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  1. natemoore

    Did Volvo ever make outboards?

    If so, anyone recognize this: Volvo 190 FGE (supposedly off a 1996 Cobalt)?
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    Identify this control stick

    Mine is just like this one. I know it is a Commander Classic Panel Mount, but am looking for more specific part/model numbers....it's not a 3000 series or 4000 series. Thanks...
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    MCM 165/3.7L/470 idling issues

    As some of you know, I bought this boat a couple of years ago and rebuilt the engine and outdrive. I'm at the point to where I'm giving attention to more minor things like voltmeter not working (needed some super glue on magnet that kept slipping off shaft), lights not working (broken wire)...
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    Put Pertronix on a 470 today. Rotor won't slide down all the way.

    I'm a busy bee today. Decided to go ahead and install that Pertronix kit I bought 15 months ago. After installing the magnetic sleeve, the rotor sits about 0.15" inches too high and I can't get the distributor cap on. I rotated the sleeve until it was lined up, then pushed down firmly on it...
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    need some tutelage on how electric choke, 3-wire alternator, and coil interact, 470

    In one of my other posts regarding my alternator not charging, someone mentioned that during cold starts, an extra amount of voltage is sent to the coil so the spark is nice and hot. I'm not sure if my wiring is correctly installed (clipped and capped off wires) or if my electric choke is even...
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    470 shift interrupter question

    Last season, I read the sticky regarding this topic and meticulously followed the Merc manual's adjustment procedures several times on how to adjust the cables. I recall that it wouldn't even shift into forward (or was it reverse) as a result. So, I just did what it took with the adjusting...
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    Trolling motor on a 17' Four Winns Horizon 170 bow rider? Is it doable?

    I know this is an odd request, but in order to do effective fresh water fishing for bream, I really need to figure out a way to add a trolling motor. I have devised a way to mount a removable pedestal seat in the bow, and there's ample room for the foot control, but the two biggest challenges...
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    Looking for proper prop for a 470 Alpha One 17' V-hull Four Winns Horizon 170

    The previous owner of my boat tried to compensate for a blown head gasket/worn out engine by (how you say) " propping down." He installed a 14 x 19 prop, which I'm assuming is a 14", 19 pitch. It's a single barrel carb, MCM 165. At WOT, I'm only going about 25 KTS/hr. Some of you guys are...
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    470 vibrations and resonance

    My 470 is popping alternator bolts...not only the ones that hold the alt to the bracket, but also the ones that hold the two halves together! Had to use some bungee cord to keep it together. I know that an inline engine isn't going to run as smoothly as a V-6 or V-8, and I'll bet these...
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    Broken alt wire during my vacation 470 3-wire

    Help! Currently camping at Florala State Park. Brought the boat with us. Black alternator wire broke. I believe it goes on + side of coil? Would that also cause alternator to stop charging?
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    Fuel economy for a 470 on a 17' boat

    Finally! Finally! Got the family on the water today! I pulled my kids around on a great big two person Budweiser float for three solid hours at WOT pretty much. Used 17.5 gallons of fuel. Is that about right?
  12. natemoore

    470 causes boat owner to go postal (overheated after changing power steering hoses)

    Here it is late July and we haven't been out on the boat once. A couple of months ago we were planning to go boating, but a rusty power steering line started squirting fluid at me. Other than that, it started on the first try and ran fine. In fact, the boat ran great all last year. We put...
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    Pyle 4 Channel Marine Audio Question

    I've got a Pyle 4-channel marine audio system (PLMRKT4A) installed in our travel trailer. Two speakers are outside. Two speakers are inside. There is only one volume control for the whole system. The wife wants to be able to kill the inside speakers, but still have them playing outside. I...
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    stainless steel plug for 470/MCM 165/3.7L

    Hey. Number 4 spark plug is rusting. I need a stainless steel equivalent for a Champion RV9YC. Can't find any cross reference online. Local shop was no help. Any ideas? Thanks, Nate
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    93 octane ethanol-free versus 87 octane w/ 10% ethanol in a Mercruiser 470/3.7L/165

    I found out recently that a gas station just up the street has ethanol-free 93 octane gasoline. My 470 has a new fuel pump, rebuilt carb, and new fuel lines. I don't know if the new Quicksilver parts are made to withstand ethanol or not. I do use Sta-bil for ethanol in my gas.
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    470 alternator conversion kit, a season later

    I finally had to replace the power steering lines, but while I was rooting around the engine I noticed a couple problems with the alternator, which I installed last year from a conversion kit. Metal fatigue caused the lug on the primary wire to break off (no wonder the #1 battery died a couple...
  17. natemoore

    Made in China OEM?

    After being berated by some random forum moderator--some Admiral of the Sea or something--for buying an after-market Sierra exhaust bellows that split in two within the first six months (although I thought supporting iboats.com was a good thing), I ordered a Quicksilver exhaust bellows from some...
  18. natemoore

    Homemade test tank

    It was a funny sight. We're tied up to the dock this past Sunday after trying to brave the choppy waters of Santa Rosa Sound in our 17' boat. I wanted the wife to cycle the stick from neutral to reverse and back to neutral so I could try to troubleshoot my finnicky shift interrupter. My...
  19. natemoore

    Only the most perfect family boat launching event EVER!

    Okay. So I'm on the way to go fishing in Pensacola Bay. With me were the wife and the daughter, both of whom LOVE fishing. My 11 year old boy stayed home. He usually complains bitterly the entire time, get irrationally frustrated if he doesn't catch the perfect fish on the first attempt, and...
  20. natemoore

    Less than a year on a trim limit switch and exhaust bellows

    Really? My Sierra trim limit switch stops working after about 9 months. :mad: I checked for continuity through the entire swing of the lower unit. Open circuit through entire range of travel. I guess the obvious advice is to check for cuts in the line, but since it's wrapped in that hard...
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