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    3.0 running hot only at high RPM's

    I know I have had some overheating issues previously on my 3.0 GSP-A, but this is a new unrelated issue it seems Since I repaired the issue with my impeller housing and have had good results for the last few weeks. The new issue came up yesterday. Ran the boat (while on a test ride with a...
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    Intermittent overheating after new t-stat/impeller

    Greetings again ladies and gents! So it's a new season, and a new set of wonderful boating problems. Getting right to it, my 2001 VP 3.0GSP-A W/SX-M outdrive is overheating yet again...last year I had similar problem thanks in large part to a very old impeller that essentially crumbled and...
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    Raystown/James Creek, PA good place for service?

    My VP 3.0GSP-A/SX-M is going under the knife for what most likely will wind up being some very costly repairs (engine coupler/U-Joints are current suspects) and wanted to know if anyone had information about Full Performance Marine in James Creek, PA...any of you Raystown Lake boaters know if...
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    Volvo Penta 3.0 serpentine belt tensioner broke?

    I recently had to remove the belt on my 2001 volvo penta 3.0GSP-A so I could remove some remaining pieces of impeller that were wedged in my circulating pump housing, in doing so I discovered that the 1/2" drive slot was broken (port-side facing)...when I read the steps in the SELOC manual on...
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    Serpentine belt removal

    Hello again! In my journey to find the secondary cause for my engine overheating, I have narrowed it down to having good water flow from outdrive, through water pump, up to the thermostat, out the exhaust manifold side, but no suction on larger circulating pump hose out of thermostat housing...
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    Volvo Penta 3.0L audible alarm sounding

    I recently purchased a Chaparral 180SSe with a Volvo Penta 3.0GS w/Penta SX outdrive. First time in the water it overheated right away (talking 230's overheated, so pretty severe). We have fixed all of the causes of the overheating (and some of the damage caused by the overheating)...
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