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    Fuel cell project gone bad

    When I did mine, I put paint stripper on the inside and got the paint off that way. It worked great.
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    About to do my first VP SX outdrive service and have a few questions

    Be sure and coat the input drive shaft splines with grease and grease the same shaft at the gimble bearing. Also slightly grease the six studs before adding the nuts so that it is easy to remove the drive next time. Tripple guard grease is your friend when it comes to servicing a drive.
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    fresh water flush port start up

    Yes, you can run the engine if you plug your hose into the blue cap flush port. I wouldn`t run much above idle.
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    New style volvo bellows

    The new material is pretty durable. I haven`t experienced any negatives from it as of yet. Research must have shown that the new compound was a better choice than the old rubber.
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    grease not going in gimbal

    Did you spin the bearing as you pumped in the grease. Is it possible that it is full? By the pic, I would guess that your passage into the bearing are not aligned. Are you sure that the bearing even is greaseable. The newer ones are "maintenance free" and are not greaseable.
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    Extended Warranty

    I have never been a big fan of purchasing extended warranties. My general thought is that if something is going to break, it will break during the original warranty an if I keep my money in the bank, for you $2822, I will have that money to help cover anything that might occur after the original...
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    VP DPS-A- running two different pitch propellers?

    So if I follow thru with this, would it be best to have the higher pitch prop in the front and lesser pitch in the rear, or vice versa?
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    Looking at a boat with Volvo power

    Volvo`s dual prop drive can be found on both motors. However, there are different drive gear ratios for each engine.
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    DPS pressure and vac testing

    I do not see that hurting but I dont think it would be necessary. The oil will drain, might take a little longer being cold. You can remove one of the upper plugs to aleve the vacuum inside to make it flow quicker.
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    DPS pressure and vac testing

    I wouldn`t think that you would have gotten water into the bellows from the bilge unless the water got up the the drive shaft in depth, that`s pretty deep and would have ruined your starter motor for sure.
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    Engine Hatch opening with failed actuator

    Like has been said, route a pull lanyard to somewhere that you can reach regardless of available power.
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    VP DPS-A- running two different pitch propellers?

    I have the above duo prop drive. I have been running F5`s for several years now with decent results, all but reaching max RPM`s. Reaching max 4600 with the F5`s. Engine max is 5000rpm. I recently obtained a set of F4`s. Is it possible to run one F5 and one F4 propeller at the same time without...
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    Outdrive Leaking Oil

    I would at least plan to replace to that shift seal, not too difficult to do. While you there, I would drain the old oil and fill with new. You might plan to check the drive oil periodically to make sure no water is still getting in.
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    Replace inner transom plate

    You will probably just have to separate the drive leg from the outer transom plate, leaving it in place as long as the outer seal is still good. Pull the drive, then the engine, then you can replace the inner transom plate.
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    Are we in trouble?

    How many hours will be on the rebuilt engine? Will they warranty it? Even if 0, I think they owe you some money back.
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    xdp bolt in upgrade drive models?

    I think Ocean X drives will also work.
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    New DP-M outdrive install: need advice

    If you are not having to redo the transom assembly, I`d do it myself. It`s fairly easy. You will need a drive stand or cart, which you can build or buy and an alignment tool that you can get on ebay. With your labor savings you should be able to buy all the needed tools and still be money ahead...
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    New DP-M outdrive install: need advice

    What type of drive was on the boat, the same or something completely different. Are you having to change the entire drive including the transom assembly or just the lower drive?
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    XDP Conversion 2006 Four Winns 278 VISTA

    From my understanding, they are basically the same. The primary difference is that the B series have helical cut prop shaft gears requiring a helical cut propellers.
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    Volvo penta dps-a water leaking water through lower tramsom plate

    Your problem could be something as bad as a rotten transom that is flexing to much or it could be something as simple as a bad transom plate seal only requiring a new rubber seal. I do think you are going to have to remove the engine and drive to diagnose the problem though.
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