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    Tricks for removing sticking/ corroded trim cylinders?

    Anyone have any tricks for remove sticking trim cylinders? I've read many posts which say that the pins at the transom shield will corrode and be difficult to remove. I have a 1993 Wellcraft Excel 18sx with a volvo penta 230A & SP CD trim 290 outdrive that seems to be having this problem. I...
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    Tilt/ trim problem - need new hydraulic pump?

    Hello, I've searched the forum and come up dry. Here is my problem: I have a 1993 Wellcraft Excel 18sx with a Volvo Penta 230A (AQ131) and 290 SP CD trim outdrive. When I bought the boat a year ago, you could tilt the outdrive all the way up, and over the course of a couple of weeks, it would...
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    Urgent, please help

    I want to take my boat out tomorrow but I have a little problem. I removed the upper gear housing from my volvo penta sp 290 outdrive to fix a raw-water intake problem. Good news is that I fixed that problem, bad news is that my shifting is screwed up. I had to disconnect the shift mechanism...
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    Drain cleaner (drano, etc) to clean heat exchanger???

    Brand new to this site and fairly new (<6 months) to boating. I have a '93 Wellcraft Excel 18sx with a Volvo Penta 230 four-cylinder gas engine that is overheating. I thought it may have just been the guage until it started steeming and spraying out coolant. I've read tons of internet...
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