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CLIFF STEELE
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" THE OLD AND WELL BUILT 280 I
" THE OLD AND WELL BUILT 280 I/O BY VOLVO..SINGLE PROP...HAS BEEN AROUND FOR OVER 26 YEARS. OURS HAS BEEN DOING ITS JOB GOING INTO THE 25 SEASON. A FEW TIPS THAT MAY SAVE YOU SOME EXPENSIVE DOWN TIME. REPLACE THE LOWER UNIT OIL WITH A GOOD GRADE 40 WEIGHT. IN THE NEW YEARS I USED THE RECOMMENDED ENGINE WEIGHTS. CHECK THE BOOTS EACH SEASON..AND WHEN STORING FOR THE OFF SEASON A SPRAY CAN OF VINAL PROTECTOR SPRAYED OVER THE PRESSURE WASHED BOOTS CAN GIVE YOU MANY MORE YEARS OF SERVICE. IF YOU DO HAVE A CRACK IN EITHER BOOT ITS NOT ALL THAT HARD TO REPLACE IT YOURSELF AT THIS TIME YOU MAY WANT TO INSPECT THE UNIVERSAL JOINTS...AS I HAVE MENTIONED A REPLACEMENT ASSY CAN BE FOUND AT THE LOCAL AUTO STORE. THESE WILL ALSO COME WITH ZERKS..AS THE VOLVOS DON'T I BELIEVE THE ONES IV'E INSTALLED ARE ON THE 12 SEASON..AND WORK WELL. THE NEXT SUGGESTION IS VERY IMPORTANT !THE "JACK SHAFT"..A SHAFT FROM THE MOTOR TO THE I/O IS BURIED IN A SPOT YOU WILL NEVER FIND. A SMALL RED SLOTTED SCREW HIDES A VERY IMPORTANT LUBERCATION AXCESS AREA. LOOKING CAREFULLY AS YOU CRAWL TOWARDS THE TRANSOM AREA LOOK CAREFULLY AT THE UPPER PART OF THE BELL HOUSING. ON THE TOP IS WHERE YOU WILL FIND THIS MOST IMPORTANT SCREW. A LARGE BEARING SITS IN SIDE THIS AREA AND SHOULD BE GREASED YEARLY. I REMOVED THE SCREW..ABOUT 3'8'S IN SIZE..MATCHED THE THREADS TO A ZERK FITTING AND REPLACED THE SCREW WITH THIS ZERK FITTING. ALL ONE NEEDS TO DO IS GREASE THIS ZERK..A FEW 2 OR 3 STROKES A SEASON....ADDING TO MUCH CAN POP THE REAR SEAL (SEEN WHEN THE OUT DRIVE IS REMOVED FROM THE BACK. I FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS SHAFT AND BEARING A FEW YEARS AFTER WE HAD THIS DRIVE...ANOTHER POOR SOUL HAD TO REMOVE THE ENTIRE MOTOR AT GREAT EXPENSE (OVER $2,000) AFTER ONLY 3 YEARS. SADLY NEITHER THE PARTS BOOKS...OPERATORS MANUAL OR ANY OF THE SERVICE MANUALS DISCUSS THIS BEARING AND THE ASSOCIATED GREASE REQUIREMENTS.
A FEW EXTRA PARTS THAT I HAVE CARRIED FOR MANY YEARS MAKE IT WORTH WHILE IF YOU HAVE A BREAK DOWN. I CARRIED A SEA PUMP FOR 23 YEARS..THE BEARING FAILED ON LAKE SUPERIOR WITH NO WARNING.. NEAR THE OUTER ISLANDS..PULLED THE PART OUT OF A BOX,INSTALLED IT IN 30 MIN AND WERE ON OUR WAY. I NOW CARRY ANOTHER SPARE...BUT DOUBT ILL BE ALIVE TO INSTALL IT. EXTRA BELTS...A COIL,CAP AND POINTS ARE NICE ALSO. ALL THE HARDWARE TO HOLD ON A PROP..CONE,SCREW & SPACER. A FULL SET OF TOOLS IS ALSO GOING TO SAVE YOU A LOT OF PROBLEMS. ALL AND ALL THE 280 I/O IS GOING TO BE AROUND FOR SOME TIME YET.PARTS WILL ALSO BE OUT OF SIGHT I FEEL...OR EVEN SCARCE IF AT ALL. i HAVE OWNED 3 OTHER BOATS..ALL GOOD BOATS AND MOTORS..ITS JUST THAT THE 280'S WERE BUILT EXTREMELY WELL AND WAY OVER RATED FOR MOST OF THE BOATS THEY WERE INSTALLED ON. SAFE BOATING ! CLIFF "
" THE OLD AND WELL BUILT 280 I/O BY VOLVO..SINGLE PROP...HAS BEEN AROUND FOR OVER 26 YEARS. OURS HAS BEEN DOING ITS JOB GOING INTO THE 25 SEASON. A FEW TIPS THAT MAY SAVE YOU SOME EXPENSIVE DOWN TIME. REPLACE THE LOWER UNIT OIL WITH A GOOD GRADE 40 WEIGHT. IN THE NEW YEARS I USED THE RECOMMENDED ENGINE WEIGHTS. CHECK THE BOOTS EACH SEASON..AND WHEN STORING FOR THE OFF SEASON A SPRAY CAN OF VINAL PROTECTOR SPRAYED OVER THE PRESSURE WASHED BOOTS CAN GIVE YOU MANY MORE YEARS OF SERVICE. IF YOU DO HAVE A CRACK IN EITHER BOOT ITS NOT ALL THAT HARD TO REPLACE IT YOURSELF AT THIS TIME YOU MAY WANT TO INSPECT THE UNIVERSAL JOINTS...AS I HAVE MENTIONED A REPLACEMENT ASSY CAN BE FOUND AT THE LOCAL AUTO STORE. THESE WILL ALSO COME WITH ZERKS..AS THE VOLVOS DON'T I BELIEVE THE ONES IV'E INSTALLED ARE ON THE 12 SEASON..AND WORK WELL. THE NEXT SUGGESTION IS VERY IMPORTANT !THE "JACK SHAFT"..A SHAFT FROM THE MOTOR TO THE I/O IS BURIED IN A SPOT YOU WILL NEVER FIND. A SMALL RED SLOTTED SCREW HIDES A VERY IMPORTANT LUBERCATION AXCESS AREA. LOOKING CAREFULLY AS YOU CRAWL TOWARDS THE TRANSOM AREA LOOK CAREFULLY AT THE UPPER PART OF THE BELL HOUSING. ON THE TOP IS WHERE YOU WILL FIND THIS MOST IMPORTANT SCREW. A LARGE BEARING SITS IN SIDE THIS AREA AND SHOULD BE GREASED YEARLY. I REMOVED THE SCREW..ABOUT 3'8'S IN SIZE..MATCHED THE THREADS TO A ZERK FITTING AND REPLACED THE SCREW WITH THIS ZERK FITTING. ALL ONE NEEDS TO DO IS GREASE THIS ZERK..A FEW 2 OR 3 STROKES A SEASON....ADDING TO MUCH CAN POP THE REAR SEAL (SEEN WHEN THE OUT DRIVE IS REMOVED FROM THE BACK. I FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS SHAFT AND BEARING A FEW YEARS AFTER WE HAD THIS DRIVE...ANOTHER POOR SOUL HAD TO REMOVE THE ENTIRE MOTOR AT GREAT EXPENSE (OVER $2,000) AFTER ONLY 3 YEARS. SADLY NEITHER THE PARTS BOOKS...OPERATORS MANUAL OR ANY OF THE SERVICE MANUALS DISCUSS THIS BEARING AND THE ASSOCIATED GREASE REQUIREMENTS.
A FEW EXTRA PARTS THAT I HAVE CARRIED FOR MANY YEARS MAKE IT WORTH WHILE IF YOU HAVE A BREAK DOWN. I CARRIED A SEA PUMP FOR 23 YEARS..THE BEARING FAILED ON LAKE SUPERIOR WITH NO WARNING.. NEAR THE OUTER ISLANDS..PULLED THE PART OUT OF A BOX,INSTALLED IT IN 30 MIN AND WERE ON OUR WAY. I NOW CARRY ANOTHER SPARE...BUT DOUBT ILL BE ALIVE TO INSTALL IT. EXTRA BELTS...A COIL,CAP AND POINTS ARE NICE ALSO. ALL THE HARDWARE TO HOLD ON A PROP..CONE,SCREW & SPACER. A FULL SET OF TOOLS IS ALSO GOING TO SAVE YOU A LOT OF PROBLEMS. ALL AND ALL THE 280 I/O IS GOING TO BE AROUND FOR SOME TIME YET.PARTS WILL ALSO BE OUT OF SIGHT I FEEL...OR EVEN SCARCE IF AT ALL. i HAVE OWNED 3 OTHER BOATS..ALL GOOD BOATS AND MOTORS..ITS JUST THAT THE 280'S WERE BUILT EXTREMELY WELL AND WAY OVER RATED FOR MOST OF THE BOATS THEY WERE INSTALLED ON. SAFE BOATING ! CLIFF "