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    Volvo Penta 290 DP engine alignment

    The 290 is quite different. If you look at the back of the fly wheel cover you will see 3 flats. One at 12:00 oclock, one at 3 oclock and one at nine oclock. there is a space between the flats and the transom shield. the measurement between the flats and the transom shield should be the same...
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    Fly Wheel Cover/PDS bearings and Seals

    I have 2 flywheel cover/PDS bearing and seals that I needed to do. Both double bearing. I see the topic of these being repaired quite often, So I started sourcing the parts. What I found was interesting to me. I was searching for the Seal which is 35mmX62mmX7mm. I had no part number to...
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    Dressing out a New Engine

    I just had a new engine built, a 383 stroker (yes Rick I used D dish pistons) and I am looking at things like intake manifold, valve covers, Oil pan, and timing chain cover. Does the pan need to be anything special for marine. If I use aluminum is there a better way to protect it, so it...
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    Duo Prop Lower case

    Are all DP lower gear cases inter changeable? I am restoring a 1980 boat and am now at the engine/outdrive. I purchased a dp-d1 complete drive. The lower gear case has quite a bit of corrosion. I have a spare lower gear case that I would like to put the mechanical parts into. It is from an...
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    290 dp outdrive

    I am rehabbing a 1980 25 ft boat that has a Volvo Penta 290 sp outdrive. No identification of an a, b,c ect. I am looking at replacing it with a 1989 290dp. Would the transom shield cutout be the same? the only designation I have for the 89 is an aq271dp, and it is a 290dp thanks
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    DP-S trim ram removal

    I am removing my outdrive on a volvo penta dps drive. the stud, rod, whatever it is called will not drive out. I know I am missing something, but can't figure it out. I attached a picture
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    Re-wiring my AQ 260

    I have a 1981 Skipjack boat with what I think is an AQ260 with a 280 outdrive. If it is an AQ260 alot of the resemblance is now gone, but I use that to find parts, and it has worked, So that is what I am calling it. It has been retrofited with a single wire Alternator and Mallory ignition. It...
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    Can't find a neutral safety switch on my AQ260 280 outdrive

    So as I am rewiring the boat I discover I do not have a conventional neutral safety switch. I can't find one anywhere. I think it should be in the Throttle control, but there is not one there. Pics attached as PDF. sorry a 1981 boat, 280 sterndrive, Not really sure which engine, but I think...
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    280 Engine to outdrive grounds/bonds

    I am re-doing the Wiring on my boat, and as I have inspect the stern area I find that there are several ground/bonding wires that go from the stern drive to the bolts on the flywheel cover. None of the wires are marine, none have marine connectors, and some are broken. When I pulled the engine...
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    280 outdrive control cable protective hose

    Last year I did some work on my 280 outdrive. Replaced bellows and the PDS. After launching the boat, I noticed that where the outdrive control cable enters the protective hose, I had water coming in. When I raise it above the water line water stopped. When looking at the parts diagram on...
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    Single or Double PDS

    I have a 1980 Skipjack Boat, It has the 280 outdrive with a 350 chevy motor. The engine has been replace by a previous owner, so I am not sure what it had as far as the original engine package, but have assumed it was either an aq260 a or b. My flywheel cover seems to be the red one. I am...
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    RePowering a 1980 boat

    I have a 1980 Skipjack project boat. The Boat has a VP 290 outdrive. I was planning on building an engine because the boat did not come with a complete engine. Instead I found a donor boat that has a 1997 DP-S duoprop outdrive with a 5.7gpsplkd engine that only has 70 hours on it. The...
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    Bought an I/O VP Boat With No engine, so building new one

    I have purchased an older boat (1980) skipjack boat with a 290 out drive and basically no engine. It came with a block and heads, and most of the tin. I have the original carb, fuel pump, water pumps, alternator, fuel pump y pipe and other misc parts. I don't have flywheel, vibration dampner...
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    VP260B with 290 power trim outdrive questions

    I just purchased a 1980 25' Skipjack Sport Cruiser with a 260B engine and a 290 power trim outdrive. I have a couple of questions regarding the engine and outdrive. First the engine. When I purchased the boat the engine is in pieces and not complete. It is missing the crank, cam, flywheel...
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