after stalling, able to restart and run it up in neutral. Thanks.
  8. ESGWheel

    Gauges don't work

    “Sad diagrams” still carry the point, so all is good, thanks for the info. While I am not familiar with the older boat designs, current boats (I assume) follow the protocol of the fuses protecting the wiring and not the device. For example, my 2005 Larson does not have fuses for each gauge. The...
  9. ESGWheel

    Gauges don't work

    As highlighted, these are daisy chained together and thus if other gauges are working, then is probably not a fuse issue. Example: does the Oil Pressure gauge work? If yes, there is power and ground to that daisy chain. While it may be a the daisy chain connection to these particular gauges...
  10. ESGWheel

    Is my motor healthy?

    Agree hard to compare. Also do not run it long without the belt but that is a good troubleshooting technique. With the belt off grab each pulley and spin it by hand and also try to rock it back and forth (using two hands, put one on each side of the pulley and push with one hand while pulling...
  11. ESGWheel

    Won’t Start in the Water

    Bill, This new info changes everything. Let me explain. A fully charged and properly sized starting battery should last more than 3 or 4 start tries before dying unless (1) you are cranking the heck out of it each time like more than a few minutes (don’t do this BTW) (2) there is an excessive...
  12. ESGWheel

    '99 Volvo Penta 5.0 GL valve cover leak question

    Here is my suggestion: Start by placing the cover on a known flat surface. See if it rocks or is somehow bent. This assumes the red circled item is recessed from the plane of the sealing surface. Assuming all good, get some plumbers putty and roll a thin cord with it like this link. Place this...
  13. ESGWheel

    Transom leak. 4.3l mercruiser with alpha one gen2

    I was not suggesting it was leaking thru the crack. Raher it is an indicator of a more serious issue. It seems as if your mind is already made up, but I will try once more. Imagine the worst case for a minute: that as you throttle up to get up on plane the transom lets go and now you are...
  14. ESGWheel

    Is my motor healthy?

    That is a nice and clean motor. Looks like you take good care of it. However, the video sure sounds awful. I agree that something wrong and glad you are pursuing it. Can you provide more background and info about motor? Is new to you? Routine maintenance done? Etc. Also any issue you had in the...
  15. ESGWheel

    Transom leak. 4.3l mercruiser with alpha one gen2

    In the pic is also what looks like a crack, perhaps just gel coat but given the circumstances, who knows. While we can all appreciate the desire to finish out the season, a leaking boat is no joke and should not be taken out. Next year the missing the rest of this season will only be a faded...
  16. ESGWheel

    Volvo Penta Trim Cylinder issue

    I had a similar experience when I worked at a British Leyland / Fiat dealership back in the 70s. The TR7’s with their pop-up headlights were notorious for failing to pop up (or down). Warranty was short lived back then and these cars would come in by the dozens over the year with failed pop-ups...
  17. ESGWheel

    aq125 cooling problem

    While I am not familiar this motor or its cooling system, I did some minor research > looked at what a new strainer looks like and tired to figure out how its all assembled. It appears that the plastic strainer sits on the heat exchanger and is held down by those two toe clamps. And it looks...
  18. ESGWheel

    Volvo Penta Trim Cylinder issue

    I am going to suggest you have a failed right side cylinder and it spewed debris (like a chewed-up O-ring) and that in turn has clogged the lines. Another alternative is that the hyd lines themselves are the issue > by delaminating its possible they collapsed internally. I think this is less...
  19. ESGWheel

    4.3 lt Mercriser Cranks But will not start on idle and will not idle.

    As folks are suggesting all indications are clogged idle circuits. As AD always suggests > run fishing line thru all the passages to ensure are free and clear. If does not go, use small gauge safety wire. Here is my suggestion: Get yourself another rebuild kit and do again. This time with the...
  20. ESGWheel

    Won’t Start in the Water

    As long as your start up process is the same on the trailer as it is in the water, agree with Scott that it’s a coincidence. The pre-start and run is a good idea but also be prepared to do some trouble shooting in the water. Here is what I suggest: Without the grandkids – so no expectation to...
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