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  1. familyguy

    Volvo penta 4.3 engine makes a sound just like a chain clanking against a flag pole

    My engine makes a sound just like a chain clanking against a flag pole in the wind. So, it's not really a "ping", but more like a "pong, p-p-pong, p-pong". It only starts after the engine warms up, and is only audible from idle 'till about 1,500 RPM at which point it's either gone or drowned out...
  2. familyguy

    Volvo penta 4.3GL starts, dies, won't restart

    6 weeks ago took boat all day, it ran great. 4 weeks ago went to go fishing. At the launch ramp the boat started up fine, after 2 minutes it bogged down, died. Cranked good, but wouldn't run even after 45 min. of trying the normal start up and flooded engine start procedure; fuel squirting...
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    Need to change U joints on volvo/penta cobra SX outdrive??

    Does this sound like I need to replace the U-joints? I have an SX-M 1.79:1 gear ratio oudrive on my engine. I have had the boat almost 2 years (2nd owner) and for the last 9 months I have noticed a high-pitched whine-almost-grinding sound (it wasn't present the last year and 3 months) come from...
  4. familyguy

    Fuel smell on 98 Glastron GS 185

    I have a 19 gal. Moeller Marine crosslink polyethylene tank and have noticed a strong fuel smell everytime I take the cover off or put my nose in a storage hold or the engine compartment even when the cover has been off for some time. Sometimes when I'm out on the water I will smell it fairly...
  5. familyguy

    volvo penta 4.3 GL won't idle/run

    This is a 1998 I/O engine. Just got the boat a week ago w/ less than 100 hours on it per original owner. Engine and boat looks top notch. Started fine, took out on the water twice for a couple of hours each time, ran fine. When attempting to launch third time engine will crank over but will only...
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