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STEVE KAYSER
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AM CURRENTLLY REBUILDING A BU
AM CURRENTLLY REBUILDING A BUDDIES 3.0 VOLVO. FOUND FLAT CAM LOBES AND A SPUN ROD BEARING.SEVERAL PISTONS WERE BAD ALSO AT THE PIN BOSSES. OWNER HAD REPLACED THE CIRCULATION PUMP AND FRESH WATER PICKUP PUMP LAST FALL.I SUSPECT STUCK THERMOSTATE MAY HAVE STARTED THE WHOLE THING.OWNER FOUND A BURNED PIECE OF PLASTIC AND A PIN IN THE EXHUST IN THE LOWER UNIT. IS THIS SOME SORT OF VALVE IN THE RISER OR WHAT? WHAT IS ITS PURPOSE? THANKS!!
AM CURRENTLLY REBUILDING A BUDDIES 3.0 VOLVO. FOUND FLAT CAM LOBES AND A SPUN ROD BEARING.SEVERAL PISTONS WERE BAD ALSO AT THE PIN BOSSES. OWNER HAD REPLACED THE CIRCULATION PUMP AND FRESH WATER PICKUP PUMP LAST FALL.I SUSPECT STUCK THERMOSTATE MAY HAVE STARTED THE WHOLE THING.OWNER FOUND A BURNED PIECE OF PLASTIC AND A PIN IN THE EXHUST IN THE LOWER UNIT. IS THIS SOME SORT OF VALVE IN THE RISER OR WHAT? WHAT IS ITS PURPOSE? THANKS!!