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    Help with Prop Specs - Quicksilver QS5118 - >>???

    I just purchased an '00 Key West 1720 'Sportsman' Center Console boat with an '00 90 HP Merc 2-stroke. The prop on the boat is a Quicksilver Stainless Steel with the markings 'QSS' and the number 'QS5118 18P'. Pretty clearly an 18 pitch prop, but I'm unsure of the diameter. I would have...
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    Help with 'switch' wiring - "Lanyard Kill Switch"???

    I have a 1996 3 cylinder 50ELO 50 HP Mercury outboard on a 15' Key West Center Console boat. After constantly banging my knees into the ignition switch....I finally got around to 're-locating' it from the front of the console....right where your knees are.....to the top of the console right...
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    How do I replace the bellows on my 4cyl Volvo outdrive

    "Hello Group! Got a LOT of "Hello Group! Got a LOT of help here a year ago when I first bought this boat. Coming back again as I now REALLY need help! Damn near sank the boat! I've got a 4" split in my main bellows, and I need to remove the outdrive to replace this part. My question...
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    Starter Problem El can you help

    "Well, here I am again!! Seem "Well, here I am again!! Seems I'm not yet done with this project. Having just completed the process of resolving the engine overheating problem by having my heat exchanger rebuilt, and replacing that raw water pump, I'm now back to a No-Start situation...this...
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    Bosch Distributor Needed for 230B 4Cyl Volvo

    "Need help in locating either "Need help in locating either a good used unit, or a re-build kit that would include springs for my unit. My boat is a 1994 Excel 180 (18 ft) and the engine is a 230B. I've confirmed this by providing the Engine Number to Volvo directly, and they in turn informed...
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    Intermediate Shaft Timing question

    "For those following the saga "For those following the saga of the Cranks, starts, dies! story....I now have an update, and a question: I managed to get the engine running tonight....I installed a new timing belt. However, this engine is in VERY rough shape. The gear on the intermediate...
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    FIXING Cranks starts dies variable valve timing

    "Well, for all of you who thou "Well, for all of you who thought I was nutz, I FOUND the problem. And....I WAS correct!! This engine DOES have variable valve timing!! Again, you say I'm nuts...but the fact is, that the cam belt was 'hopping' a tooth every revolution, causing the came to...
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    Seeking El Pescador

    "Hello El, I'm new to t "Hello El, I'm new to this as of tonight...but in reading thru all the threads I could handle, I noted with high regard your responses. You clearly know what you're doing, and appear to have a wealth of knowledge. I hope you'll take a look at my post, and perhaps...
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    Cranks starts dies

    "This will be my third try at "This will be my third try at getting this posted. I just acquired a 1994 Excel 18SX with a Volvo 230B engine and a Volvo Sterndrive. When I bought this boat the owner said it had a bad starter. Well, not so. A bad wiring issue with the Shifter Safety Interrupt...
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