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  1. Sparkinator

    5.0 Ford 1995 APHUE New alternator wiring from prestolite. This is a joint venture OMC/Volvo.

    I found a chart online that shows how to wire it up. It’s a terminal by terminal guide that leaves no doubt. Maybe it will come in handy for others too.
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    5.0 Ford 1995 APHUE New alternator wiring from prestolite. This is a joint venture OMC/Volvo.

    A couple more pics with the posts easier to read. The P is top left and B is top right. The E bottom right ohms straight to ground.
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    5.0 Ford 1995 APHUE New alternator wiring from prestolite. This is a joint venture OMC/Volvo.

    I’ve got a new alternator and the posts on the back aren’t labeled the same. The prestolite has orange wire labeled “pos output” and big black wire labeled “AC TAP”. On the new one, does the orange wire or pos output go to the B terminal? Does the Big black wire AC TAP go to the B terminal...
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    Boat seat foam varieties

    I’m rebuilding my bow seats in my bow rider. I’m replacing the foam and am finding different varieties on eBay. Anyone use the dark foam? It comes in the length I need and costs a little less than the white. It’s also closer and with all the shipping delays it looks appealing, I just haven’t use...
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    Merc 90 ELPTO lower unit crack? In shift shaft tube

    Going back together after changing seals and inspection. All the gears and bearings looked good. All the seals have been replaced and I was cleaning up the shift shaft tube and noticed a hole in it. It doesn’t look like it’s supposed to have a hole there, and it looks kind of jagged on the...
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    Reassembly 90hp gearbox seals with RED loctite

    I’m replacing all the seals in the lower unit and the manual states reassembling with red loctite 271. Red is permanent, right? I’m a little concerned about being able to get those screws out of that aluminum housing with red loctite. I hate not following the service manual, but I’ve got a red...
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    Ford 302 Holley carb rough idle, good top end. Found no fuel in bowl

    Last weekend had a surging idle. Ran good top end. Adjusted mixing screws, added fuel stabilizer, octane boost. Still really bad idle. Dying at idle or when put in gear. Took carb off boat Wednesday and no fuel on line when I removed from boat. Took carb apart this morning and found no fuel in...
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    volvo penta loss of power

    No Title Here is the SLOW section from the manual
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    95 vovlo penta ford 302 questions

    From the service manual
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    Flagging threads that you have started or posted to.

    I may be missing it or just not used to the new format. Who knows, but the old format had a green flag on threads that you had contributed to. These threads were obviously more important to posters, and they don't seem to be showing up in the new format. Is that a feature that we could bring...
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    Aq130c carb help

    Re: Aq130c carb help No, it should have two connections on your fuel pump. Your fuel pump should have 2 connections like this one and a connector on top to allow your return line to tie back into the pump. My carb has a clear plastic return line (red tinted) that is hooked back into my...
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    neutral forward and reverse out of sync with throttle on 95 omc cobra

    Re: neutral forward and reverse out of sync with throttle on 95 omc cobra I'm attaching the 3 pages of the service manual that deal with shift/throttle adjustments. Thanks again to the late DonS for giving me access to these manuals a few years ago. I hope these images are readable, but...
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    volvo penta sx cobra outdrive

    Re: volvo penta sx cobra outdrive this is what my 95 sx drive looks like. On the top of the drive is where the dipstick for checking the fluid level is located. Behind the cover is the oil level screw that oil should come out of when the drive is full of fluid when you are filling it from the...
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    Volvo Penta Cobra SX water leak at transom

    I've had water leaking into the boat since I got it a couple of years ago. Not great amount, but more than it should leak. I couldn't find where it was coming from so I just lived with it. The other day, it got to the point that I couldn't ignore it any longer. We parked the boat while we went...
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    Update**Volvo/OMC SX shifting issues

    The drive is 'loading up' before shifting into forward. Once it shifts into forward, it throttles up smoothly. It is shifting into reverse smoothly, but it is hard to throttle up in reverse. It hits a hard spot and you have to put your weight behind it to throttle up when in reverse. I went...
  16. Sparkinator

    Best Little known Songs

    This thread is prompted by the Greatest Band thread. Really diverse crowd musically wise here on Iboats, so I thought I would start a thread about favorite songs, that most people have never heard of or at the least, probably weren't that popular during there release. I'll start with Genesis...
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    Table Rock lake, Branson, MO

    I've got a house rented the first week of August that is south of the State Park area and am really looking forward to week on this beautiful lake. There is going to be about 12 of us there for the week and am definitely carrying my boat. My question is for the locals or regulars in the area...
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    Changing SX U-joint and exhaust bellows

    Just completed this job on my HU SX drive and it really was an easy job. I just followed the service manual Don provided (thanks again) and it went really smoothly. I checked and greased the gimbel bearing and u-joints as well as checking the alignment. Anybody with a similar drive and...
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    Exhaust tube for Volvo SX Drive?

    I have a OMC/Volvo HU joint venture SX drive. (What an alphabet soup:)). I need to replace the exhaust bellows due to mine being torn pretty badly. Does anyone make a tube I could use instead of a bellows? Would a Mercruiser tube fit? I've seen posts on this forum recommeding using a tube for...
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    95 SX Cobra shifting problem

    I have a new to me 95 Four Winns Horizon 190 with a 5.0 SX Cobra. We are really enjoying the boat. I've had to work through some issues, (loose starter, wiring, alternator, water pump) that have been mildly frustrating, but nothing to dampen my spirit of boat ownership. Now I need to tackle the...
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