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    FUEL DELIVERY ISSUE. Video posted

    I own a 20' 1997 Blue Water MonteCarlo Bowrider with a 5.7L Volvo Gi 250hp Throttle Body Injected motor. Last year the boat ran great, and this year I cant get it on plane. It starts fine, but once under load it falls flat on it's face. I have just replaced both fuel pumps, and the fuel filter...
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    5.7GLI non-vortec repower to a Vortec 5.7L and possibly a 383 stroker.

    Currently installed in my 1997 Blue Water Monte Carlo is the following 5.7L 250hp TBI Non-Vortec Volvo motor, SX Drive. 5.7GLI PLKDCE 4110145128 3868732 ECU - 57TBI/97L001 Then something on the side of the TBI reads BCTU 16184069. Drive unit- SX-C1 1.51 - running a 19* 4 blade Solas Aluminum...
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    How to make my 5.7 GLi into a Gi?

    Ok, I just pulled the heads off of my 1997 Volvo 5.7L GLi powered BlueWater Monte Carlo. I lunched the head gasket between the number 3 and 5 cyl. The heads are getting freshened at a very reputable machine shop in Orem, Utah. Now from what I am told the engine has the roller cam in it. It is...
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    Re-power Time Need input YOUTUBE video updated.

    Today out on the water I hit 1008.5 hours and I developed a loud rattle in the back side of the motor. Engine is a Volvo 5.7L GLI (260hp?) in a 1997 Blue Water Monte-Carlo open bow ski boat. Options are as follows. 1. Replace short block and do a full rebuild. Short block is externally cracked...
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    Volvo Gi 5.7L TBI ignition Misfire???

    Like stated above, I have a Volvo 5.7 Gi with a TBI and the Non-Crab style Distributor. Yesterday while out on the water it started to run a little rough and cut out like a sputter while around 3000 RPM and it surged while at an idle while in drive at an idle. I went strait back into the dock...
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    Volvo Gi 5.7L TBI ignition Misfire???

    Like stated above, I have a Volvo 5.7 Gi with a TBI and the Non-Crab style Distributor. 991 hours on the engine. Yesterday while out on the water it started to run a little rough and cut out like a sputter while around 3000 RPM and it surged while at an idle while in drive at an idle. I went...
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    5.7gli flkdcu cutting out....help!!!!!

    Thank you in advance. i have a 20' 1997 Blue Water Open Bow Ski boat powered by a Volvo 5.7 GLI FLKDCU attached to an SX drive 19* 4 blade Alum Solas prop. With the current set up the boat has given us 3 years of fun for my sons and myself. Last summer the engine started to cut out around...
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    broken plastic clip for gear selector on throttle control

    So last weekend out on the lake while tubing we had a small incident towering a tube and teaching my girlfriend how to drive the boat. When the tube flipped we thought w were dragging the rider under the water and she panicked. During this she threw the throttle control hard into neutral and...
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    VOLVO vs Napa "Marine" parts.

    My High pressure fuel pump on my 97 Blue Water Monte Carlo with a Volvo 5.7L TBI is going out. I cant sustain any rop over 2500 over load. It is extremely noisy compared to the Low Pressure pump and we have already changed out the fuel fiter (twice because I didnt tell my friend I had done it)...
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    Volvo Hydraulic trim pump issues

    Ok, I am going nuts here. My 97 Blue Water Montecarlo keeps flipping the circuit breaker on the hydraulic trim pump that raises and lowers the stern drive. When I first started trouble shooting I traced the issue to the actual toggle switch in the throttle lever (pic included). I replaced the...
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    1997 Blue Water Monte-Carlo Repower/overhaul

    The time has come to spend a little $$$... I have mixed feelings about this, Kinda a cross between Tim-the tool man-Taylor and being a responsible adult in the budget department... Like I said, I am torn. So I have a 5.7L Volvo GLI 350cid Tuned Port Injection small block that is completely...
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    VOLVO SX Transom Plate NEEDED!!

    1997 Blue Water Monte Carlo, 21' Open bow, 350 GLI 300hp 5.7L V-8 TPI, Volvo SX Drive, and I need a Transom Plate #4111557786. The repair place wants $2,000 for Transom Kit with this transom plate in it. I just need the seal and the transom plate to repair my boat that has a cracked gimble...
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    SX Drive question, Gimble housing Damage.... :(

    It appears that the gimble bearing shattered and took out the circular housing on the back of the 1997 Volvo SX drive.:facepalm: From what I can tell, this whole part is one huge solid piece that bolts onto the transom and most likely cant be repaired. The thing i noticed this is that the...
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    1997 Blue Water Monte-Carlo issues

    Ok, guys... need a little help here and all input is very helpful and appreciated in advance. I have a 97 Blue Water Monte-Carlo 21' open bow ski boat. Volvo (chevy) 350, Throttlebody FI, Volvo SX outdrive (1.51-1) with a 17* Solas 3 blade alum prop, 860 hours on the motor. Two owners back...
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    Volvo 5.7 running rich, TBI

    Ok, Got the boat out on the water yesterday for the first time. Felt good to finally be out on the water this season:D. Few things I noticed. First off, there is no way to control the engine RPM's with out being in gear. The throttle control doesnt have a button to push, nor does it pull out to...
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    Volvo SX Gimble breaing Removal

    Ok, Is there any special way to remove this after I pull the drive, and how do you set in the new bearing? Do I really need to spend the $270 for a new "specialized" slide hammer? Also, what else should be done during this maintenance? Thank you in advance. Dave
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    SX and Alpha 1 Gen 2 drive questions

    Ok, I just picked up a new toy at a deal I couldnt pass up. 1997 Blue Water Monte Carlo with a Volvo 5.7 300hp (F.I.) and the SX drive on it. I have not had this newer boat in the water yet, but I am familliar with it and I have seen it out on the water many times. I own the same boat but a...
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    Hull Detailing/Cleaning issues

    Ok, I know that this has been beaten to death a time or two but I am not seeing the answers I have been searching for. Problem #1. The boat dealership wants $450 to detail my 21' Blue Water Monte Carlo that I just bought for the Exterior and $240 to do the interior. They said they can...
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    Issues with using Aluminum heads on Iron Engines

    Ok, were in a discussion in a different thread and one of the ideas to bring up HP was to change the factory cast iorn heads/intake manifold over to an aluminum heads and intake. I know that in a auto setup where your running a sealed cooling system that this helps with power and weight, but I...
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    Looking at a 1997 Arriva 2552

    Hey guys, first of all i wanted to say thank you for all the help you have given me with my other boat. I am in the market for a new (to me) boat and I have a few questoins because I have never had one of these. It's a 1997 Arriva 2552. It is powered with a 7.4L Mercruiser (chevy) that has...
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