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    Volvo Penta 5.7 GXI Fuel in Oil Runs smooth at idle

    There's zero water in the engine at all. I ran it two separate times. First time was half the run time. The oil was watery and smelled like straight gasoline, as far as any milkshake there was none. I sucked out all the oil and poured it out to check it. Even the oil in the filter itself was...
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    Volvo Penta 5.7 GXI Fuel in Oil Runs smooth at idle

    Yes of course it's always connected to raw water. It's just strange that much gas was dumped into the oil in such a short period of time.
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    Volvo Penta 5.7 GXI Fuel in Oil Runs smooth at idle

    Hi all, thanks for the advice and help in advance. I have an engine I had stored in the warehouse that's going to be used for a project. I ended up getting it to start and it runs good at idle. Compression all checked out around 180 PSI for all cylinders. I ran the engine after doing changing...
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    2003 Four Winns Vista 268 No power to accessories, cabin accessories, etc. Gauges have power and engine.

    Yeah that’s what I did, right after that it tripped the ship system’s breaker which I somehow glanced over and didn’t flip back on. Stupid me lol. My gas fume sensor/gauge may be the thing draining my battery possibly. Everything else is swapped off and it’s the only thing that is on. On top of...
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    2003 Four Winns Vista 268 No power to accessories, cabin accessories, etc. Gauges have power and engine.

    I reset all the breakers inside the cabin and the ones near the battery switch. Something’s been draining the juice out of the batteries. They’re hardly a week old. Where would the main battery fuse be? There was only one on one of the batteries and it was not blown. There are only two spots...
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    2003 Four Winns Vista 268 No power to accessories, cabin accessories, etc. Gauges have power and engine.

    I was changing out the shower sump on my cruiser and I tried to turn on the radio. No power at all. Radio is brand new. Everything else worked on it yesterday, I did accidently leave the battery switch turned to on yesterday and everything worked including the radio. I noticed my batteries...
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    Marine Fuel Hose in place of Water Hose?

    Well, it's not those lines that I need redone. Those I already checked out and they're solid. It's a rubber water hose that goes from the block to the transom shower hose fitting.
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    Marine Fuel Hose in place of Water Hose?

    Nope, just for the rear transom shower. One oft the connections going from the block to the transom shower hose fitting.
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    Marine Fuel Hose in place of Water Hose?

    None of my local dealers carry the 3/8 water hose I need for my water lines on my cabin cruiser. However they have 3/8 fuel hose, would I have any issues using that in place of the water hose? I have one connection that's left to the transom shower that I need it for.
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    Red Pipe Sealant on T Connections etc on the block/manifolds?

    I'm assuming it'll work for the connections I have for the water heater, block, manifolds, etc? Just asking as I already have the aviation sealant. I appreciate the quick response alldodge.
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    Red Pipe Sealant on T Connections etc on the block/manifolds?

    Can anyone help me out with the type of red liquid thread sealant that's used on the T's and other threaded connections on the engine? I've seen Loctite 554, Gasoilas (Which says it's a permanent sealant), among a few others.
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    ZF 63 IV water in oil

    I have a ZF IV transmission that I bought part of a mercruiser 8.1 inboard drivetrain. It has water in oil from a bad oil cooler. Does anyone have any recommendations as to what ATF/Oil I should use to flush out the water (15-40 Rotella or ATF) ? The oils much better now but still a bit hazy...
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    2001 Chaparral 233 Sunesta Single Prop Size?

    Luckily my VP dealer was able to point me in the right direction but they mentioned that other 233 Sunsetas use 17 pitch props for a single drive. What ideal MAX RPM am I looking for when I have it on?
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    2001 Chaparral 233 Sunesta Single Prop Size?

    I'll end up reusing it on one of my cabin cruisers I'm doing a swap on. The 50 MPH specs were pulled online so likely not that accurate.
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    2001 Chaparral 233 Sunesta Single Prop Size?

    How do I figure out what prop size I should use for my deck boat? It had a bad duo prop drive and I swapped it out with a 1.66 VP SX Drive and I wanted to know how to calculate what prop size to use. The engine is a 5.7 GL. Boat is 23 feet and dry weight is 3823 lbs Fuel Capacity is 58 lbs Top...
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    Boat Lag Screw Mount Stripped

    Thanks for the help Scott, I'll take a look at it. I also have another boat that had a run in with my skid steer attachment after someone forgot to put the pin in the hitch... I have a few questions about how to go about that repair as well. I'll make a separate post.
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    Boat Lag Screw Mount Stripped

    One of the screws came out with compressed wood pulp. I think it may have been repaired but with some low quality wood. Is it a separate block of wood that's fiberglassed in alongside the stringer?
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    Boat Lag Screw Mount Stripped

    Got it, thanks
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    Boat Lag Screw Mount Stripped

    Anyone have any pointers as to how to go about a proper repair on the fiberglassed in mounts for an inboard engine? Looks like the did a patch job before where the fiberglassed in mount cracked. I went to put another engine in and the lag bolts on one side are good and on the other side one of...
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    Mercruiser 5.7 MAG MPI Water Pressure Sensor & Oil Pressure Sensor Interchange/Alternatives + 4 in 1 gauge not showing speed and oil pressure

    Unfortunately only available there or the more sketchy route is that there's one located in Russia for almost $2,000.
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