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    Just rebuilt the trim cylinders, now the outdrive won't stay up under load

    This sounds pretty smart... How can I tell which is the "rod end" or "down hose". THanks
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    Just rebuilt the trim cylinders, now the outdrive won't stay up under load

    That's right... It was Don S! Always used the "Ayuh...". Good dude. Do you happen to know which are the down lines? My guess is that it's the upper one and that the lower on goes into the front of the cylinder... but I want to be sure.
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    Just rebuilt the trim cylinders, now the outdrive won't stay up under load

    Had that same thought... then one of the smart guys here (in Ketchikan... I think you were here, weren't you Bondo?) said that if it was just one of the cylider seals, the cylinder on the other side would still be able hold the outdrive trimmed up under power. Does that seem accurate???
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    Just rebuilt the trim cylinders, now the outdrive won't stay up under load

    Hey Scott, That sounds like a good plan, but what do you mean by "rod end lines". Is that the upper of the 2 lines going into the cylinder? Or is that both lines on both sides?
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    Just rebuilt the trim cylinders, now the outdrive won't stay up under load

    Volvo 300 with a DPSM outdrive. Had a leaky trim cylinder so I bought a new seal kit and I believe I followed this Youtube video () exactly with the same seal kit he uses in the video. The trim system was working perfectly BEFORE the rebuild, but it was leaking fluid, the fluid in the...
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    Yamaha 9.9 wierd choke-ish behavior

    2012 Yamaha 9.9 High thrust trolling kicker motor She runs just fine for a while... sometimes for a couple of hours... then for no reason she starts to run like the choke is out... won't get any rpm's and runs extremely rough. The "quick fix" is to pull the choke out for a couple seconds and...
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    Volvo Penta installed, no power steering

    Yep, steering cable it was! Between snaking the cable back to the back and fighting the rack through the dash wiring, it was no fun... but it's done!
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    Volvo Penta installed, no power steering

    Rack and pinion cable? Mine is rack and pinion and I can't imagine 2 fingers... Also seems like a HUGE P.I.T.A. to try to rethread a steering cable from the helm to the back on my boat (Trophy 2359). It was a miracle we were able to string the new shift and throttle cables and the steering...
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    Volvo Penta installed, no power steering

    Even though the cable worked perfectly well with the Merc before I switched over???
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    Volvo Penta installed, no power steering

    That's a great thread there alldodge! I'm guessing something inside the cylinder, although I'm wondering if the wheel shouldn't turn easily with the steering cable disconnected from the actuator, or the actuator disconnected from the outdrive. I removed both pins separately and tried ti both...
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    Volvo Penta installed, no power steering

    yes
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    Volvo Penta installed, no power steering

    No, it's a Volvo Penta actuator
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    Volvo Penta installed, no power steering

    Just installed a nearly new Volvo 300 B (5.7L) with a DP-SM outdrive and I've got no power steering. Actually, it feels like there might be a little power to the steering when the boat is up on step at 3000+ rpm, but at idle, it takes weightlifter arms to crank it. Prior to installing the...
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    Volvo 300-B (5.7L) mystery hose

    Roger that Wave34! Thanks so much for the intel!!!
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    Volvo 300-B (5.7L) mystery hose

    This might be the dumbest question ever, but I'm about to install this a Volvo 300-B (closed cooling system) in my boat and there's a mystery hose, and I've got 2 mechanics who can't figure out what it is. It's a small diameter hose that goes from the fuel pump/fuel cooling unit (on the front...
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    Volvo Penta Controls for a Trophy 2359???

    Hey all, I've got a 2004 Trophy 2359 and I'm spapping out my 5.0L merc for a Volvo 300-B (info in pic below). It's clear that I need new controls and I've gathered that the lengths of the throttle and shift cables are pretty important. (The cable lengths are different from the merc, as the...
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    Merc to Volvo harness adapter???

    The Volvo has a 14 pin harness plug, but I'm not sure about the Merc. Is there an easy way to find out about the merc harness plug without having easy access to the boat??? The Merc engine code is OWO18920
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    Merc to Volvo harness adapter???

    So I'm swapping out a 2004 5.0L Merc MPI for a Volvo 300 (see pic). I hear tales of a mysterious adapter that wil allow me to plug the old boat-side Merc harness plug into the new Volvo engine-side plug. Anybody done this? Anybody know where to find these mysterious adapters?
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    Bravo 3 gear ratio

    I've got a 2004 Trophy 2359 with a 5.0L MPI and Bravo 3 outdrive. I'm trying to figure out the gear ratio of the outdrive (I'm selling it) but can't find anything on the outside that tells me. Is there a standard ratio that would have been installed in that package? Is there an easy way to...
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    Repower Question - Merc/Volvo swapover

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