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    engine stalling

    just pulled the boat out of winter storage and tried to start the engine but it seems to run for about 5-10 seconds and then dies, the problem i believe is the engine is starving for gas, my question is there usually a fuel filter in line or is it in the tank? i left the tank at 1/2 before...
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    throttle troubles

    i have a 93 i/o volvo penta sp, the problem is that the throttle moves forward easily but when i want to go in reverse it take some force to make it go back, is this just from lack of use or is there some adjustment to be made???also i thought most boats had a way to rev the engine without the...
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    volvo timing belt

    thanks for all the help everybody gave me on changing my broken timing belt, everything went great, the only thing now is that while sea testing (freshwater only) my boat goes about 2 - 3 mph faster and the rpms went past the 5000 redline up to 5200 at wot. my main question is if the belt was...
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    volvo timing belt broke

    i have a 1993 glastron with a volvo 230 4 cylinder engine, the timing belt broke while cruising about 20 mph, luckily close to shore, i have the shop manual for the engine but i am worried that when the belt broke the pistons might have hit the valves, is this something that might have happened...
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    volvo timing belt broke

    i have a 1993 glastron with a 4 cylinder volvo 230 engine, the timing belt broke while cruising about 20 mph, luckily close to shore, i have the shop manual for the engine but i am worried that when the belt broke the pistons might have hit the valves, is this something that might have...
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