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    Coupler

    Hi I was wondering what would work really good to clean the splines in my engine coupler. I noticed there's alot of old grease and other stuff that's kinda hard and I wanna get them splines completely clean and re-greased before putting my outdrive back on. I have a feeling that's why I have a...
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    Motor out of alignment

    Hey everyone I'm back so a month ago I replaced my bellows and gimbal bearing. Well now my gimbal bearing is making a scratching noise but not to bad when I did the job the first time I had a hell of a time pulling my outdrive. My cousin had told me that my motor was too low and had to be raised...
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    Exhaust flappers

    So I have a 1996 wellcraft excel 21sl boat with a volvo penta 5.0fl motor. When I did my gimbal bearing and bellows I noticed these 2 oval looking rubber pieces in the bottom of my y pipe for the exhaust. I guess they are my old flappers. I bought new ones but I also read somewhere not to put...
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    Water in my bilge

    Hello I have a 1996 wellcraft excel 21sl boat with a volvo penta 5.0fl motor and a cobra sx outdrive. I have been getting water in my bilge for a couple of months now. It's a very slow leak.my bilge pump will run twice in 24 hours. So I decided to go out and buy a inspection camera.i spent 2...
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    Cobra sx outdrive

    Hi so I have a water leak somewhere in the back of my boat. I recently did my bellows and gimbal bearing and thought my bellows were leaking but I was wrong. Is it possible that water could be coming in where the y pipe goes out through the transom. I can't see any drips or water trickling in.i...
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    Battery switch

    So I have a battery switch in my boat that says off 1,2,or both.if I turn both battery's on does that mean I'm throwing 24v at my starter or is it still 12v going to it.im asking because I never had a battery switch before. And if I turn the switch to both batteries would I be able to charge...
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    Tachometer

    This past Sunday I was going through a no wake zone and I noticed my rpm gauge at idle speed 5mph my needle on my gauge was bouncing all over the place. Why or what would cause it to do that.it was fine and staying steady when I was at cruising speed up around 3,200rpms and it was working fine...
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    Bow light

    So when I bought my boat my front bow light didn't work or come on. It was old and faded so I replaced my bow light with a new assembly. When I turn my bow light on nothing lights up but all the wiring from the light to the switch is all good and intact. What else should I be looking for is the...
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    Power trim

    So on my 1996 wellcraft excel 21sl boat my trim gauge doesn't work. I noticed when I did my bellows and gimbal bearing last week there was this electrical device on 1 side of my outdrive. I believe that is my trim sender. Where the wires go into it the rubber around the 2 little wires is split...
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    Fish finder/depth finder

    So I recently purchased a hummingbird Felix fish/depth finder because the other one in my boat had a broken off transducer. I put the new transducer on and ran all my wiring up to the display screen. When I turn it on no matter where I go with the boat it reads 1ft deep of water. And a while...
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    Proper Carburetor adjustment

    Hi I have a 1996 volvo penta 5.0fl pncs motor with a holly 2bbl carburetor. There are 2 screws 1 on each side of the carburetor.with each screw turned all the way in until each screw stops.how many full turns out do they need to be for my motor to be running correctly without being to lean or to...
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    Risers getting very hot

    Hi I'm back again I have a 1996 volvo penta 5.0fl motor and was wondering what are the adjustments for the holly 2bbl carburetor. There is a adjustment screw on each side of the carburetor. I'm asking this because my risers are running hot and I'm thinking I'm running to lean.the carburetor has...
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    Still no power

    So I got a 1996 wellcraft excel 21sl boat with a volvo penta 5.0fl motor. I have no power after 2000rpms. This is what has been replaced. Spark plug wires and spark plugs Cap and rotor Ignition coil Carburetor has been completely rebuild with a holley rebuild kit. New starter and alternator...
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    Firing order

    Hi so I need to know where cylinder 1-8 is on my distributor cap.if anyone has a illustration and it shows 1-8 in a picture I'd appreciate it. I'm thinking someone switched my spark plug wires around and this is why I'm having so much trouble with my motor at full throttle with it back firing...
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    Lack of power

    So I have a 1996 volvo penta 5.0fl motor in my boat. I did a tune up and this is what I did.spark plugs and wires cap and rotor,ignition coil, new oil and oil filter,new fuel/water separator filter,new alternator and starter.all the electrical stuff was original from 1996.after the tune up I...
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    Torque specs

    Hi I have a 1996 volvo penta 5.0fl motor and was wondering what the torque specs are for the manifolds and risers please. Thank you
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    Sx outdrive water pump

    Hi so I have a 1996 wellcraft that I bought and I've been going through it and can anyone tell me if there is a water pump in my outdrive. I have a cobra sx outdrive on a volvo penta 5.0fl motor. The only water pump that I've found is on the motor and they call that a raw water pump.im asking...
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