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    Safe cruising revs

    Hi again I have a volvo 4.3gl Hi again I have a volvo 4.3gl.I top out at around 30kts at around 4800 revs. At 4000 revs I am doing around 25 kts. I would like to know the safest rpm range that will not over stress my engine. Is 4000 rpm ok for periods of 20 mins or more? or will I be...
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    Another prop question

    "4.3gl with an sx drive,2008-2 "4.3gl with an sx drive,2008-2009 model. I am a little confused with my prop markings, its marked 14.8 x 17, I know its the diameter and pitch. Whats confusing me is the .8 I thought props were measured in inches. I want to buy a stainless prop, I dont want to...
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    43gl sx drive

    "Hi guys Fitted a new 4.3gl t "Hi guys Fitted a new 4.3gl this year and a new drive sx drive, I have just had the 20 hr service done by the supplying dealer. I am a bit concerned that they did not change the drive oil, should they have changed the drive oil? I am worried that there could be...
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    43gl hunting

    "Hi guys I have a new 4.3gl f "Hi guys I have a new 4.3gl fitted in my boat (12 hours) I ordered a fuel flow meter, which finally turned up after over 2 months of waiting. I fitted it last evening, The boat has not been started for 2 weeks. When I started up her up she started up fine first...
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    Boaterslandcom

    "Has anybody had any problems "Has anybody had any problems from boatersland.com? I ordered a fuel flow meter from these guys around 6 weeks ago, and nothing has turned up yet, initially they told me its on back order and would be mailed to me as soon as they recieved it, that was the begining...
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    Moorons

    "A little story of what happen "A little story of what happened to me today. I need to change the prop on my outdrive, my boat is on a mooring, only 5 minutes drive from my house,but a good 10-15 minute row away from the slipway in my rubber dinghy. I thought I would be clever and phone the...
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    New prop already

    "Only 6 hours on my engine and "Only 6 hours on my engine and I need a new prop, we hit a submerged log or something, my current prop is a 14.8 x 17 LH, on a VP 4.3gl, sx leg. What are the advantages/disadvantages of buying a stainless prop apart from cost? 14.8 seems kind of a weird size to...
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    Thought you might like this

    "I think you guys mike like th "I think you guys mike like this. watch the video. http://www.birdshitremover.co.uk/"
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    43gl more questions

    "4.3gl new. It has an alloy s "4.3gl new. It has an alloy sump and on the rocker covers it is marked vortec, do vortec build the motors for volvo?. surprised to see an alloy sump, I thought that there might have been an extra cost for an alloy sump. volvo have also supplied me with a warning...
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    New 43gl prop rotation

    "Sorry to be a pain in the but "Sorry to be a pain in the butt. I have just recieved my prop to go with my new engine/leg pacakge (4.3gl), they have sent me a left hand prop. assuming its left hand as it says 3x14.8x17 LH on the box. Is this correct? I thought the standard rotation was RH...
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    43 Engine alignment

    "The people I have bought my n "The people I have bought my new engine from have let me down on the installation date. Is it much of a job to fit the engine myself?, I have read that an alignment tool is needed,I had to buy a transom adaptor plate as I am changing from a 290 outdrive to an sx...
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    Northstar Explorer F210 Digital Fuel Display

    Has anybody used one of these? Has anybody used one of these? are they any good?
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    First start new 43gl

    "On the first start of a new 4 "On the first start of a new 4.3gl from volvo can I start it up without doing any primining of the oil system,has the engine been run at the factory for testing? thanks"
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    How does a fuel sender work

    "I,m in the process of fitting "I,m in the process of fitting a new engine.I let my old fuel gauge go with the old engine instruments by mistake, it was a volvo penta one. The sender unit in my fuel tank has 2 wires coming from it, a black which is connected to a lug on the tank and then is...
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    New 43gl to 290 duo prop

    "I have been asking around for "I have been asking around for Imformation, I have an aq211 running a 290 duo prop. I want to buy a 4.3gl and use my existing drive. Apparently this can be done with a modification to the bell housing, an engine supplier in the uk has told me this, he gave me a...
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    Fuel consumption

    "I currently have a 20 year ol "I currently have a 20 year old VP aq211a running a 290 duo prop,pushing a 21 foot boat weighing 1.95 tons, planing hull, top speed around 30 knots, comfortable speed of 20 knots. I am thinking about changing the engine to a new VP 4.3GL and a sx single prop...
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    290 dp no reverse

    "hi last weekend i took my b "hi last weekend i took my boat for a test, an went aground in some soft mud, i did notice before it was kind of hard to get the boat into reverse. previous to this i had my bellows changed. now i can not get the boat in reverse, it goes into foward fine but...
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    Engine swop

    hi there i currently have a 1 hi there i currently have a 1989 aq211a v8 with a 290 duo prop leg. can i swop the engine for a new volvo 4.3 v6 and keep the same leg? if not what leg do i need? do i need to do any transom work? thanks in advance
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