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    What do you call the membrane between the boat horn and outer hull grill AKA horn cover?

    What do you call the membrane between the boat horn and outer hull grill AKA horn cover? I inadvertently caught mine with a power sprayer for a 1/2 second and shredded it... Would like to find some piece that I can cut-to-fit. Thanks!
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    Need advice on 3.0 after very brief overheat

    I fished a very shallow Canal the other night with trilling motor. On coming out I lowered the motor started it up and slowly made my way out. When I got in deeper water I went to get up on plane and something wasn't right. So I stopped it raised the motor and pulled somebody's 3 feet of rope...
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    Help me identify this or similar trolling motor mount for bowrider?

    Saw this at a boat show. Need one for a new minn kota edge. Just the lower bracket adapter. Can't find anything from minn kota. Needed for a bowrider without a lot of forward surface area. Appreciate the help! Thanks!
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    Need some detailed help on 3.0 front engine mount after engine install and new gimbal

    OK, here's the basics: I bought my '99 Regal in 2011; I know the PO had pulled the engine at least once. Pulled my 3.0 engine for the first time ever (bad harmonic balancer). Replaced my gimbal bearing for the first time ever (15 year old boat; don't know if it was ever done). I've pulled the...
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    SX M 1.97 Gimbal bearing notch orientation and omission of grease seal

    This is the grease-able type of gimbal bearing that I'm putting in my SX M 1.97: The question is, which way do the notches go--toward the engine, or the drive. I know why they're there (to rotate the inner bearing for removal), but it seems few people replace them that way any more, and you...
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    Can I replace the hard fuel line on my 3.0 block with AN fittings and braided hose?

    The previous owner chewed up the brass nut going into the carb...that means replacing the entire hard fuel line. I now have to use a pipe wrench to get it off in order to pull the fuel line from the carb for maintenance.:facepalm: I'd like to replace the fittings on the fuel pump and carb, and...
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    '99 3.0 GS needs new alternator; stay with 55amp or go up to 65amps?

    I knew my alternator was the source of some tiny squealing noise, so I pulled it completely apart. Not only is there rear bearing noise, the rotor was somehow contacting the stator, at one point in time, and 1/3rd of it is "scored" and partially melted, but not down to the stator windings. And...
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    How to prevent crank from spinning when removing harmonic dampener/pulley

    Had to pull my entire '99 3.0 to replace a wobbly front dampener. Got everything out; engine sitting on and strapped to some 2x6's in the garage. I got my puller all set up....and started to turn the puller to get the dampener off. Problem is...the crank spins. Dampeners not going anywhere...
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    Would a goofy flapper on a '99 3.0 cause tuning issues due to exhaust backpressure?

    I pulled my 3.0 today to replace a wobbling harmonic balancer. (Guess those do go bad from time to time....) Anyway, wanted to check my exhaust to see if I had the flapper or not. Heard they went away in '99. I do have one, but it's 15% melted, still barely rotates on pivot pin, but is...
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    Strange discovery when changing impeller on 3.0GSMPWTR

    I bought this boat in 2011 and have changed impellers twice. Neither were damaged; one was starting to show a few stress cracks, but no missing pieces. Upon performing a rebuild of my entire water pump this weekend, I had to pull the pump and impeller. To my surprise, I found 2/3 of the "lip"...
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    Spanner wrench size and OMC style rebuild kit for 1999 SX-M 1.97 trim cylinder repair

    Hello All, First, I have the VP SX drive, but I put OMC in the title because of some compatibility. Don pointed out, correctly, that I may have a leaking seal on one of my trim cylinders. Volvo sells that end seal alone for about $2, but I have read many posts about OMC making a complete...
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    1999 SX M 1.97 trim pump leak, fluid alternatives, and general questions.

    Hi, First off, I have the pump inside the boat, with the motor on top of the reservoir, and two hydraulic hoses. I'm having heck finding info on it from the volvo site, as it's not listed under the motor nor the drive sections. My interior trim pump seems to either be leaking from one of two...
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    VP SX drives: why do different exhaust bellows show different hole positions?

    So my old exhaust bellows were bad; the holes were on the sides of the bellows. A lot of aftermarket bellows all show the holes on the sides. (Maybe just for pictures?) Reading the VP service manual, it says to orient the bellows so the holes are up and down...oops, too late. Missed that. But...
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    VP 3.0 GS PWTR s/n 4110177147 plug wire routing, model year 1999

    I've been having a few issues w/ my engine, and when I replaced my cap/rotor last year, I researched correct plug wire orientation. Now I need to re-confirm. I think the diagram I found online may not have been engine or s/n specific, and I see Merc uses the same block/distributor, etc....and...
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    VP 3.0 GSPWTR starts, wont' run; fuel filter, bad gas; post winterizing issue?

    This is now FIXED! Somehow I swapped plug wires 1/2....what a hassle:facepalm: But at least I have a new fuel filter....and hopefully this didn't screw up anything else.... I've read as many posts as I can, and am looking for some additional advice. So here's the symptoms: Cranks but won't...
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    Help identify SX drive gimbal bearing part/seal that came out during inspection

    Hi All, I have a '99 SX M drive, and I pulled the drive to replace the bellows and inspect the gimbal bearing. There was a lot of grease around the bearing, so I placed a finger in to clean some of it out. From the back side of the bearing, a "part" came out that looks kind've like a...
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    1999 SX drive u joints have zirk fittings; does that mean they've been replaced?

    So I bought the boat this summer, and ran it until winterization time. I got the drive off, with the intention to replace the bellows, gimbal bearing, and inspect the u joints. U-joint area is packed full of green grease; to me that means they topped it off each season, but didn't replace the...
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    Need to locate all water drains on VP 3.0 GSPWTR for winterizing....

    Yup....I need the service manual. I thought I had it, but it's the generic manual, and does not show everything that needs to be removed from the block or manifold to drain all the water. I've already pulled most of the hoses, and impeller housing (it's getting replaced anyway), and have...
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    Theoretical Volvo 3.0 (any model) question: timing versus manifold vacuum readings

    OK so Volvo's engine manual (downloaded--thanks DonS!) utilizes manifold vacuum readings at idle as the primary metric (measuring stick) to analyze engine performance and as a diagnostic tool. And from what I see, it doesn't even have a really great explanation for setting timing w/ a...
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    4 blade for Volvo Penta 3.0 liter GS SX Drive; go from 19 3 blade to 18 or 17 4 blade

    Boat/motor are 1999 Regal LSR 1700 (17ft) with 135hp VP GS/SX inboard. Rated RPM is 4200 to 4600. Current prop is factory 14.5 by 19 pitch factory 3 blade aluminum, with very minor imperfections that I filed clean. I've run the boat up to 4300 RPM WOT with driver and one teen. 1/2 tank of...
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