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First I'd like to apologize but this is going to be like a reading a book LOL ! But please read through it thank you.
I posted back in 2018 about
a cabin cruiser my family and I purchased with a 5.7 L Volvo Penta GI G motor. It was a new to us 2008 year boat purchase and after sea trial is...
I posted last year reference a 2008 5.7 Volvo Penta motor issue which resulted in water ingestion into motor.
Motor is a Volvo Penta 5.7L Gi-G
Motor has now been replaced with a brand new VP motor with new VP heads & new exhaust (not a remanufactured motor but a VP motor (orig intake was...
For the ones who were following my last topic of a VP with idle issues, I was chasing symptoms which finally lead me to this..... I believe I've now found the real issue......WATER IN CYLINDERS😡😡😡
This diagnosis finally came about after replacing the starter twice and having the same result of...
2008 Volvo Penta 5.7gi efi motor. Recently purchased after a successful sea trial. Boat hasn't been used for approx 6 months prior to purchasing. Gas tank, all 80 gallons is basically full..was told it has always used NON ethanol fuel.
Because its sat for some time, Preventative maintenance I...
