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GOT IT! Anyone else that has this issue in The future, there is a low side in the unit put that side in first and kinda rotate and push with a flat head screw driver hard but not hard enough to bend it. After that lock it in with the rubber o ring and you are set! Was much harder for mine as it...
I have a 3.0GL Volvo Penta and I am replacing the old parts after an overheating issue this last weekend. Thinking I could just pop out the old one and then pop in the new one but wow. I had to pretty much hammer out the old one as it was stuck in it and now trying to put the new one in and can...
I have put a bunch of work into the engine and everything was working fine until I put it on the water. So when I put it in reverse it is spinning and working fine, but when I throttle it so I can actually start moving in reverse in starts like knocking and shaking the whole boat. Anyone have...
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I have a 1985 force I got and when I push on the throttle it goes way too far down before it starts going. I mean it almost goes below the dash! Does this just mean the cable is too long? Any ideas how I could fix this?
So I have to do some replacing of rotten wood on this old boat I picked up (the seat bases) and I was thinking couldn't I just skip the fiberglass and install plastic lumber and calk it all and re carpet? Wouldn't that be easier than using wood and re fiberglassing it? Let me know what would be...
