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    270 outdrive pulls to the left.

    '84 Bayliner Capri, Volvo AQ125 with the 270 outdrive. At all times, it wants to cut left....under more power the tendancy is of course greater. So, you let go of the wheel, it turns right away, and under power, you have to hold the wheel tightly to keep it straight. Absolute PIA to run it in...
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    water leaking from bellows when testing in barrel

    AQ125 A with a 270 outdrive. While running in a bucket, there was some hot water dripping from the lower bellows. Is this a serious problem? I also hear an exhaust leak somewhere. Does the exhaust flow thru the lower bellows? If so I bet thats the source of the water and the sound. Upper...
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    mystery hose barb...what is it? AQ125

    Volvo AQ125 in a bayliner....There is a hose barb, about 3/8 inch size coming out of what I would call the bell housing on the oil filter side of the motor...towards the back down low. Theres nothing hooked to this. Ive been looking at the manuals and diagrams but cant seem to locate this...
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    ?'s about cooling system..got it started--aq125

    I got my aq125 started, its in a 1984 bayliner. Ive been thru this motor quite a bit since I bought it, and finally got it fired. Ive got a plastic 50 gallon drum that I cut down and IVe got the outdrive in that. Its running a bit rough, Ive got to tune it. It sounds like an exhaust leak, a bit...
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    running out of hope...penta aq125 misery.

    LONG story short: Bought an old Bayliner, an 84 with the volvo AQ125 motor. Supposedly ran. Would only backfire for me at first. *Replaced timing belt because the old one was crappy, and it was off by two teeth. *Rebuilt Seawater pump--had a blown seal and bad bushing and cross piece. Still...
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    how critical is exhaust flap? Volvo 270

    Pardon my ignorance, but this is my first I/O boat. On a Volvo 270 outdrive, how critical is the exhaust flap? I was testing the motor and a backfire blew it off. The holes are rotted, and whats worse is that the screws that held it on are nothing but corroded nubs at this point. So, even if I...
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    Fishing from a capri?!?!?!

    Im about a week away from the test flight. Bought an old '84 capri a couple months back. Cabin cruiser. The previous owner had gutted the interior and put new wood in, and some new seats. The rear of the boat where the engine is has a big sun deck now. Originally, as you know, there was a hump...
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    penta aq125 would not start!

    <Groan> Thought I was ready, got the big tub of water, dipped the outdrive down and proceeded to crank. and crank. and crank. It sounded like it wanted to go sometimes, but never really caught. I used some gas that was in a can that had been outside. A sealed can supposedly, but it had been...
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    overheating/cooling on a volvo 270

    Bayliner capri, volvo aq125 with 270 outdrive...just bought it a couple months ago, havent run it yet, but should be ready to test it this weekend. The previous owner told me up front that the sea water system had a leak or two, most noteably at the strainer neck of the exchanger. He said it...
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    two batteries in a cabin cruiser how to wire

    I bought an old Bayliner Capri, a 19 foot cabin with the Volvo powertrain. It had no batteries in it, and Ive got a couple for it. One is a big one, and one smaller. This is the first boat Ive had that even needed a battery, except that I used one to run my fish finder and nav lights on my old...
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    SPeed sensor on an old Capri

    I am trying to get the old capri (1984 cabin w.volvo) I bought over the winter ready for this season and I am wondering about the speed sensor. Not a critical piece, but it would be neat if the speedo worked. I see something down low on the back to the right, looks like a mount for a depth...
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    got my new towing rig!

    For the last season, I had been pulling an old 15 footer with a minivan. No problems at all. Took my tax refund and bought an old Bayliner and on the way home it was a rough trip for the minivan. (made a previous post about that) I dont have much in the way of financial means, I cant finance...
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    Craigslist blues

    Gawd man! I am selling my little old 15 footer because I bought an old bayliner and cant store 2 boats. I really dont want to get rid of it but you know how that goes, Im a bit of a hoarder anyway. Got to be careful or I will wind up with 10 boats 20 motorcycles and a hundred guitars by the time...
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    Lighted LED switches wiring...

    OK, I got some of these rocker switches for my boat... In replacing the current switches, I have kept the on off part of the wiring the same...the positive runs through the switch. Theres a third leg on the led rockers...for the led I imagine...what do I do with that, just run it to a ground...
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    Electrics on an '84 Bayliner (dash controls)

    Been working on my Capri that I bought a few weeks back, and now Im going thru the dash controls. I'm putting all new switches in for one thing. My question is about how it is supposed to work. I say that because this boat has been redone before, some of the wiring and the distribution panel is...
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    Location of HIN on an '84 Capri?

    Can anybody tell me where I should look for the HIN on a 1984 Bayliner Capri? Its a 19 foot cabin cruiser with the Volvo powertrain. Also, I hear some boats have an alternate HIN number location, somewhere inside, does anybody know where this would be on this boat? I took a quick peek,and...
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    volvo starter issue...bayliner capri

    I just bought an 86 capri with the volvo 4 cylinder and penta outdrive. I wanted to just bump the motor over to make sure is spun ok, but the key switch did nothing. I assume it works like a car, the right most spring loaded turn would crank it..... So I went back and jumped the solenoid with...
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    almost fried my van pulling new boat home!

    Just a funny story to relate. Ive been pulling my 15 foot skiff around with my old caravan with a V6. It did great, over hills and long distances. I bought a used Bayliner 19 foot cabin cruiser last week and I knew it would be tough, but I pulled it home. It was about a 20 mile trip and I was...
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    How big is big enough? Chesapeake bay...

    We got a 15 foot v nosed skiff on the water this year...we take it out on the Chesapeake bay, Ive had it everywhere from CHincoteague to Hoopers Island, to Sandy point. I dont mind rocking a bit out there...2 to 3 footers were our limit as far as whether we would go out or not...The boat handled...
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    Rebuilding seat bench...old styrofoam???

    Ive got an old Steury skiff, its a 1972 fiberglass 15 footer. The front seat in the nose had been sagging, so I rebuilt that one already..the wood under the fiberglass had decayed. That went well. I planned to do the same to the middle bench...I was going open it up, scoop out the rotted wood...
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