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    Just bought my first boat… 2004 Sea Fox 217CC with 150 Mercury salt water engine. Lots of questions, best way to learn?

    Congratulations on your new boat! Are you following the recommended starting procedure? This is covered in the owners manual. If you didn't get one with the boat, Mercury Marine is happy to provide a digital download for free or will be even happier to sell you one. Here is a link to the free...
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    Mercury 6.2 ECT DTS Axius Voltage Issue

    Yes I hadn't posted about this earlier because I couldn't remember what product this advice applied to. Finally found it in an Axius manual. I had this in the back of my mind as something that might help troubleshoot the relay buzzing. When you shut down the engines, turn the key off move both...
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    New to Volvo family

    It's easy to determine which one you have. Follow the hose with the garden connection. It will either T into big hose that supplies water to the sea water pump OR it will T and go to both block drains. If it goes to the block drains --- you can't run the engine with that flush hose. If it goes...
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    Mercury 6.2 ECT DTS Axius Voltage Issue

    Yes, I haven't worked for a Cruiser's Inc. dealer since the 80s so I can't comment on their build quality. They were a pretty good mid level boat back then. But I do know ALL manufacturer's make mistakes (thank goodness, it supported my family for over 30 years!) after all they are built by...
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    Mercury 6.2 ECT DTS Axius Voltage Issue

    Most DVMs have a fuse inside for amps, might just need to replace it. Clean power needs a fuse. It must be protected. I would be very interested in where those two circuit breakers are getting power from and what they power. The voltage raising .4 volts with the excite disconnected is a bit...
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    Mercury 6.2 ECT DTS Axius Voltage Issue

    Outboards ---- be careful what you wish for. A pair of 350hp I/Os with fresh water cooling is about $58,000 A pair of 350hp Verados are about $74,000 But the gift keeps on giving. Mercury Marine sells something called Product Protection -- think "extended warranty" 5 year plan for a pair of...
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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

    no
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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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