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    Tie rod rusted out

    My 1981 Sea Bird Condor 29' steering tie rod end rusted out and broke last week out in Mobile Bay. It is very rusty. The steering hydraulic cylinder was attached about 7" from the end. The distance between end bolt holes is about 37". Having trouble finding a replacement. See some 37.5" tie...
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    VP AD41b diesel won't start

    After 12 hour fishing trip where it ran perfect till the end when it idled too low. Another short trip was fine, but had to manually advance the idle to 700 rpm to match the SB engine. Last two startups it died at idle and when I gave it more throttle it started ok. Now today with a boat...
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    Cleaning an after cooler

    I am getting black smoke on my AD41b and suspect the aftercooler may be stopped up. Any suggestions on cleaning it?
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    Sea water pump leaking

    My VP AD41b sea water pump is leaking at the back side. Can I put in a new seal or do I have to replace a $600 pump?
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    Removing fuel injectors on Volvo Penta AD41b

    We are having trouble getting the injectors out of the head. Any suggestions?
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    Gasoline in diesel tank

    We just put 7 gallons of gas in a 75 gallon diesel tank that had 70 gallons of diesel in it. We were told by someone that it would probable be ok but to add a half gallon of Marvel Mystery Oil to the tank. We idled back to our marina a mile away. Anyone else have experience with making this...
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    AD41b water pump bearing noisy

    there is a dry noisy bearing sound from the circulating water pump on my ad41b 200hp Volvo Penta engine. From the diagram it appears there is a large bearing on the front of the housing that may be accessible without removing the pump from the engine. Anyone ever do this? This pump looks...
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    TAMD41P-a circulating pump hose

    I had a belt get loose and wear through the hose going from the circulating pump to the heat exchanger and to the fill reservoir. A $188 hose I found out. Anyone else have this happen and anything I can do to protect this new hose like a shield or something?
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    Volvo Penta HS1 transmission lost forward

    Today we were running about 3500 rpm on our twin VP 41 series diesels in a 29' sportfisher. Then the rpms on the Port engine went up to 4500 and we lost speed. Checked and when in forward the prop shaft is spinning at idle but doesn't increase when the rpms are increased. When in reverse it...
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    rebuilding fresh water pump on ad41b or tamd41p-a

    I have noisy bearings or bearing in the fresh water pump on my AD41b engine. I see there is one big bearing in the pulley and wondered if I can replace just that one easily? Any advice on total pump rebuild and parts needed.
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    Bent prop shaft

    Hit a submerged log and bent the prop shaft at the end. Some damage to prop too. Should I try to get shaft fixed or replace it? It's on my 29' Seabird sportfisher with twin VP 2041p-a and HS transmissions. About a 60" shaft.
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    tamd41p started on its own

    I have a Seabird 29 sport fisher with twin Volvo Penta TAMD41P-a engines. One night this week when it was on the hard in a marina here in Mobile, AL, a live aboard sailor heard the port engine running in the middle of the night. He told another guy that knew what to do and he stopped it by...
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    Stripped Bosch fuel filter bleeder screw on TAMD41pa

    Just bought a Seabird with twin Volvo Penta TAMD41pa engines. One is leaking fuel out of the bleeder screw on the fuel filter bolted to the left side of the block. The screw won't tighten and goes round and round. Any success tapping and putting a larger screw and washer?
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    1992 Evinrude 25hp worth rebuilding

    I have a 1992 Evinrude 25hp, VE25Elens model number. It came on a 16' Lowe aluminum V bow side console boat and ran. I checked compression and the top cylinder was 110 and bottom 60. Pulled head, broke off 2 studs, found some scoring of the cylinder with the 110psi. Head gasket seemed to be...
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    Have to pump bulb to keep running

    "My Evinrude 15, 15704M, start "My Evinrude 15, 15704M, starts and runs good and then stalls until I pump the bulb then runs good if I pump it on a regular basis, what's wrong?"
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