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    Uneven riser temperature after pump replacement

    Hey guys, I am reposting this in its own post instead of as a follow up to my previous issue - Over the weekend I replaced the raw water pump on the stbd VP 5.0Gi PWTR. I also replaced both port and stbd temp gauges with new Faria gauges to match the existing (Long story covered in another...
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    Fuel pump squeal????

    I was down working on putting new gauges in the boat (in my signature) tonight and fired up the port engine to test my handywork. About five seconds after it started I got this odd squeal that I couldn't identify or find. I shut down, and the squeal died about a half second after the motor...
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    Bad Gauges?

    Okay, I may have committed a rookie mistake here. I rebuilt my dash over the winter and in doing so removed all of my gauges. I was very careful about labeling everything so it would go back without any issues. Now that it is back together, I have tested power and ground at the back of each...
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    Air lock in cooling system?

    Twin 2000 (Charcoal colored blocks) 5.0 VP Gi's with approx 190 hours. I had the boat dropped in yesterday. Anyway, both engines fired off just fine, smoked a lot from the fogging oil, but got me to my slip just fine. When I got to the slip I shut down and popped the engine hatch to do a...
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    OMC/Johnson/Evenrude/Volvo Trim Cylinder Cap

    Okay, yes, I am cheap. The end caps on the my trim cylinders were damaged by the PO. Or perhaps POS. They are Volvo DPs, however, I have come to find that many parts (including the seal kit) are interchangeable with those used by Johnson/Evenrude/OMC on their cylinders. Here's the question...
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    DP-S Trim Cylinders

    I have a bad feeling I can answer my own question, but I'm going to ask it anyway... Went down to work on the boat last night and noticed that the stbd engine trim cylinders appear to be leaking. I don't remember them leaking last fall when we pulled and blocked the boat, so I'm not sure how...
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    Keikhaefer Neutral Safety Switch???

    I have Keikhaefer Zero Effort controls on my '00 Cobalt. I was pulling new shift cables tonight and realized that some jack*** has unhooked one of the switches and jumpered it, effectively making it ineffective. Probably the same genius who removed the engine alarms. Anyway, I am assuming...
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    Bennett Tab Switch Direction

    So last fall I pulled the trim tab switch out of the boat and brought it home to clean it up. One of the screws holding the copper strip - bus bar of sorts - was missing, another was loose, and the whole thing was corroded. After taking everything apart and cleaning it up, I don't remember...
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    Winter Project - New Dash

    Well, here it is. Progress has not exactly been fast, but so far so good. I have some perforated stainless steel to use as a backdrop for the gauges and just picked up some lighted tip switches from GLS. What do ya think?
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    Epoxy clearcoat on teak?

    Hey guys, I am rebuilding my helm/dash and decided to go with teak - the old dash was teak veneer over aluminum and was failing. I did something similar with my last boat and did several coats of MAS Flag epoxy over mahogany and followed it with MANY coats of Epifanes varnish. It held up...
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    Has anyone added a warning (idiot) light?

    I am looking into reorgainizing my dash as I have mentioned before. I was just on an offshore forum and noticed that a lot of those boats run what appears to be what I have always heard referred to as an "idiot" light. Essentially the light goes on if you exceed a set temp, rpm, low/high oil...
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    Kayak Tour/Fishing in Siesta Key/Sarasota Area

    I'm headed south to visit the in-laws for a few days of R&R and hopefully a little fishing. I realize there is a fishing forum, but this is really more a location question than it is a "how to" question. Anybody have any experience with an inshore guide service they like in the Siesta...
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    Whew! No visible internal drive damage.

    I posted this fall about finding chocolate milk in both of my drives. I finally got my shop put together and tore into the drives on Friday. Everything seems to be OK. No rust, bearings seem to move free, and everything came apart fairly easily. The down side...I didn't have an impact gun...
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    Volvo DP Prop Wrench

    Had to remove the props on my DP drive today. The local marina didn't have the "special tool" but wanted $90 to order one. I found a piece of 2" steel pipe in the basement. 30 seconds with the angle grinder and a couple minutes with a dremel to make the ID a little larger and I had my special...
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    Smoking gun...or leaking tabs

    Had the boat pulled for the season on Saturday. I went back down yesterday to take a look at a few things. The slime has now dried on the outdrive - the hose wouldn't reach - and a few things became very obvious. Dried slime is a great indicator of a leaking petroleum based product...
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    Milky Drive Oil

    Okay, so I have twin Volvo 5.0 Gi's with DP drives. I just had the boat pulled and blocked this morning for the winter. :( Because of the swim platform this was the first time I was able to check the drive oil - poor design IMO. Anyway, when I pulled the dipsticks the oil was tan and a little...
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    Lack of planning - winterization questions

    Okay, I know, I know. I should have expected the weather not to cooperate. That said, I typically winterize around Thanksgiving and hadn't planned on it getting this cold just yet. So here's the problem: 1. I don't have a trailer for this boat and the guy who is going to pull and block it...
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    Dual reading gauges

    I'm looking to redo my dash and cut down on the clutter. Anybody know where I can get dual reading gauges (dual display oil pressure, temp, volts, trim, etc)? I've seen them a few times as OE but have never seen aftermarket.
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    Hard Shifting Volvo DP

    I have twin 2000 Volvo 5.0 Gi's with duoprop outdrives. The drives were supposedly serviced when I bought the boat this spring. I say "supposedly" because other work that was supposedly done was not - oil and filter change. We've put about 20 hours her since we got her. The shifters have...
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    Volvo Trim Fluid or Power Steering Fluid?

    Does anyone know if I can use standard power steering fluid in my trim reservoir? The stuff that is in there now is red which looks like atf to me... The manual just says to use Volvo Trim and Power Steering Fluid. 2000 5.0 Gi with duoprop drive (SX?).
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