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    Volvo penta 2008 leaking water on left side of engine

    I'm a newbie here but that discolored line running through the "V" in the Volvo lettering isn't a crack, right?
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    93 vp aq570 with 280 drive hydrolocked??

    Good to know. I'll check compression and psi check the block Wednesday, Thursday.
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    93 vp aq570 with 280 drive hydrolocked??

    Good to know. On Wednesday/Thursday I'll check compresion again and pressure check the block. Thanks.
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    93 vp aq570 with 280 drive hydrolocked??

    No I didn't think to drain the manifolds after the ingestion. I'll do that also. There was sludge in the breather hoses and inside the spark arrestor . It took in a lot of water In a short time is why I was thinking hydroloc vs cracked block. Don't get me wrong I agree that a cracked block...
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    93 vp aq570 with 280 drive hydrolocked??

    Yes. The lower block drains. One of them (port side) goes to the hot water heater heat exchanger.
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    93 vp aq570 with 280 drive hydrolocked??

    Ok. Thank you both. For what its worth I did drain both water jackets and there was no sign of sludge in either. Also when I turned it over after removing the plugs it did spit out the sludge from 2 cylinders on both sides, I will try to do the psi test when I get back to the boat.
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    93 vp aq570 with 280 drive hydrolocked??

    I forgot to mention that I pulled the plugs immediately after getting home, they all look good, the boat does turn over.
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    93 vp aq570 with 280 drive hydrolocked??

    Hello all. New kid here and new to vp drives. Got a good deal on a Carver 280 express so rolled the dice. Have gone through most normal maintenance and tune up stuff, lubes, etc. Ran it with earmuffs. Started and ran, sounded good. Compression averaged 140 and seemed within specs. Put...
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