Search results

  1. 2

    distributor wiring aq125 , and other ?s

    Ive got the service manual and it's wiring diagram. Not clear to me, but my question is this:.... AQ125a... From the distributor....red and black wires.. red to positive and black to negative on the ignition coil right? My wiring had been messed up at some point, gonna run some new wires in...
  2. 2

    Removing a flywheel from an AQ125...

    Short of having "Volvo special tool number_______ whatever it was in the manual, How can I remove the flywheel from an AQ125A? Bellhousing is off, I removed the small bolts around the flywheel, looks like some thin plate should come off but it wont.... So at this point, I dont even see the...
  3. 2

    Trailer tire question...

    Ive had small trailers before, and they had trailer tires on them, small ones. My current trailer is an '84 load rite which carries my 20 foot bayliner cuddy. When the previous owner renovated the trailer, he had put some wheels on it from a ford ranger pickup. I assume the original wheels...
  4. 2

    Found some neat boating books at a thrift store!

    I bought a nice hardback gold edged version of Chapman's piloting with a hard slip case...beautiful book really. A little dated, it was a mid nineties edition, but still a wealth of info. Also, I found a 1975 time life book called "the boat". What a neat one that is! The intro is called "the...
  5. 2

    Aging AQ125... one more season I think, opinions please

    Ive got an AQ125B. No idea on the hours,but the boat is 26 years old. I bought it last winter and did a valve job on the head, timing belt, water pump etc. Got it running really nice, compression on all cylinders was 140 to 150. Its always had alot of blowby though. I finally pulled the hose...
  6. 2

    Cooling issues...penta 270.aq125

    Ive got an '84 bayliner with the AQ125B and the 270 outdrive. Ive been running it all season. Ive been through the classic "gets hot when up on plane" issue already, of course, the elbow neck was rotted. So I replaced that and that seemed to do the trick for a while. However the problem seems...
  7. 2

    Rant about trailer lights

    Alright. Been towing a boat around for 2 years now. Last year with my little old skiff, I had the regular "submersible" lights...and of course after about the 3rd time in the water, they corroded pretty badly and then came the ritual of spare bulbs and cleaning out the receptacles every other...
  8. 2

    270 outdrive u joints../bellows

    1984 Volvo AQ125 with 270 outdrive. Question 1: Can a bad ujoint bellows cause a slow leak into the boat? Questions 2 and on....Does anyone make an aftermarket kit for the ujoints? I found the parts online, but ordering the cross piece, the caps, the rings all separately seems cumbersome and...
  9. 2

    lift pump and cooling issue after bottoming out

    1984 Bayliner with Volvo Penta aq125 and 270 outdrive.... I was fishing, we like to drift, but I drifted into some super shallow water and bottomed out the old Bayliner. I got out and physically towed the beast into some deeper water before starting the engine. We lifted the outdrive to help...
  10. 2

    Had a rough time Friday night. Lessons learned.

    Preface: Im sure lots of you have been in worse situations, but this was my personal worst. I took my old Bayliner (19 foot cuddy) out at Hooper's Island on Friday. Hoopers is on the Chesapeake, and its a narrow strip of land thats out in the middle of some big water. We must have made 50 or...
  11. 2

    solex PA44 carb issues I think?!?

    1984 Bayliner Capri, Volvo AQ125 A . It starts up fine, idles well. Clicking just into gear, you can leave the dock. If you nudge it up GENTLY, you can get going a bit more, but then giving it just a bit more--BLAH! Bogs....nothing, it will crap out unless you pump the heck out of the...
  12. 2

    Oil for outdrive, 270

    I promise, I did use the search function for this one, I imagine its a dead horse, but I didnt find much. For my '84 volvo 270 outdrive, what oil should I use? Ive heard 80/90 and Ive also heard 30 weight elsewhere on the net. Seems to be a foggy issue. The dip stick is in the top somewhere...
  13. 2

    Lock not working to keep outdrive down

    I knew something was wrong when my boat was turning weird in reverse....the lock is not engaging and the outdrive hops in reverse!:eek: I looked at the mechanism...its too far out to catch the rod...the linkage goes up and into the drive near where the piston from the lift hits it. Where the...
  14. 2

    steering issue on balyiner with 270- parts source?

    My old Capri carves a nice "S" pattern at slow speed... There is slop in the outdrive that I traced to the steering cable mount..Its a sort of knuckle I guess and that knuckle must be worn out because its got a lot of play in it. Would this be a Volvo part or a Bayliner part? I didnt see...
  15. 2

    trailering an i/o motor...lift? or not?

    Ive got an old Bayliner, a capri with the Volvo 270 outdrive. From my outboard days, we always lifted the motor in order to cause less stress to the transom during travel. Is there a need to raise my outdrive with the bayliner as well? So far I HAVE been raising it before pulling it down the...
  16. 2

    replacing top bellows on 270 volvo

    Looking at the diagrams, there is a Ujoint that runs thru the top bellows on the 270 outdrive. In order to replace that bellows, just what has to be disassembled? Obviously, at least the joint has to be separated at some point, where? And is that all or what? <cringe>:eek: Thanks in advance!
  17. 2

    Tachometer on Bayliner, AQ125 where does it hook?

    My Tach is not working at all. What does a tach work from? Something on the distributor or coil? My boat has the electronic ignition conversion on an AQ125A, I wonder if whoever did that forgot to re hook the tach ?!?
  18. 2

    Exhaust noise on Volvo AQ125/270 outdrive

    At low RPMs, there is no noise, but pretty early on in the throttle, it starts with the lawn mower sound... It sounds pretty loud under the engine hatch, but I dont think its coming from the manifold, its been put on recently with new gaskets, and I cant feel any puffs from the port areas. By...
  19. 2

    Security on a trailer, to tow vehicle

    I store my boat on my tow vehicle so to speak, thats where it stays. What ideas do some of you have as far as locking the boat to the vehicle? Ive got the receiver lock, and the lock on the hitch. Ive got a square utility lock thru one of the trailer wheels. The boats nothing special, but I...
  20. 2

    Built in gas tank...cleaning etc???

    Ive got an old Bayliner capri, a 1984 19 footer cuddy cabin. Its got the Volvo powertrain. It has a tank in the floor, but the previous owner did not use it much. It had been running poorly for him, and at one point he thought there was crap in the tank so he reverted to an external tank. Ive...
Top