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  1. bruceb58

    Ease of towing larger boat

    Yep...you run out of payload WAY before you hit GCVWR. I have a friend pulling a 29' travel trailer with a Jeep Grand Cherokee. His trailer weighs close to 7000# but he seems to think he can tow it safely since its at the max towing rating. I have tried to explain to him that his 1000# payload...
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    Ease of towing larger boat

    I agree with 95% of what you said. The reality is that boat trailers don't need anywhere close to 15% like a travel trailer does. A boat trailer is stable at between 7% and 10%. My 6500# boat has a tongue weight of a little more than 600# with no fuel measured with a Sherline scale.
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    Bearing Buddies

    it's not a slip on cover at all. It's an aluminum dust cap with a rubber plug that you have to engage in the center. The bearing buddy cap will not work
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    Bearing Buddies

    Make sure you buy the correct size but these are the ones they use...
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    Bow of boat hits winch when loading onto trailer

    Maybe you should watch the video you just posted. It clearly changes the direction of the handle rotation when you change gears. 2:10 on the video. Don't even need a mechanical engineer to figure this one out.
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    Bow of boat hits winch when loading onto trailer

    All my two speed winches change direction depending on what speed you pick. Of course...doesn't matter in this thread since the OP has a single speed winch.
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    Volvo Penta DPS-B1 Lost gear/power when accelerating

    Interesting point. BTW, Volvo's system is called EVC
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    Ease of towing larger boat

    The biggest problem with towing a larger boat with a 1/2T like an F-150(which is what I have) is tongue weight and payload. Using the stock receiver on my 2018 F-150, the max tongue weight without a weight distributing hitch is 500#. Since my tongue weight was over 600# I use a WDH instead of...
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    No engine alarms. Can’t find anything in service manual.

    There isn't even a guarantee that you would detect an overheat if there was no water flow. all depends on the heat soak in that area where the sensor is. By the time the sensor got up to temp with no waterflow on it, the other parts of the engine may be way hotter.
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    Volvo Penta DPS-B1 Lost gear/power when accelerating

    You still have the factory warranty?
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    Bearing Buddies

    You have an EZ lube axle that someone put a Bearing Buddy on. Typically you can't put Bearing Buddys on those since the Zerk would hit the backside of the Bearing Buddy piston.
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    Fuel filter have relays or fuses?

    Not getting power to the relay or is the relay not getting energized?
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    No engine alarms. Can’t find anything in service manual.

    The buzzer or horn isn't always installed. My 98 Volvo didn't have one. It's up to the boat manufacturer who installed the engine/drive
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    1 exhaust manifold hot/ the other cool

    I had no issues finding parts/numbers on http://www.volvopentastore.com/ If you find a part that is discontinued, you would have an issue finding that part no matter what website you used. Out of curiosity, what parts are you finding discontinued?
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    Volvo Penta 5.7 gxi overheating

    Thankfully, you didn't go and split the drive.
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    1 exhaust manifold hot/ the other cool

    Since your boat was made during the Volvo OMC joint venture years, you can also look at OMC. However, you will still have the issue of discontinued parts. What is your model number. Within the model number is a 2 letter code that designates what "model year" it is.
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    1 exhaust manifold hot/ the other cool

    Its normal for one to be hotter than the other especially at idle. Was it so hot you couldn't leave your hand on it?
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    Raw Water Pump Priming

    Remove the 1" hose going to the thermostat that comes from the raw water pump. Start the engine and see how much water comes out when you have your engine running at 1000RPM. At what temp is it getting up to and what does it go down to? Did you you replace the impeller with an OEM Volvo...
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    need help figuring out how to remove a starter from a 1996 4.3GL

    Stick a cell phone down there and take some pictures looking up. It will help you find the bolts
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    Raw Water Pump Priming

    Pretty hard for these to lose prime since the water level is above the pump. You are testing this in the water I assume? You have an air leak somewhere.
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