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    Volvo Penta sea water pump

    Any one have or know of a place that could supply a part number for a impeller for a Volvo Penta Sea Water Pump?All parts prints just show the pump and no internal parts. Model of the enginw and out drive = AQ200D - S/N 3402 on a 200Hp. GMC engine
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    Sea Water Pump

    Like to change the impeller that is inside of the sea water pump which is mounted on the V-8 engine. Can this be accomplished when the boat is in the water. The boat is a 38' houseboat with Volvo Penta Aquamatic 280 I/O drive.
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    fire extinguishers

    Which might be better in a fire extinguisher for boats, a mono-ammonium filled or sodium bicarbonate?
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    battery chargers

    looking for a good battery charger. The 3 year old Promariner ProSport 20 recently stopped working. There are no lights on the unit and the outlet does have power. Unit located in a dry houseboat engine compartment. Just a few days ago there was a pretty big storm with some power outages...
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    Torquing Transom shield plate to engine

    Looking for the bolt torque which are used to attach the transom shield to the engine. The shield in mounted to Volvo Penta AQ200D/280. Bolts go through a collar which compress o-rings on each side of the transom shield plate and fastened to the bell housing. After bolts are tightened the...
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    Aquamatic 280

    Does anyone have any idea what could cause a very hard metal hitting metal noise when the drive is operating around 3000 rpm. There is no sound when the drive is operating at a idle speed. The u-joints were replace last winter. The drive is on a houseboat which is in the water until Oct.
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    Exhaust Bellows internal flappers

    When changing both exhaust bellows on Aquamatic 280 drives I noticed one of the bellows being replaced looked like it did had have a set of flappers on one end ( which were gone) and the other bellows looked like it never had any and it was never designed for any. My question is - Are these...
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    Removal of Helmet Shield

    Question - How to remove the center fastener on the steering helmet which is attached to a Aquamatic 280 outdrive? I removed two bolts which were running through the sleeve. There are no other threaded bolt holes on this sleeve and I have two bent rods which are shown in the manual. My...
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    Flybridge sloppy steering

    How can air be purge out from a houseboat hydraulic steering system? The system is on a 1978 Holiday Mansion houseboat with a flybridge. Looking at the hydraulic cylinder there don't seem to be a bleeder valve on it. There are threaded plugs on each wheel housing. When steering from the lower...
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    flickering GPS

    Just converted engine ignition system from a points type to a pertronix electronic type with a flamethrower coil. Engine starts immediately and runs great. Problem having is that the Garmin GPS/ chartplotter flickers and turns off when the engine is put to power.
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    Hog Rings On Roller Axles

    Have a question. Did you drill entirely through the axle for these rollers? Replacing mine and the holes are only slightly drilled ( blind hole) I can not find the original hog rings(.177" thick) but can get a little bigger 3/16". But have a problem using the 3/16" hog ring. Launched my boat...
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    dual controls for fly bridge and wheel house

    Our houseboat has two engines, a fly bridge, and two obsolete computer type drive systems - Micro Commander - I am thinking of replacing it with a cable type system. My question - How can I find out what is needed to convert over to a cable system, or is there another type of system available?
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    Volvo Penta carbureter replacement

    Can not find replacement for Volvo Penta carbureter # 856780 there also is a number 290 beneath the model # - Unit looks like a 2 barrel Rochester w/electric choke Carb is being used on a AQ200D, 200 Hp. GM engine. Who or were can I contact for a replacement or rebuild kit. It seems that all I...
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    resizing propeller

    If the propeller currently be used can not be found, no more manufactured, can another larger propeller with different pitch be used and still have the same preformance?
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    How to service manual hydraulic steering - add oil

    The steering on my fly bridge is very slopy compared to the main steering in the wheel house. I think the steering wheel hydraulic system on the fly bridge might have air in it. There is no motor or cables for steering so I guess the steering wheel assembly must have some type of vane hydraulic...
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    3 drives

    I seen a boat which had 3-300 hp outboards. Question is what type is the center drive, left - right hand?
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    Aquamatic 250c drive rotation

    Is there a prefered rotation - clockwise or counterclockwise? The linkage looks like thie drive can be set up in either direction if the correct prop is used. Is there any reduction in efficiency?
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    Solas Amita VS Volvo Penta Quality

    I have twim Aquamatic 280 drives on my houseboat and looking to replace the propellers. I noticed that Solas has a prop. that matches my drives for half the price of a Volvo Penta. Anyone have experence with this Mfgr.? Price seems to be to good!
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    Zinc, alumium, or magnesium anodes?

    I a'm confused on what type of anode to purchase. My houseboat is kept in fresh water and has twin Volvo Penta AQ200/280. I have another anode from other houseboat of mine and it seems very heavy for its size (zinc?) compared with a larger aluminum one that I have. I imagine that magnesium...
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    Exhaust bellows 1971 AQ175A250 Part#

    Can not find a current replacement number for the exhaust bellows on my 1971 Volvo Penta Model AQ170A250. Last time I bought one #vol876631 from stem to sterm which is no longer in business. Checked a bunch of sites and they show models AQ200 and up. Am in urgent need by 5/2/08! Will use Serria...
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