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    V/P AQ 140 A --- Coolant Disappears ---- Now The Engine Won't Run

    Last week during an ocean fishing trip, I checked the engine while we were at sea and found a small coolant drip just beneath and aft of the radiator style cap on the coolant tank. I grabbed a wrag and opened the radiator style cap and was shocked to see that there was virtually no coolant in...
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    Compression Test Results -- AQ 140 A

    Yesterday afternoon I decided to attempt a compression test on my "spare" V/P AQ 140 A engine. Here are the results: # 1 Cyl Dry 80 Wet 120 # 2 Cyl Dry 180 Wet 185 # 3 Cyl Dry 150 Wet 150 # 4 Cyl Dry 160 Wet 165 Please comment on these values. This...
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    Yamaha 25 Horse 2 stroke ... Stuck in Neutral .... Can not Shift it at all ...

    My Yamaha 25 serves as a "kicker motor" / back up .... a "just in case engine" .... it rides on an outboard bracket on my Glasply boat. Consequently this engine is seldom used ..... Yesterday, I started it up and ran it..... on the garden hose...... it started .... ran a bit rough...
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    Correct Pertronix Kit Number for Bosch Dist. 0231 178016

    I would like to up-grade the ignition system for my V/P AQ 140 A engine. I've checked the various threads here ......seems like the correct Pertronix kit number is 2842 ...... I'd like to confirm that it's the right one. The distributor number is 0231 178016 Thank you. John Lofquist...
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    Volvo Penta AQ 140 -- Lots of Gas Leaking into Bilge

    I'm slowly restoring a Volvo Penta AQ 140 engine so it can serve as a spare. Recently I found the appropriate fuel line for engine ..... I installed it...... and tried starting the engine. It started ....and ran for a minute or so..... rather roughly..... and stopped. At point I heard...
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    Need Fuel Line AQ 140 A

    "Hello, I'm new to this "Hello, I'm new to this board .... have read comments here over the past few years. I have two Glasply boats for salmon fishing. Both Glasply's have AQ 140 A engines in them. Two years ago I bot a neglected Thompson boat ... it has an AQ 140 A engine that can...
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