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I wonder if there is anyone at Volvo Penta that has even a shred of shame over the prices they want for their parts. This part is almost $600 from VP. $400s elsewhere. Anyone have a good lead on a good price for this part?
I hear ya. I just bought one fm local marina for $389 ‘just in case’ for a current issue I was having (leaking at the manifold block and was unsure if my block was any good and did not want to miss out on the boating season). But was not needed, so I now have it knowing I will be doing a rebuild in a couple of years anyway.
I did see a bunch of used ones on eBay for about $200 that say they have good threads. A risk perhaps but….
Yeah, I bought a used starboard side lift cylinder from eBay, but a lot of the manifold blocks I saw looked real rough. Decided to go with a new one from Marine Parts Source for "only" $422. As my mechanic says, "Volvo is REAL proud of its products."
