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    1987 VP 290 cooling problem

    I am not getting water to the water pump intake hose with muffs clamped on and drain hole plugged. I pulled the hose at the outdrive water flow is good to pump with impeller pulled and good going down to water intake with muffs removed. I put muffs back on and no water flow out of elbow going...
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    1987 VP 290 cooling problem

    I have a 1987 Sunrunner cuddy cab with a VP 290 outdrive. I got the boat with a Mercruiser 305 engine with a cracked block. I am replacing the engine with a Chevy 350. It has the water pickup pump on the front of the engine. I started the engine with the outdrive in a tub of water covering the...
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    Volvo Penta engine ID

    I found a 290 single prop lower unit with V6 gear ration for $90 will it fit on my 290 DP intermediate unit?
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    Volvo Penta engine ID

    I just pulled my outdrive out for a close inspection to see what seals I need to replace. I found what looks like cracks that were repaired with JB weld see attached file. The boat came with a cracked block that the previous owner had tried to fix with JB weld that failed so my best guess is...
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    Volvo Penta engine ID

    I have a 1987 Sunrunner 20' boat with a DP-290 outdrive. The engine that was in the boat when I got it was a Mercury 5.0, 305 with a cracked block. What engine model should I search for AQxxx when looking for instructions. I am trying to figure out how to align the engine and outdrive. I...
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    Volvo Penta 290 DP engine alignment

    I installed a new to me engine in my boat and I need to know how to align the engine. I have installed engines in OMC cobra and Mercruiser where you stick a alignment tool through the transom into the engine coupler and raise or lower the engine mount until the alignment tool slides in and out...
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    OMC Cobra hard to shift to neutral.

    I have a 1993 seaswirl with a Ford 302 engine model 502APRJVB serial number TO1250965. ESA 987564, VA Ford. Boat runs fine and shifts into forward no problem. When I try to change to neutral I pull shift lever strait up pause for a second then pull back a couple of times and it goes into...
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    Volvo Penta wiring

    The boat has a Volvo 290dp outdrive. I am using the original wire harness. This is the second engine replacement that I know of. I have a service manual for the Mercruiser engine. I might be better off just pulling the wire harness apart and starting from scratch.
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    Volvo Penta wiring

    I have a 1987 Sunrunner 20' that I purchased with a cracked engine block. The engine that came with it was a Mercury 5.0. I installed a Mercury 260 (Chevy 350). I am trying to figure out the wiring. On the starter it had a yellow/red wire on one terminal start I assume, purple and yellow...
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    1987 Sunrunner VP DP 290?

    I recently purchased a 1987 20' sunru nner. It has a VP DP that I think is a 290 from what I see on line. The only number I can find is on the transom plate inside the boat pm 867949 8617 serial 322633. When I pulled the outdrive off there was oil in the bellows. The engine is a mercury 5.0...
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