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1998 Four Winns 180 Horizon RX
1998 4.3GL Volvo Penta 1.51 gear ratio
Hello! I have a boat that’s had its outdrive unit swapped out with one I’m assuming use to be in a v8. As per Google my 4.3gl should have around a 1.80 gear ratio outdrive but I read the tag and it’s a 1.51.
At WOT I’m only...
Hey everyone! I got a used boat with a 1998 Volvo Penta 4.3GL. Checked the oil and it was a good 1.5” above the Max line when cold. Went to do an oil change and only sucked out about 2.5L of oil through the dipstick including oil I dumped out of the filter. Now I’m confused. There seems to be...
Greetings, new comer to the forums here.
I removed my 1998 Volvo SX and found that a very small amount of oil has gathered around the bottom of the prop shaft. So I put a prop shaft seal on order and drained the oil.
For shits and giggles I pressure tested the unit and it held steady for 10...
