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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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    Gimbal Bearing Stiff

    I`ve never installed one that was free spinning with a finger flick like a skate wheel. I think as long as it is smooth rolling you should be fine.
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    Leaking Antifreeze after Winterizing

    Given what you have said, you might be best off to try and get to the engine block and inspect, even temporarily heating the garage if need be. If there is antifreeze in the bilge, then you probably have a cracked block. If not, you may want to pull the plugs and hoses and drain everything out...
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    DP 1.95 SM outdrive hosed

    You dont say what the boat is worth but before spending 10K on a new drive, I would into getting that one rebuilt or consider buying a used one. Look on ebay for used and rebuilt units.
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    Duo Prop Removal

    Trim the drive up and spray the shaft and nut with penetrating oil. Trimming it up helps the oil penetrate into the nut. Not sure the size of the nut but it is sized in mm. After you get it off, remember to coat the shaft and threads liberally with triple guard grease.
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    Volvo Penta 5.0GI fuel pump cooling hose

    On my GXI the intake comes from the thermostat housing and the exit hose drains to the port manifold I believe. Your`s may be similar or not.
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    Winterization- Drain Plug Locations, Etc.

    I do not agree with this. You have a multi port injector engine. There are a lot of sensors in the intake portion of this engine that will be damaged by the spray in fogging oil. Plus you are not treating the injectors by spraying. Spray is for carb`d motors. The easiest way to fog a injected...
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    Volvo Penta overheating issues

    How`s the impeller look? Replaced it lately?
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    What type of oil and lube to use

    This is what I use also. Engine oil has made significant improvements since your engine was built, you do not have to use exactly what is states. Drive oil needs to NOT have limited slip additives.
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    2002 Volvo Penta SX outdrive leak

    I`ve experienced the same thing. I had several tablespoons of water in my SX DPS-A oil when drained but pressure and vacuum test exceed the specifications significantly. I am debating replacing seals vs just leaving it alone for now. Apparently there are circumstances of a drives` life that...
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    "Fogging" new VP 4.3?

    Like said above, I simply pour an ounce or so of two cycle oil into my fuel filter when replacing it, run it for a few minutes, good to go. Do not spray fogging oil into the throttle body.
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    Aq271c engine oil

    Yes, that would be fine for your boat, maybe even better.
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    Internal Coolant Flush and Winterizing VP 4.3 GXI-BF

    You need to drain that +20 mixture out of the block as it is too weak a concentration for winter. Like stated above use a 50/50 mixture. You need to drain the heat exchanger, hoses and the manifolds of all raw water. You can leave dry but I prefer filling with good quality pink antifreeze to...
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    T-Connector Between Block & Knock Sensor?

    My GXI has such a T. the drain petcocks screw into it.
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    Volvo Penta Factory Fuel Pump - No better than aftermarket?

    I have heard fairly good results with the aftermarket pumps. There may be a few lemons out there but for the price you can buy a spare and still not be near the cost of the OEM. I would suggest purchasing an aftermarket to get you through the rest of the season and have your old one rebuilt. I...
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    Lack of cooling water flow at idle and low rpm.

    Do you have a "blue cap" flush port? If so, you might try running on that to see if symptoms persist. If not, you probably have an issue in the drive pick up tubing somewhere.
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    Looking for lower end case: Volvo Penta Cobra SX product 3868389

    Ebay generally has a good selection of used drive units.
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    2005 VP 5.0Gxi 2500-3000rpm max. Low pressure Pump 0 psi

    If you find that the LP pump is bad these days you can just replace that pump. There are many aftermarket pumps available online from ebay and Amazon as well as entire fuel cell assemblys for a fraction of the cost of OEM. This option might get you through the season, in the off season you could...
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    Oil change question

    Amazon has that one above or similar models. I have one and it works well.
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