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  1. Lou C

    Volvo penta xdp outdrive removal.

    PS the driveshaft bellows probably leaked water sat in the bellows and corroded the driveshaft splines into the coupler.
  2. Lou C

    Volvo penta xdp outdrive removal.

    BTW Yes this is a bad product by VP, in their “gererosity” they offered an upgrade program where you could buy an SXA drive and transom mount for a discounted price of something like 9 grand or some such... And: You own ANY outdrive boat and don’t pull the drive at the end of the season to check...
  3. Lou C

    VIDEO Help: Post Texas Freeze Leak

    If nothing was drained everything is cracked, manifolds, block, cyl heads, intake manifold. Sorry but these engines were originally designed to be in a Chevrolet with antifreeze and a pressurized cooling system. The fact that Volvo and Merc thought that they could save money and keep prices of...
  4. Lou C

    Hydrolock, swim platform, riser height and static water line question

    OMG you could have done better yourself with a large enough belt sander
  5. Lou C

    Glue vs clip VP SX exhaust bellows

    and if you get water in the gear oil if enough gets in you will have the drive pressurized and some can leak past the input shaft seal and then you can get gear oil in the bellows!
  6. Lou C

    VIDEO Help: Post Texas Freeze Leak

    What's the boat worth? What would it cost you to get another boat? If its worth something (assuming you fix it) and you can get a long block + exhaust system replacement, then I would fix it, prices could be between 6000-8000 depending on new vs reman, and your local labor rates. I hope people...
  7. Lou C

    Pulling outdrive question????!!!

    agreed I'd use their stuff, since the cone clutch in the joint venture products is a Volvo design. I have head of problems with the cone clutches if you use others. Pricey but its a once a year expense. Same was with motor oil etc. I use the Merc 25/40 motor oil because I feel it protects...
  8. Lou C

    Volvo penta stern drive longevity

    As far as I am concerned with proper maintenance and fixing problems before they become more serious (leaky bellows, leaky seals) outside of strike damage just about any outdrive can last over 30 years. The Cobra I still have has not had any mechanical repairs to the bearings, gears etc since...
  9. Lou C

    Riser To Manifold Torque w/Sierra gasket

    I did it 4 years ago so I can't remember exactly where I got em but I think it was from the TSB that seems to have disappeared. Those are the specs I used, using the Barr gaskets and no leaks at all, salt water use. But the Volvo updated gaskets are different, so if I was using those, I'd follow...
  10. Lou C

    Need help with parts list- converting TBi to old school carb

    Wiring In Electric Fuel Pump | Boating Forum - iboats Boating Forums look here it is explained
  11. Lou C

    Need help with parts list- converting TBi to old school carb

    OK 2 things: why do you want to use both pumps? One is a low pressure pump and one is a high pressure pump, so for a carb installation all you should need is the low pressure pump second, now this is from memory but I think the power source on the starter solenoid is actually to bypass the oil...
  12. Lou C

    Why an increase in engine horsepower will hurt your ‘holeshot’, acceleration and midrange cruising.

    certainly could be.... back in the hot rod era usually with a highly tuned engine radical cam, you needed a close ratio manual trans for it to perform. so with a single speed transmission that a boat has, emphasis should really be on torque at the expense of HP.
  13. Lou C

    Riser To Manifold Torque w/Sierra gasket

    15 years? you must be in fresh water because in 15 years I'd have changed the exhaust at least 2x if not 3x lol. So, I would probably want to run a belt sander on those to make sure there are no pits or slightly corroded areas if you want to reuse them. What we do is usually replace the elbow at...
  14. Lou C

    Momentary freezing inboard

    also: a small amount of residual water even if it freezes will have room to expand in most cases, if you drained it properly.
  15. Lou C

    Old gas

    Is it straight gas or E-10? If straight gas I would think you probably won't have a problem. Is the tank full? I have used E-10 stabilized as much as 2 years old and not had a problem in the boat.
  16. Lou C

    2004 volvo penta 5.0 gl-e camshaft

    also pick up an appropriate sized thread chaser (take the old bolt to the store to match it up) to clean out the holes in the block, the get gunked up due to raw water cooling and then the head bolts might not thread all the way in affecting torque readings. You might even want to thread the...
  17. Lou C

    Why an increase in engine horsepower will hurt your ‘holeshot’, acceleration and midrange cruising.

    and one last point, vehicles have transmissions, boats don't which is related to this point of the importance of power curves.
  18. Lou C

    4.3 Mercruiser cold start issues

    But this is the USA, anyone can sue anyone. If this was still happening we’d have heard about it. In fact even though Merc stopped using them OMC and Volvo used them from when Quadrajet production ended in 1989 or so until the change over to TBI. That means they were used approx 10 more years...
  19. Lou C

    Riser To Manifold Torque w/Sierra gasket

    Do they look like these? These came with my Barr exhaust kit, they sealed well, installed about 3.5 years ago. you could try torqueing the bolts that hold the exhaust elbows on, (people call them risers but the are elbows, a riser is a spacer between the manifold and the elbow). Try 25 ft lbs...
  20. Lou C

    Glue vs clip VP SX exhaust bellows

    sometimes grease can separate and liquify and look like water, dip a napkin or a paper towel in it and see what it looks like. If it eventually evaporates it was water but if not it could have been liquefied separated grease
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