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Volvo penta 1990

nalepa24

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hey im having trouble with my

hey im having trouble with my volvo penta engine 275 1990 4 cylinder. i took it out last weekend it ran fine for about an hour. then on my way back in i had the throttle all the way cruising along then the motor just bogged down to a very low idle i was still moving but very very slow i messed with the carburator throttle for a few minutes and it suddenly kicked back in then 5 min later it did the same thing. i got it back on the trailer and got it home and was looking it over i didnt see anything noticeable except that there was absolutely no coolant in it bone dry and i had topped it off about 1 month ago so im was concerned someone told me that the head gasket could be blown but i wanted to see if anybody had any ideas thanks
 
"Re: "throttle all the way

"Re: "throttle all the way cruising along "... If by this you mean you were cruising along at wide open throttle, this is a baaaad thing, i.e., eventually expensive.

1)Check oil to see if its milky
2)Refill system (50/50 water antifreeze) and see how much it takes. Level may just be below what you can see.
3) Pull plugs and inspect them then
4) Compression check the engine.

Did the temp shoot gauge up?"
 
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