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    Volvo Penta SXM sporadic forward engagement

    That's what I get for taking the PO's word for it... new cable... yep... or like I mentioned new and not the right one... cause it did look new...ish.
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    Volvo Penta SXM sporadic forward engagement

    Turned the cable barrel in 3 rotations and she drops immediately into forward just in case anyone has the same scenario. Not sure whether the shift cable was OEM since the PO had it installed however you would think that barrel being mid way or somewhere close would be the answer however now it...
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    Volvo Penta SXM sporadic forward engagement

    I have a 2004 Glastron GS249 and I just got her into the water recently. Prior to that I had the drive off for the bellows and gimbal bearing replacement. I did that before I sea trialed because the bearing was severely toasted. I took a picture of where the threads and adjustment barrel were...
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    Why would SELOC say never start the engine using the fresh water attachment.

    I have been using the attachment and starting the engine all the time am I messing something up?
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    Glastron GS-249 Owners Manual

    Thank you!
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    Glastron GS-249 Owners Manual

    Hello all, I purchased a 2004 GS-249 and have been getting her in top shape since September. I actually own an 1966 Anna Capri as well but it is as plain as it can be... but a great boat. The issue I have is that I can't find more than marketing fluff when it comes to any documentation...
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    New purchase SX-M

    I look up to you I hope I do as well. I'm 55 and 2 torn discs and 1 herniated one later I am feeling the burn today. Glad you coached me on this one and I thank you for sharing you knowledge.
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    New purchase SX-M

    I used an extremely long flat head screw driver to reach in an clean the splines on the coupler and then using grease on the alignment tool... inserting over and over wiping the crud off of the grease... I cleaned it well and inserted the drive with hardly any effort at all. I never shifted the...
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    New purchase SX-M

    Yes I remembered your post and counted and there was one extra fold and I made sure that was facing down. Thanks again and I plan on pulling the drive straight after the first trial so will definitely see whether it was sufficient or not. Just having a heck of a time trying to get the drive...
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    New purchase SX-M

    BTW my design that plugged the pivot housing side failed it's harder to design than expected. I basically cleaned the area of the gimble housing all the way back to the grease tube immaculate ground down the ridge in the bellows that would normally fit into the grove on the gimbal housing and...
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    New purchase SX-M

    Yes that bellows had to have been filled with water and I have no idea why the heck they had no sacrificial anodes on the drive that probably didn't help the abuse they put this housing through. My 66 Ana Capri Mercruiser housing is in better shape... but luckily everything but that gimbal...
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    New purchase SX-M

    Thank you Lou, my gimbal housing flange is missing a significant amount of metal that the PO did not maintain properly as you mentioned as a common area not maintained. So I have already bought a new bellows, ground down the ridge you show in Pic 1, and designed and printed pressure test plugs...
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    New purchase SX-M

    No... I designed a plug for the gimbal bearing and a cap for the other end of the bellows with a fill hole in the side so the bellows is connected as it would be to the Gimbal housing and the "chamber" within the bellows is filled with just fresh water to test the seal to the housing and allow...
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    New purchase SX-M

    I want to do it the "right" way but considering I bought the boat from an owner that was ill and needed funds stuck in another state... I never water tested her and I really wanted to just get her in the water and test her out to get an idea of all repairs needed. Compression is good and...
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    Purchase Question Need help

    FYI I did get the title and he even sent me the Garmin Chart plotter side scan unit.
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    New purchase SX-M

    Well... this is my actual part. I did get that bearing out finally. Although Milton killed all my hardwood flooring on the first floor of my house I needed some part of normal life after last week. I consider myself fortunate and bless to even have a floor to walk on. BUT... after drilling...
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    New purchase SX-M

    Before I go ahead an try to get this bearing out I have a question regarding the transom plate. The transom plate area for the gimbal has the metal circular casting for the shaft and Ujoints to go through... and it has a ridge that holds the ujoint bellows in place. The lower section of this...
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    Purchase Question Need help

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    New purchase SX-M

    Thanks Kenny I just ordered the pivot pin removal tool it will come in tomorrow and then Ill start doing as you said. Lou I made a youtube video that was all of about 2 minutes long and it shows how I used a small jack and a sawed off 1/2 inch extension to pop the drive off of my 1966 Ana...
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    New purchase SX-M

    I bought the threaded puller instead of the back hammer... then I bought the biggest crescent wrench I could cause mine were not working as soon a I got to a certain pressure my biggest crescent wasn't good enough but when I got the big crescent the inside of the Gimbal bearing pulled out and...
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