engine and sx drive

krowey

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i have a 1998 volvo penta 5.0 and was hoping to get some more information on it, so i know exactly which engine and drive i have and can get the right manual and parts i need.
sx outdrive #'s
prod# 3868883
g/r 1.60
s/n to826294
the motor #'s
mod# 502bpbyc
s/n to1309929
 

krowey

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Re: engine and sx drive

well your right don, i checked. what i don't understand is, is why does it have volvo stamped all over the outdrive and engine then?
 

Don S

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Re: engine and sx drive

I agree, but he should be looking up parts through the OMC parts first and then, not all parts are exact, have run into problems like that before.
 

krowey

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Re: engine and sx drive

thanks for the help guys, you have cleared up alot of confusion
 

jclarke2899

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Re: engine and sx drive

Hey Krowey, we have the exact same engine, and I FEEL YOUR PAIN! I'm still trying to find out the correct spark plugs for my engine, what the timing should be set at, etc. What plugs do you have in yours? Don recently gave me a link to some Volvo manuals for the PBYC engines, but it is different than a previous manual he gave me, which might be a SELOC, so I'd like to lean towards the Volvo manual. I'd be happy with just the specifications pages from the OMC manual, and I'd pay a good amount for a factory OMC manual for our model year! We should keep in touch to help each other out in the future. What kind of boat is it in (brand)?
I'm having a little trouble with mine starting and it's surging when idling, which right now I think may be bad fuel, a sticking choke, and/or time for carb rebuild. Runs fine anything above idle though.
 
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