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    Operating temp aq260??

    Hi everyone I am curious I was running my boat last nite the engine water temp got up to around 190 degrees. I have a 163 degree fully opened thermostat in the motor the water temp was almost 75 degrees what range should the temp be in ?
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    water in oil aq260

    Hi everyone it has been i while since i posted on here. Thanks for all the good information put oon this site it has been usefull. I have a problem with a 1979 vp aq 260. I found water in the oil after the first trip this season. I did a compression test and the results are as follows. #2...
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    volvo penta 280 water seeping through transom

    Hi all I have a vp 280 Ive noticed water seeping out of the bottom of the transom plate. I am wondering how hard it is to change the o rings, and if this could be allowing water get behind transom plate thanks
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    Determing motor

    "Hi I asked this before on her "Hi I asked this before on here and i got great info. But the decal is missing of of my engine. I know the outdrive is a 280. But how can I determine the difference in the motor? I think its aq 280 motor, but how can I tell the difference btween aq 255a/b aq260...
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    Volvo penta 280 tilt mechanism

    When starting my motor at the When starting my motor at the boat ramp the drive sliped into reverse. My drive was still tilted up when relizing this I imediatly hit the shifter into nuetral. TheIi lower the stern drive. My problem is now I cannot tilt my stern drive back up. I did an quick test...
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    Volvo penta raw water strainer

    my vp does not have a raw wate my vp does not have a raw water strainer i was thinking about installing one. iwas wondering ifthere are any flow requirmentsthe engine needs to have. its a chevy 350 thanks
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    Rpms

    Hi ihave a volvo penta drive 2 Hi ihave a volvo penta drive 280. with a chevy 350 v-8 what should the idle rpm be?
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    Volvo penta 280 leaking oil from the universal bellow

    Hi ineed help i noticed oil dr Hi ineed help i noticed oil dripping from my 280 stern drive over the winter. So i decided to pull it of the boat. when i removed the universal bellows a lot of oil poured out of the bellows. it did not look milky. is there a seal in the upper unit? If there is...
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    Help identyfing drive and engine

    can some one help me identify can some one help me identify and out drive and motor. i bought a 1979 grady white marlin last year i have rebuilt the engine it is a chevy 350cid v8 cast in 1978 and the out drive is volvo penta. im not sure what drive it is maybee an 270/280/290 drive. the drive...
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