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    Velvo penta does on water

    The y pipe going down was no build up or anything in there looked fairly clean 😬😬😬
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    Velvo penta does on water

    Noted i will look into that when I get home
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    Velvo penta does on water

    So right here?
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    Velvo penta does on water

    Is that the exhaust? Or where should I look
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    Velvo penta does on water

    Yea your telling me now am just part swapping. One friend told me it could be the propeller. But the people that had it before they parked it 10 years ago said it ran fine
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    Velvo penta does on water

    Yea i was thinking 7 out of 8 isnt to bad but i would want to get that fixed hopefullyvjust stuck since it hasnt ran for 9 to 10 years and Roughly between 700 - 900
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    Velvo penta does on water

    Well after redoing compression test I got 2- 140 4 - 60 6 - 150 8 - 150 1 - 135 3 - 135 5 - 145 7 - 145
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    Velvo penta does on water

    Still no success compression was good on all cylinders, replaced points . Used dwell tool. Carburetor is getting fuel. But once I start cracking engine IN the lake it turns on but I can't put it in idle otherwise engine sputters and dies and I have to spray starting fluid inside carb to turn...
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    Velvo penta does on water

    At this point am willing to try anything I just want to get that boat on the water
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    Velvo penta does on water

    Any certain ones you suggest?
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    Velvo penta does on water

    No we didnt
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    Velvo penta does on water

    Noted i didn't no that I thought it just had to suck water in and it was okay. Where should I even start
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    Velvo penta does on water

    It actually does have points we changed them recently
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    Velvo penta does on water

    I just ripped apart the housing holding the impeller its still in good condition, I did have the muffs on but the angle of the suction is on a bad spot where it would not suck any water up. I didn't do anything with ignition actually I had to replace starter and tune up the carb and after I did...
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    Velvo penta does on water

    Yes I think its a 5.0 am sure it is actually. Am trying to figure out why it works out of water but when its in water it will stay running but I have to have the throttle pretty high and I can't put it in idle otherwise it boggs down and dies but On land it idle perfectly fine. I have no other...
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    Velvo penta does on water

    Yes its a 280 drive I shouldn't say a bucket its a big long ice chest full of water.
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    Velvo penta does on water

    Good afternoon my fellow boaters, I have a 1979 bayliner volvo penta 280 and when I have it running on shore in a bucket of water it runs perfectly fine, today I decided to take it out but now it will turn on the die if I let it try and idle and I would have to put starting fluid in the...
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    and a new problem with engine..help anyone

    okay heres the problem.. I bought a new starter bought new starter relay and new battery. dont nk what else is the issue.. it only turns on when jumper cables are hooked up to the battery. if no jumper cables hook up when I try to turn it on all am hearing is a clicking noise until battery ends...
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    starter selnoid by pass???

    hello y'all Question I got a 78 ford 351 omc. I noticed that it has 2 starter selnoids. 1 on top if engine that connects positive battery cable then runs down to the other starter selnoid attached to the starter. could I by pass the starter selnoid thats sits on top of the engine? and run...
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    need help boat dies when un water

    hello its ne again the new guy. hahaha frustrated. my boat turns on fine when out of the water but wheb I try to turn it on in the water it struggles really bad until battery dies.. and its a new battery. I dont no what else it can be. sounds great out of water but in water it wont turn over it...
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