Hello Sir:

I am sorry to tell you that 47-86462A-1 is no longer available from Mercruiser.

Mercruiser recommends that you replace the whole pump with a 466-9410A-1.  This is available from Mercruiser, but it is expensive (see attached quote).

I did find a person who has one of the earlier impellers 14-86462 in stock.  They want $150 for it.

Let me know what you would like to do.

Thank you.

J.D.

Hello:
Between 2000 and 2002, Mercruiser had a precursor to the SC1000 Smart Craft system.  It is close to being the same and during this period often newer attachments (gauges) came out that would work with both the SC1000 and the earlier version.

So the SC1000 version (79-889223K22 ) will replace your 79-859068-1 as long as the back of your existing guage is blue.  If so then you can swap over to the SC1000 series.

However, if the back of your 79-859068-1 is white then you cannot replace it with the new quage.   This means that your guage was one of the earlier versions and is not compatable with the later more developed systems.   If it is white let me know and I will go see if I can dig up the original one for you.  I might or might not be able to.

J.D.

Hello Sir:

The Bravo III drives have counter-rotating props so they can run in either direction (like the Volvo Penta drives).  This gear set is for a lower unit Bravo III. The gear set in the quote is for a 16/27 ratio.  

The ratio of the drive is determined by what mix of upper and lower gear sets you use so there are three different upper gear ratios and four different lower ratios that make up all the drive ratios.  On the Bravo I and Bravo IIs they only have one lower unit and the three upper gear ratios make the different ratios.

Hope this helps.

J.D.

Hello Sir:

We can supply the 93772A11 (although since it is an expired part there is an extra $25 charge as I have to get it from the West Coast), but are you sure this is the part that you need?

I ask as I show this is used mostly on a V200XRI EFI outboard which is somewhat rare.

If you can give me the serial number and/or the model and the approximate year I can check to make sure you are ordering the correct part.

J.D.

I am considering a sail drive installation with a folding al bronze propeller. I want to understand the galvanic corrosion engineering better. I understand the leg is aluminium, the shaft is stainless steel, the inside of the hub is also stainless steel, the outside is aluminium bronze and the blades are aluminium bronze.

If this is correct, then presumably the leg and the al. bronze parts are protected by their respective anodes but what protects the stainless steel?

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Hello:
If you give me your Verado mode; (it looks like this is what it is) and the serial number (if you have it), I can confirm these are the correct parts.

It looks like perhaps the other quote you received may have done the old trick of putting extra numbers or leaving out numbers in the part numbers.  Some places to this so you have to go with them to get the parts.  Others times it is just an error.

In this case on the spark plug number it looks like you were missing the first "8" and the "12" was added.  The part number is 33-889246Q39

On the Thermostat housing you were missing the "4".  The number is 892864T04.

And on the zinc there was an extra "CM" and the "5" should have been a "Q" so the correct number is 826134Q.  Incidentally these are the side anodes that are squarish.  I show you need two of these.

I also included the other anode 76214T5 which is the steering fin like anode. You should probably replace both of them.

J. D. Neeson

hi im looking for a bell housing adaptor plate i have a 345 thornycroft 6cyl to suit borg warner v drive thanx

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JD,
I received the Rinda Merc Scan Tool that I purchased from you a couple weeks ago.  I just tried the "PCM Function - Induced Misfire Test" and it appears the Scan Tool is defective.  The misfire test worked perfectly for cylinders
1 and 2, but does not work at all for cylinders 3 thru 8.  The Scan Tool appears to reset and then displays "Selected hardware is not supported by ECM".  I retried the test 4 times, and got the same results.

It is not possible that my ECM doesn't support this.  Here are the specifics of my engine and ECM:

2003 Merc 5.0L MPI
Engine S/N:  0M683624
Model: 4M4102LRS
ECM P/N: 864271-005

Please provide a RMA and pre-paid shipping instructions for a replacement with a good unit.

Thanks,

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Here is a brief explanation of what is going on:

Your unit is fine. Your engine is equipped with a "bank fired" FI system with only two injector drivers in the ECM which drives 4 injectors each. This test isn't meant with these earlier FI systems. Newer engines which run "full sequential" FI system with 8 fuel injector drivers (1 per injectors) can use this test because it isolates each injector and measures engine RPM on each cylinder when each injector is isolated during the test. This cannot be done on the Bank fired system (ECM) on your 5.0L MPI. This is why you are having a hardware code on the Scan tool on this particular test.

Hope this helps. If you still have more questions let us know.

JD

Hello Sir:

This pump 4954200RX is a rebuilt pump remanufactured by Cummins and comes with a one year warranty. 

The RX is a Rebuild Exchange which means that there is a core charge of $875 on the pump.  The core charge is to encourage customers to return their old pumps so that Cummins can rebuild them.  The core charge is reimbursed to you once I receive your old pump here at Marine Parts Express.  Once we receive the old pump we will credit your card the $875.

We have this pump in stock and can ship it out, but I wanted to be sure that you understood the extra core charge before we ran your card.  Please let me know.

J. D. Neeson
President

Hello:

Attached is the bulletin showing the new part numbers and sizes for these stuffing boxes.

All of these are available although they are now only in metric sizes.

J. D. Neeson

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Hello Sir:

Mercruiser has superceeded the orginal part numbers to the new number we supplied.

Part number 92-802869Q1 is superceeded by 92-8M0071842 (same as 92-8M0071841).

Part number 92-802870Q1 is superceeded by 92-8M0071842. (same as 92-8M0071841).

Thank you.

J.D.

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If I am understanding you correctly, you are saying the grease you sent should be used for lubricating the engine coupler, u joints and gimbal bearing. Please correct me if I'm wrong. 
Thanks,

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Hello Sir:

Attached is the bulletin describing how the heat exchanger 806830T has been changed to a new number 807261 (8M0071811 is the new number).

But note there are some earlier engines with earlier serial numbers that this can’t be used on.

J.D.

Hello Sir:

The pulley you asked about is no longer manufactured.  Mercruiser has changed the belt system.

The attached bulletin explains the changes and the new kits that you have to use depending upon

which engine you have.  Sometimes I wonder if these are excuses to charge more, but in this case

the new belt and pulley system does improve how long they last and gives better performance.

If you can’t figure out which you need (as the bulletin is the most clearly written document) just let

me know what engine you have and I can get you a quote.

Thank you.

J.D.

Hello Sir:

Attached is an updated quote for the harness assembly.  I was able to find one, but as you can the price is substantial.

The reason this is so hard to find is because the ICM has changed to a new type quite a few years ago so most people have the new ICM that has a built in harness.

Please let me know which way you would like to go.

Thank you.

J. D. Neeson

Hello:

I am sorry, but 828012A18 is no longer available.  Attached is a buletin describing the changes.

Please let me know if you would like us to go ahead.

J. D. Neeson

Hello:

I am sorry but the bracket is no longer available.  You may want to see if you can find someone who will make these for you. If you can't find anyone, let me know and I will get a price for the manufacturing from my local machine shop (old tin knockers from way back).

Do you want the pressure caps and the expansion tanks to go out anyway?

J. D. Neeson

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Thank you for the information.

Please go ahead and send the tank and cap.

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Hello:



From roughly 1993 to 1998 OMC used Volvo Penta supplied SX drives. They sometimes were black and had an OMC tag, but they were Volvo Penta SX drives. Sometimes called Cobra SX or SX Cobra or just Cobra.

In your case your SX was probably an SX-C drive, but you can replace it with a SX-M drive.

A new SX-M drive (probably a 1.60 or a 1.66 ratio is what you had), costs $7,745. We have them in stock and ship worldwide.

So you have a 5.0 Chevy block from 1994 (I think your serial number maybe 50FACP MDA).

JD.

So the carb has been changed a bunch of times to the new carb.  1300-8M01627. Unfortunately this carb is on back order as the company that makes the carb for Mercruiser is closed down so I don't know how long it will be.  It is also quite a bit more expensive.

According to Mercruiser, the repair kit will work with you existing carb ("they believe") but that it wouldn't work with the new carb completely as the new carb has some different items.   So you would get most of the parts you need to repair the carb. but you might, if you have the newer carb, you could need to get some additional repair parts.   All the
gaskets should be the same though in the repair kit.

I think I would get the repair kit and then take the carb somewhere and get it rebuilt.

You will need the manual 90-863016001 ($105) to figure out which piston you need.

You might see if you can find the manual on the web, but if you can’t let me know and I can order it in for  you.

The crankshaft for the 3.0 GS/SX GLP-C 3858953 is obsolete from Volvo Penta and
I was unable to find anyone who had one.

However, I could supply a Mercruiser version which should be the same.

Both Mercruiser and Volvo Penta used a 3.0 block from General Motors and the crank
was supplied by GM to both of them.

The Mercruiser version crankshaft is NLA as well, but I do have a couple of sources for the
crankshafts.

Incidentally, be a little careful as your crankshaft is not the same size as earlier crankshafts (such
as ones from 2000 or 2001).   GM, for some reason, narrowed the big end journal on later models.

 Here is a quote for the harness you need to use with your Mando alternator. 

84-861236A2 HARNESS (MANDO ALT. USED) $325.00

I did find one person in Canada that has one of these harnesses in stock so I could supply
it.

So just to review:

1)  Mercruiser no longer supplies the harness that is used on your engine with the Mando Alternator, but
I did find a guy who has one of these harnesses in stock.

2)  You could swap you alternator over to the Delco alternator but you would need to change the mounts
and the belt to do so (we can provide).

3)  Or you could purchase the Delco harness and rewire to fit your Mando.   This is a little complicated
as you would have to re-pin and do some splicing.

"The Mercury Marine Complete Anode Kit 888756K01 is suited for use on 1991 and newer Mercruiser Alpha One Gen II Outdrives (s/n 0D469829 and up). The kit is a full replacement for all factory installed anodes found on the transom and drive unit. Aluminum construction makes them useful in all types of water."

Hello:

There is nothing available for marine engines.

Some of the local fishermen up here in Maine use an automotive block heater that plugs
into 110V shore power and keeps the oil warm.  I am always a little nervous about this
as it is not explosive proof.  The heater is usually stuck down the oil dipstick

There is also a block heater (again automotive) that heats the anti-freeze with a coil
that is put into where a plug is.  Again it runs on 110V and is not officially explosive
proof. 

There is also a company out of Wisconsin (or Michigan) area that makes a propane heater
for marine use.  It is not a block heater, but the idea is that it keeps the whole
engine compartment above freezing. 

You can also look at a company Espar company that has a heater that runs off the
engine fuel (diesel I think mostly, but they may have a propane or a gas version). 

We don't handle any of these I am afraid, but we can supply you any parts for your engine
or drive.  

Hope this helps.


J. D. Neeson
Marine Parts Express
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Hello Sir:

You really should not try to repair the tamd 40B injection pump yourself.   If you send it up to me I will send it off to a Bosch shop that we use all the time and they will fix, recalibrate and bench test it.  The cost depends on the condition, but usually it is around $1,500.

To put this pump back in you do need to calibrate it with a dial indicator though.  I can see you one, but you can probably find someone who has one to lend you.  I can supply the shop manual that describes how to put the pump back on.

The other option is to replace your pump (838497).  I do have a good used one which I can sell you as is (see attached) or I could send it off to be rebuilt and add on whatever the pump shop charges me.

And finally if you want to try to repair yourself (I don't advise it though) I can get all the parts you want although they may be Bosch parts instead of Volvo Penta OEM parts.

J.D.

Hello:

You have the QL line of props (a hub and prop 41102353 and 41102310).  These are no longer supported as QL has gone out of business and Volvo Penta no longer supports the QL line.  For awhile Volvo Penta owned, or controlled, the QL line.

Not to worry however, as I can get you the same type of set up from Mercruiser.  They offer a hub and a prop for the Evenrude line.

If you can tell me the diameter and the pitch of your existing prop - estimates are fine - and the horse power of the Evinrude along with an approximate year, I can get you a set up.

As good, if not better than the QL line and about the same price.

J.D.

Hello:

Hello:

The $438 price for the trolling valves are only if you purchase them when you purchase the gear.  Actually the amount if you do this is now $650 and $750 for the mechanical and the electrically activated trolling valves.

If you purchase them separately (without getting a new transmission) then the prices are the ones in the attached quote. I don't quite understand Zf's theory about this pricing, but they will not budge on it.

As of now one of the mech. version is available with the second one about two weeks out.  The electric trolling valves are about four weeks out.

Thank you.

J.D.

Hello:

Attached is the quote for the rebuild kits for your raw water pump on the TAMD41A.  These are new kits and between the three of them you have all the parts that you need to rebuild the pump.  Including the new impeller with the rebuild kits the total cost is around $335.

I also included a new pump cost as it might be easier to get a new pump as it is only another $150 or so.

All are available.

J. D. 

Hello:

Attached is a quote for the conversion kit.

I am on the phone with Volvo Penta (another department) and they found a bulletin dealing with oil contamination.  In the bulletin it describes what you have to do to remedy the contamination and adds this 21551779 kit as well.  My guess is that Volvo Penta thinks you should do the upgrade while working on the contamination issue.

They are going to send me this bulletin and I will forward it to you.  And hopefully Volvo Penta technical will find the bulletin (if one exists) describing the upgrade by itself.

J.d.

Hello:

Attached is the quote for the new turbos and turbo gasket connection kit.  Note that although these turbos are new, Volvo Penta puts a core charge of $610 on each of them.   This core charge is refundable once I get your old turbos back here.  Condition is not important as Volvo Penta just scraps these  as of now.  These are improved turbos.

But I am puzzled by your description of the fouling of everything down line of the turbo. Traditionally, if someone called with the description you gave, I would think that it was base pressure (tired rings that was allowing the oil sump to get pressurized and driving oil up and out)  and that the oil was being sucked in by the turbo and being pushed through the system.  But you say that the compression is good.

The second possible explanation is a leaking oil seal in the turbo allowing oil into the turbo which is then get blown into the rest of system.  But it seems unlikely that both engines and both turbos would have the same type of leak at the same time.  And turbo leaks are not that common and they  usually get worse before finally the turbo seizes up. 

The third possible explanation is that you have an exhaust leak somewhere that is spraying oil into the engine compartment which in turn is being sucked up by the turbos.  You don't have another engine (like a generator) running or some sort of hydraulics that is spewing fluid into the air?

A couple of questions:

1)  Is the turbo air filter all clogged  up and dirty when you change it?
2)  Is the crankcase filter all clogged up and dirty when you change it?
3) Are the engines running hot at all?
4)  When you clean everything out, what does the stuff you are removing look like?  Is it wet or dry?  Is it black
or grayish or white?
5) Do both engines clog up the same and at about the same time?
6)  Are you losing oil or anti-freeze?  
7)  What does the exhaust look like?

It could be the turbos, but not likely to have both at the same time.

J.D.

Hello Sir:

The D2-55A when they first came out used to use the 3581621 filters which were the same filters that the earlier MD22 series engines used.

Fairly quickly Volvo Penta came out with a D2-55A filter which is a 3840525.  This is the filter that all of the D255A, B,C, Ds now use.  

The 3581621 has now been made obsolete and been replaced by a 21549544.  This filter is used on very few engines, but it would probably be OK to use on your D2-55A, but Volvo Penta would say you should use the 3840525.

Hope this helps.

J.D>

Hello Sir:

The 250 engine is a 2.3 Volvo Penta block connected to a SP-C drive.

Both the 4.3 and the 5.0 engines are based on GM Chevy blocks.   These engines come with a SX drive (usually).

So with the two different manufacturers making the basic block, it is not easily possible to mix a new type engine (4.3 and 5.0) with the older drive or conversely is it not  very easy to put a new SX drive on the old 250 engine.

It is possible, but the amount of money needed to allow the new type of engines to work with the older SP-C type drive makes it not worth it  (approximately $3,500 for the adapter parts alone).

So it is better to either replace the whole package  with a new package or purchase a rebuilt 250 engine somewhere and reuse the SP-C drive.

Volvo Penta offers a V6-200 engine/SX drive package for $14,500 (engine, transom adapter, transom shield, drive, basic panel and prop).

All prices are quoted in U.S. dollars.  While Marine Parts Express will attempt to minimize the amount owed, any duties or tariffs are the responsibility of the purchaser.

Thank you and let me know if I can help further.

J.D. Neeson

Hello:

You didn't mention the ratio of your 120S saildrive, but the attached quote is the same whether you have the 2.19 or the 2.47:1 ratio.

Volvo Penta replaces the 120 saildrive with the 130 saildrive.  If the serial number of the sail drive is below 3101089439 then  you need all the parts in the attached quote.

If your serial number is above 3101089439 then you need to just replace the saildrive and the coupler (3885414).

Although the 120S saildrive is no longer offered by Volvo Penta I do have a good used one for $6,450.  

All prices are quoted in U.S. dollars.  While Marine Parts Express will attempt to minimize the amount owed, any duties or tariffs are the responsibility of the purchaser.

Thank you and please don't hesitate to contact us if you need any more information or would like to place an
order.

J.D. Neeson

Hello:

If you have a 2002 with a serial number below 2300046825 then you need to go with 21134777 pump and the new pipe 840001.

If you have a 2002 with a serial number above 2300046825 or if you have a 2002B or a 2002D then you need the 859428 pump.  

In either case you should order the little O-rings and the gaskets to go along with pump.

Hope this helps.



J. D. Neeson

Hello:

On the oil question I have three thoughts.

1)  Any chance that someone has overfilled this drive a bit?  It happens all time.  I would drain it and refill it to exactly what the book says  (I can get this amount if you don't have it.  I will need the serial number of the drive though to make sure I give you the correct amount.  They change a little between model years).

2)  If you have a tiny leak around the shaft seals you sometimes can get water into gear which will act like you have over filled the gear.  So I would drain the drive and see if you get more out than you should and examine the fluid to see if it looks milky at all.   And while you are at it rub the fluid between your fingers to see if you feel any grit (metal).   It doesn't take much water, at the higher RPM, to pressurize the overfilled engine so
the oil pushes up.

3)  Does the fluid get really hot when this happens?  If so it could be you have a bearing that is overheating.  This is pretty rare, but it can make the fluid so hot that it sort of bubbles.       

Hope this helps.

J.d.

Hello Sir:

I did not order this yet as you asked for the engine oil 1141626 which turns into 40005015.  This is synthetic diesel oil and Volvo Penta no longer supplies this oil.

What the manual for the D3-200 recommends is VDS-3 oil (non synthetic oil).  I quoted this type, but you are not supposed to mix synthetic and non-synthetic together so if you have been using synthetic you might want to continue to do so.

While Volvo Penta no longer supplies synthetic diesel oil, I can supply it as an aftermarket part.

Please let me know.

J.D.

Hello:

 I double checked the serial number of the engine with the module.   I checked the old module and followed the supercessions.  I found the bullentin discussing this and they all confirmed that the 21242092 ECM was the correct one.

My belief is that he had a faulty fuel injection pump.  On our web site we have a couple of blogs and newsletters discussing these pumps.

They are made by Carter for Volvo Penta and the two companies have been blaming each other for the problems for years.  They finally have come up with a pump that seems to work well 21608511 and the pumps come with a year warranty.

Before they did come up with this new pump they had gone through 4 version of this pump and last year I probably sold 250 of them.

The symptoms of a faulty pump can be all over the map, but below are some of them:

1)  A high pitched screaming 
2)  Rough running engine sometimes at high RPM or some times only at low RPM or sometimes at both.
3)  The engine will run perfectly then stop.
4)  The engine will overheat and then not overheat.
5)  A funny smell of gas in the exhaust.

J.D.

Hello:
Part number 1141567 is the paint for the Volvo Penta 270 and some early 280 outdrives. Volvo Penta formulates the paint through a vendor (which may causae a delay in delivery) and if the paint can has the proper number on it 1141567 that color is the blue/grey which sort of looks greenish.
Can you confirm to me which outdrive you have?  I will look it up and make sure you ordered the correct paint.
J. D. Neeson

Hello Sir:

The condenser and breakers that you need are both NLA (no longer available) parts, but I do have them in stock.  The prices are a bit higher as I had to pay more for them as they are fairly rare. The 18-5212 is a Sierra part that is no longer supplied by Sierra so you need to use the OEM number.

Please let me know if you would like to go forward with this order.

J. D. Neeson

Hello:
All of the Perkins parts are working their way to you except for U5LC0015 which is the gasket kit.  This gasket kit, per Perkins in the UK, will be at least three weeks (probably closer to four weeks).  Everything else should show up in about a week (minus the three parts you have received).

On the attached quote is a quote for the overhaul gasket kit for a TAMD22P engine made by Volvo Penta.  As you probrably know, the Prima 30 and the Volvo 22 are made from the same Perkin's block and many, but not all , of the gaskets would overlap be the same.

This Volvo Penta gasket is available now so I could send it off to you.  It is a bit higher than the Perkins version and there may be a few gaskets that are not the same or are missing, but most should be the same.  You will have to be careful when using the Volvo gasket kit and check the gaskets carefully before using them.

As of now we still have the Perkins kit on order (incidentally, Perkins showed a couple of these kits available when we ordered, but when they went to pull them, they were not there - very strange).

Please let me know what you would like to do.

J.D.

Hello Sir:

The unit injection 20440388 has been changed to 3801437.  This is a "NEW EXCHANGE" so the part is new, but has a core charge connected to it. Volvo Penta does this to get back the old injectors in case they want to establish a remanufacturing program.
The core charge, designated as 3804437, is refundable once we receive the old injector cores back to us
at Marine Parts Express.
Thank you and please don't hesitate to contact us if you need any more information or would like to place an

order.
J.D. Neeson

Hello:
The log type of manifolds for the AQ190 (Ford block 302) are no longer available and it has been a long time since
I have been able to find them.

So attached is a kit that we have sold before that turns the manifolds into a center rise type.  It works well and
is the best solution.

Thank you and please don't hesitate to contact us if you need any more information or would like to place an
order.

J.D. Neeson
 

Hello Sir:
The 3588865 fuel pump is just the high pressure pump for the fuel cell.  I can supply this.  But Volvo Penta strongly recommends that the whole fuel cell should be replaced.

Carter pumps (they make the pumps for Volvo Penta) and Volvo Penta have been fighting over who is responsible for the problems that some people have experienced with these pumps.  They blame each other.  (There is a further discussion on this issue in our blog).

So Volvo Penta and Carter has superseded the fuel cell a number of times until they have come up with a fuel cell that is better and more resistant to fuel contamination (it may be the ethanol in the fuel is partially to blame).  It also has a one year warranty.

If, on the other hand, you just replace the high pressure pump and it fails, there is no warranty as Volvo Penta says that everyone needs to go to the up dated fuel cell.

Sometimes I wonder about Volvo Penta recommendations, but in this case, I believe they are correct and you should replace the whole fuel cell.

The riser gaskets come two in a package so you only need two packages.

Thank you and please let me know what you would like us to do and also where you would like us to ship your order.  In the past I see we have sometimes shipped to hotel rooms in the states, but we can ship to Venezuela as well.

JD

Hello:
I do have  the Servo Unit in stock and available now.  It will have to be programmed which takes about two days.  This is a new Servo Unit, however there is a core charge on this Servo Unit.  This means that Volvo Penta is trying to get back your old damaged unit.  They investigate why if failed and sometimes rebuild them for use within Volvo Penta.  To encourage you to send the old  unit back they charge a $1,000 refundable core charge.  Once we get back your old unit, we will reimburse you the $1,000 that we charged you.

On the Expired Voltage Converter the price is higher than retail as this is a very rare item.  The person who I
found that had one of these charges a premium as they are so rare. I do NOT think this is the correct voltage Converter for your engine.  The  3842462 voltage Convertor was only used on the Volvo Penta D11 series engines.

You have a D4-300D-A engine that uses a different voltage convertor.  I am going to send you a new quote with what I think is the correct convertor. 

Please check with your mechanic.

J.D.  

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Hello:

Attached is a new quote that includes the Voltage regulator that I show goes with your D4-300A-D with an IPS-B (IPS 400). I feel pretty confident that this is the one you should use.

I am happy to supply the expired regulator, but I think you should check with your mechanic.

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions.

J.D.

Good morning.

I work with volvo penta engines. I would like to know if you have any kit to analyze the antifreeze (green). In the manual brand to analyze but I have no benchmarks. The engine that we use on board isthe C D16 to MG.

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Hello:

You can pick up a Specific gravity tester at any auto repair place (about $15).  You suck up a little of the anti-freeze and it will tell you to what degree the engine is protected to.   In the old days it had three or four balls that would float and tell  you what temperature you are protected to, but now they usually have an arm that points to the degrees. This will let you know whether the mixture is correct, but will not tell you if the anti-freeze is dirty or has begun to break down.

You can do some of it by sight and see if the anti-freeze looks clean, doesn’t smell oddly and doesn’t have an oily feel to it. 

The Coast Guard sometimes sends samples off to a lab to check, but most times it is not worth doing this unless you are trying to do some problem analysis.

J.D.

Hello:

I am sorry, but the 3587508 seawater pump has gone obsolete .  Volvo Penta no longer offers the pump.

I do have a source for one of these, but the price is higher as the old pirate who has one of these knows they
are no longer available.  It is a day or so away from us.

I do also have a couple good used under the earlier number 828023 ones of these.  The price for one of these is $225.  We guarantee that it is in good condition and that it works, but there is no warranty on used parts.  If you received it and it was not what you expected we would take it back.

You will note on your quote that I also included a 3808056 kit which you may or may not need.  The pump 3587508
requires this kit, but you may have already replaced the pipe in the past.  If you decide to go with the 3587508 you should get this kit and return it if you don't need it.

Thank you.

J.D.

Hello:

The fuel pump for the AQ130 type pump is a long expired pump, but we have one new one left on our shelves.

But before you get this you should check to see which Volvo Penta engine you actually have.  There is also an AQ131 engine that covers 1975 year and it uses a different pump (less expensive also).

J.D.

Hello:

The Throttle Body repair kit no longer exists and I can not find one anywhere. I can supply the fuel regulator (3808522) and I can supply some of the gaskets for the fuel injectors (18-7690), but that is it.

If you want to send us your TBI I might be able to get it rebuilt.  There are a number of   rebuilders that somehow piece together parts.

I am sorry, I can't be of more help.

J.D.

Hello Sir:

The alternator tensioner 857441 is no longer available and I couldn't find anyone who had one in stock.

However, I do have the earlier version of the tensioner which should work, but it is more expensive.
If you ordered this and it would not fit we would take it back for a full part refund.

Please let me know if you want to try the 855390 version and I am sorry I could not find the later version.

J.D.

Hello:

You ordered two expired hoses 3860019 and 3860298.  They have been expired quite awhile  I can probably get these for you (or an equivalent ones), but I need to know where they are and where they go to and from.

I suspect that these are part of a F/W cooling kit so I included a schematic showing one that was used on a similar engine.  Don’t worry about the part numbers from the schematic, but if you could ID which hoses you need, I should be able to find them for you.

J.D.

Hello Sir:

You can just replace the bearing cap on this engine.  The bearing caps and the block side of the cap are machined
together.

If you need to replace the bearing cap you have to line bore the crankshaft bearing caps.  Volvo Penta does not
sell the bearing caps separately.  In Volvo Penta's view, if a bearing cap is bad (or spun which is what most times
happens), the block is considered ruined.

I can supply you with a good used complete block (with all the bearing caps) for $4,250.

I am sorry I can't give you better news. 

J.D.

Hello Mr Neeson,
i have 2 Volvo MD2040 with  Volvo saildrives on my catamaran . The engines are 13 years old (2300 hours each) and i have saltwater in both S-drives after 6 months. In the last 3 years the interval when i had water in my oil was getting down to 6 months. Every half a year i have to  change  both oil seals with original Vovlo seals that i bought from Marine Parts Express  and i still get milky oil and a 1 to 2 mm higher oil level on both engines.
I might have a problem with both propshafts.The aerea where the seals sit seem a bid more polished then the rest, but not worn out. But i am not an expert My French mechanic that helped me change youre seals at the beach in Mayotte was convinced they where of poor quality, possibly from China (his words)
I filled out 3 Forms on the Volvo Penta contact page with these questions and i did not get an answer from them.
I was always impressed with youre exellent customer service and therefore i ask you if you would know anybody that could help me fix this headache.
I am in Brazil and plan to sail to Trinidad for those repairs .
I  send you a mail about those seals getting rusty and them being magnetic in sept
Question  : Do you have an idea what my problem is?
Are there other areas where water can get in?
many thanks

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Hello Sir:
 
These seals came directly from Volvo Penta.  They shipped out of the Volvo Penta warehouse 
directly to us and then shipped to you.
 
I did call Volvo Penta technical and they agreed that the springs should be stainless steel.
They said that the Volvo Penta drawings show that the springs are stainless steel as well.
Volvo Penta is going to have the warehouse go check the supply of these.  They will get
back to me with the results.
 
The problem may be that stainless steel can be magnetic depending upon the formation of
the stainless steel.  Below is a write-up that I got from somewhere, back from the day
when I was doing destructive testing on SS that were used by Timken (the bearing company).
I loved the .
 
	"Magnetic permeability is the ability of a material to carry magnetism, indicated by
       the degree to which it is attracted to a magnet. All stainless steels, with the
       exception of the austenitic group, are strongly attracted to a magnet.
 
       Austenitic Grades
 
       All austenitic grades have very low magnetic permeabilities and hence show almost 
       no response to a magnet when in the annealed condition; the situation is, however, 
       far less clear when these steels have been cold worked by wire drawing (I.E. MAKING
       A SPRING), rolling or even centreless grinding, shot blasting or heavy polishing.
       After substantial cold working Grade 304 may exhibit quite strong response to a
       magnet, whereas Grades 310 and 316 will in most instances still be almost totally 
       non-responsive.
 
       The change in magnetic response is due to atomic lattice straining and formation 
       of martensite. In general, the higher the nickel to chromium ratio the more stable
       is the austenitic structure and the less magnetic response that will be induced by 
       cold work. Magnetic response can therefore be used as a method for sorting grades
       of stainless steel, but considerable caution needs to be exercised.
 
       Stress Relieving
 
       Any austenitic (300 series) stainless steel which has developed magnetic response 
       due to cold work can be returned to a non-magnetic condition by stress relieving. 
       In general this can be readily achieved by briefly heating to approximately
       700 - 800°C (this can be conveniently carried out by careful use of an
       oxy-acetylene torch). Note, however, unless the steel is a stabilized grade 
       it could become sensitized to carbide precipitation. Full solution treatment at
       1000 - 1150°C will remove all magnetic response without danger of reduced
       corrosion resistance due to carbides.
 
       If magnetic permeability is a factor of design or is incorporated into a 
       specification, this should be clearly indicated when purchasing the stainless 
       steel from a supplier.
 
       Cold Working
 
       Many cold drawn and/or polished bars have a noticeable amount of magnetism as a 
       result of the previous cold work. This is particularly the case with grades 304
       and 303, and much less so for the higher nickel grades such as 310 and 316.
       Even within the chemical limitations of a single standard analysis range there
       can be a pronounced variation in the rate of inducement of magnetic response from
       cold work.
 
       Magnetically Soft Stainless Steels
 
       In some applications there is a requirement for a steel to be "magnetically soft".
       This is often required for solenoid shafts, where it is necessary for the plunger to
       respond efficiently to the magnetic field from the surrounding coil when the current 
       is switched on, but when the current is switched off the magnetic field induced in
       the steel must quickly collapse, allowing the plunger to return to its original
       position. Steels which behave in this way are said to be magnetically soft.  
 
       For corrosion resisting applications there are ferritic stainless steels which 
       are magnetically soft, usually variants of a grade "18/2" (18% chromium and 2% 
       molybdenum) but with very tightly controlled additions of silicon and often with
       sulphur added to make them free machining. Special mill processing guarantees
       the magnetic properties of the steels.
 
I appreciate you letting me know on this as it is possible that Volvo's supplier slipped in some duds.  Volvo Penta has pretty robust QA procedures, but it may not be something they check.
 
J. D. Neeson
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Hello Sir:

The 3852692 is an expired gasket.  I don't have one, but I did find one, but note the price is much higher.

The push rods are expired 3853137 and no one has them.  I can give you these in Mercruiser which should be
exactly the same, but you would have to get them and compare them to yours to confirm (I don't have access
to the measurements so I can't do them up here).  If they were not the same we could then shift to aftermarket
and get them to you especially if you send one of yours to us for measurments.

These 3.0s from 1994-1996 are just not supported too well any longer, but most times we can get the parts.

Please let me know.

J. D. Neeson

Hi,
I already received the package but inform you that the bellows kit is not referred brand Volvo Penta and is not even for the model of the column which is unacceptable because I sent them the elements/references in due time. I'll return as soon as possible.
Regards,

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Hello Sir:
The bellows  you received from us 22197130 is the correct bellows.  These bellows replace 3841481 which was the original number.  Volvo Penta changed the part number about two years ago.  They should be identical.

But  you are welcome to send it back and we will give you a full part refund.  You might want to send it back by mail as it tends to be least expensive.

The part 3841481 which Volvo Penta turns into 22197130 is the bellows for the Universal Joint on a DP-S and the SX Volvo Penta stern drives.  

The exhaust bellows for the DPS and SX-M drive is part number 3850426.

If you can describe your need, I might be able to help identify what you need.

And, my only Portuguese " Bom Dia".  

J.D.

Hello:

The kit we have and the repair kit number 3854247 is for the cylinders on a DPS and the SX drives.  I don't  have a kit for the DPS-A drive yet.

I am sorry, but Volvo Penta does not offer a repair kit for the DPS-A cylinders. They want you to purchase new cylinders.  

Your serial number shows that it is a DPS-A 2.31:1 ratio, but it doesn't tell me whether you have a full tilt, 42 degree or 32 degree.  Each version used a different cylinder, but I quoted you (in the attached) the full tilt version.

There is at least one company out there that claims they have made a cylinder rebuild kit (like we have done for the DP-S and SX-M ones), but I have not physically seen one yet so I can't speak to how well they work.  If you do 
get one can you let me know how they work?

And finally if your ram arm is badly corroded then it is probably not worth trying to reseal it unless you can clean up the arm.

In a day or so, we will have put on our web site the instructions for rebuilding the DP-S/SX drives which you might want to take a peek at so you can see what is involved if you purchase someone's aftermarket kit.   

J. D. Neeson

Hello:
I suspect that originally you had an AQ271 (or AQ260) engine with a 280 outdrive.

The 280 outdrive is indestructible, but the technology has moved on and the newer drives more efficient and give better performance.  As we discussed on the phone, you shouldn't try to use your tilt system to trim the boat as it wasn't designed to handle the stress.  Eventually the vise rod will bend and the tilt won't work.  The trim is set by the trim bar on the exterior of the transom shield and the idea is that you put the bar in one of the five holes which holds the drive at a certain angle.

If you wanted to you could swap out the lower unit of the 280 drive with a 290 dual prop lower drive.  It takes about 15 minutes to do the swap and then you would have a dual prop.  It still doesn't have a trim, but you will get better performance and some fuel savings.  A new lower unit is about $4,200, but I bet you could find a good used one if you look around.  You want a ratio of 1.95:1, but for about $2,500 we could change the ratio if you find a good inexpensive one out in the world.  Sometimes you can find a complete unit and just use the lower unit and sell the upper and intermediate units to help offset a cost.  A new aluminum prop set is about $650 dollars.  If you look you can use a 290DP or a DP-A or a DP-B on your existing set up.

The other option is to swap out the entire transom shield and 280 outdrive with a new SX or DPS outdrive and SX transom shield.  This would mean that you have a drive that is newer and has a fully hydraulic trim and tilt system. You would get better performance from either of them and the dual prop would give you better control at lower speeds, better fuel economy and about a 15% increase at the top end.  You would want a 1.6 or a 1.66 ratio for the SX drive and a 1.95:1 for the DPS drive.  

Volvo Penta makes a nice adapter plate that will allow you to put on a new transom shield without having to do any work on the transom (the hole).  The adapter plate costs about $700 and while I doubt that you will find a used one, you should be able to find either a good used SX or DPS drive somewhere.  Again if you find a drive that is good and inexpensive, we can always change the ratio (most times) for about $3000.  

A new transom shield is about $3,500 and the SX transom shield is used for both the SX single prop and the DP-S dual prop.  Used transom shields are fairly common and sometimes you can get pretty inexpensive ones and then spend a little bit fixing them up.

A new SX drive is about $7,500 and a new DPS drive is about $9,500, but used ones are out there.  We often find good deals in complete boats that have had something terrible happen to them.  You can strip off the drive and transom shield and then scrap the boat.

If you find some used parts that sound interesting, please feel free to contact me about them and I can give you an idea on what they might be worth or what it would take to fix them up.

Please feel free to call me if you need anything or would like to discuss this further.

J.D.

Hello Sir:

The sealant 1161099 is no longer available from Volvo Penta.

However, Volvo Penta mentioned, in one of their service manuals, that you
can use Permatex #3 can be used instead.

I can supply you with this or you can run down to NAPA and get it from them.

Let me know which way you go and I will process the order.

J.D.
    

Hello:
No trouble helping with this, but I need to know which 2030 you have?
The 2030As, 2030Bs, 2030Cs and Ds use different adapter housing.
I also need to know which 120S saildrive you have.  Again differences
between 120S-E or 120S-B ect.
J.D.

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Hello Sir:
Your power steering pump 838310 has been superceeded to a new pump number 855872. BUT you must use your old pulley and hub from your old pump. If your pulley or hub are distroyed and you can't use them
again, let me know and I can find you a work around.
J. D. Neeson

Hello:

In the attached quote I have quoted you three alternators.

The 3884950 is the Volvo Penta OEM version.

The 18-5882 is the Sierra.  I only found one or two references for this being a replacement for the 3884950 and Sierra actually does not include this number as one of them.  However they do include the earlier number for this alternator.

If you want to go aftermarket I would go with the Arco 60073 alternator which is a direct replacement and less expensive.  However, these aftermarket ones are not quite as strongly built, but they work fine.

Volvo Penta would be horrified to hear that you are thinking of using a non-volvo synthetic oil, but I think as long as yours meets the specifications and you don't go really cheap then you would probably be OK.

The ZF63 does use the Dextron III AFT.  I quoted you the Volvo Penta ZF filter which is, for some odd reason, less expensive than the ZF version.  We have both.

J.D.

Hello:

Attached is the quote for the sliding sleeve for your MS4A. You will note that I included a whole bunch of shims.  These shims are needed when you  put the gear back together to make sure you have the proper rolling torque.  You will probably only need to use three or four of these shims, but there is no way to know which thicknesses you will need.  So I gave you two of all of them.  The ones you don't need you can send back to us for a full credit.  Please, keep them in their original bags so we can ID which is which and give you full credit.

When replacing your sleeve you will have to replace the dog (clutch) which I included in the quote. You will also have to replace the needle bearings (now they are just bearings) so I included these as well.

And finally, I included a gasket kit which includes all the gaskets and seals you will need to re-assemble the gear.

I have also included a shop manual (don't tell Volvo Penta I gave it to you) which shows how to rebuild these transmissions.  If you read over the manual once or twice you should be able to do the rebuild.  Just take
your time as the rolling torque is not difficult just frustrating.

If you decide you don't want to do the work, you can always send us the gear and we will rebuild it for you.  We would have to see the gear, but rebuilds of the MS4 gears usually range between $1,800 to $3,200.

Thank you.

J. D. Neeson

Hello,

Volvo AQAD40B Rear crankshaft repair sleeve. Have change two rear seals already but cannot stop oil leak. Does Volvo make a repair sleeve?

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Arco has a starter (aftermarker PN AR97225) for about $350 less than the Volvo Starter PN 3581774 that fits certain 40, 41, and 42 series. Check before ordering. We have sold these before with no issues

Hello:

The head 3803309 is on long term back order at Volvo Penta.  I talked with Volvo Penta last Friday and they told me that the leadtime is expected to be a year (perhaps more). Apparently Volvo Penta needs to find cores that are rebuildable and is unable to find them.

I do have a rebuildable head that we have rebuilt.  It comes with the same one year warranty as does the Volvo Penta new one.

I think you will have to accept the rebuilt one as I could not find anybody either in the U.S. or overseas that had one of the 3803309s in their stock.

Thank you and please don't hesitate to contact us if you need any more information or would like to place an
order.

J.D. Neeson
President

Hello Sir:

Your original damper was a 3860981 which Volvo Penta superceeded to a 3884460 which is no longer
manufactured by Volvo Penta.  I called Volvo Penta and they had no recommendations.

What we have done in the past is to replace your round coupling with a ZF Marine gear coupling which is sort of
star shapped.  It looks a little different, but it fits on your flywheel and the gear will connect properly (remember
ZF marine gear bought out the Hurth gear company in 1996).

In the attached quote I supplied you with a ZF Marine OEM damper and an aftermarket one that Crusader offers.

I think the Crusader one is probably OK, but since it is such a hassle to replace these I would be tempted to go with the ZF one.

Thank you and please don't hesitate to contact us if you need any more information or would like to place the order
for one of these.

J.D. Neeson
President

Hello:

Volvo Penta got back to me about the difference between the earlier number 875697 and the 21651364. Both of them have the same impeller and the same gasket.  The 875697 has an extra washer 827020 which you might not need anymore and 21951364 has a tube of grease.

So the attached quote means we can get the parts to you as soon as you wish (I picked 2nd day drop) and you will have to either throw in the grease or include it with the shipment out.  Doing this means that you in effect get the part  number 21651364 (with one extra washer).

Please let me know.

J.d.

Hello Sir:

I am sorry, but the head (26430693) for your fuel injection pump is obsolete. The entire pump (that includes the head), fuel inj. pump 37740, is also obsolete. I looked world wide for either part and was unable to find one.

However, I do have a good used fuel injection pump from a Marine 6.354.4M.  The pump is not exactly the same pump as yours, but the head that is in this pump should be the same as the head in your pump.

The other option is for you to give me all the information that is on the fuel injection metal plate on the pump.  It should read CAV then have the DPA number (like 3362F201) and the DSA number (like 475) and then a serial number and a mod number.

If you give me all the info. on the plate, I might be able to find an aftermarket fuel injection pump through CAV and perhaps a head.  This may not be possible, but I can try.

The other option is to send me your  pump along and I may be able to rebuild it using a mix of new and good used parts.

JD.

Thank you and please don't hesitate to contact us if you

need any more information or would like to place an

order.

 

J.D. Neeson

 

volvo MD2040B

Hello,
Is there a way to tell on your website if parts are in stock?
When it says "part found" does it mean it is in stock or just that the part number is valid?

Regards

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Hello:

Attached is a quote for the swapping of the pump from the one with the tach sensor in it to the other pump. This should work, but I have to comment that I can not guarantee that it will.  If this was my engine I would have no trouble doing this, but I am not going to mad at myself if it doesn't work correctly.

So we take the other  pump, fabricate the triangle plate (I have the drawings from Volvo Penta) that allows the pump to go onto the engine. Replace the companion flange on the follower shaft to allow the new pump.  And then take a tube set from an AQ170 cut off the pipes to allow the existing hoses connect to them (just like they do now).

Then you will  have to buy a new aftermarket tach set that drives off the alternator - probably around $300-400 or so.

I will send you a couple of schematics so you can see what I mean.

J.D.

Can you please tell me if the wear kit for a D2-55A #21951374 superceeds or is replaced by a new # because it is showing no stock with no price on Volvo.

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Hello

 The wear kit is still being sold under the early number of 877418, once these are sold the part will split to individual pieces

Hello,

What is the exchange part # for Volvo part # 838697. EPC says there one available for this but I am having trouble locating it.

Thanks,

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There is not an exchange number for 838697 directly. 838697 changes to 3 part numbers:

11994 (2) gaskets

861260 turbo (exchange # is 3802070)

969299 (1) hollow screw

Hello!
I stand AD41 two engines(TAMAHA SC32) if you have parts to upgrade the KAD42. It compressors with accessories, Thanks 

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Hello Sir:

If I understand, you want to know if you can put compressors on your TAMD41 engines.

While they will fit on your engine they won't work unless you do the following:

Replace all the injectors,
Recalibrate the fuel injection pump
Add cooling and oil lines
Add the exhaust pipes and change the front belts and pulley system
Replace all the pistons (different combustion chambers at the top of the piston).

So it is really not worth doing it.  The 42 series is the same size as the 41 so if you find a 42 engine it will fit in the same place as the 41.  

Hope this helps and please feel free to contact me if you want any further information.

J. D. Neeson

Hello:

I am sorry, but the 3807943 X4 blades are no longer available from Volvo Penta.  I looked around and was unable to find anyone who has this blade.

I can supply the 3807944 blades however. I do have a complete X4 prop set (blades and hub) (see attached quote).

However, once the prop sets are all sold Volvo Penta will not be making any new ones.  They are discontinuing the XDP drives completely.

Please let me know what you would like us to do.

J. D. Neeson

Hello Sir:
As we talked on the phone, Volvo Penta says both the original 300 head 3803543  is superseded by a 3801641.  The 3801641 is supposed to come out sometime in 2015.  But as Volvo Penta was unable to give me a quarter or even tell me which vendor is going to be making it I suspect that either it has not gone out to quote yet or if sent out, they received no bids.   But this is just my guess.

The original 44 head (which is the same as the 300 head although it had its own part number) supersedes to the 3803543 which in turn goes to the new number 3801641.  

However, I did find a fellow dealer that has a partially rebuilt KAMD44P.  He would rather sell the whole engine as a whole, but he is willing (grudgingly) to take off the head and sell it to us.  The price is a bit steep, but it is not all that much more than a new head if one was available.  The head has been rebuilt and is in perfect new condition.  He offers a one year warranty on it as well. If you go with this, I would bring the head in here and examine it and magniflux it to make sure  that it was perfect condition before sending it out.  I trust this guy as we do a lot of business, but it is always good to check.

J. D. Neeson

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Hello:

 In the attached picture see the little square box where the water hose connects to that is bolted to the side of the gear. That is the cooler.

J. D. Neeson

Hello Sir:

 See how kit 3858941 shows that it includes #5 throttle body, #6 orings, #7 injectors, #8 filters,#8 filters, #11 gasket and #14 gasket. Would this be possible to work for you.

The entire throttle body complete is no longer offered by Volvo Penta.  I might be able to find you an aftermarket or rebuilt one, but the trouble is that this TBI is only used on the 4.3Gi engines from 1999 and 2000 so they are rare.

If you want me to look for the aftermarket version, I will need all the numbers that are on the tag.

J.D.

Hello Sir:

Attached is a quote for a PCU   with the programming for your engines.  However, I need to know which version of EVC you have.

In the quote, I assumed you had an EVC-C3, but you need to look on the actual box which will tell you which one you have (you could have a EVC-E, EVC-C2 or a EVC-D).

The serial numbers you provided do come back as D4-300A-A, but Volvo Penta does not keep very good records on which EVC you have.  I can contact them and they will give me what they think is your EVC version, but I would much rather you physically check.

The price of the PCU and the programming does not change depending upon which EVC you have, but the part number does change.

Thank you. 

J.D.

Hello Mike:
Below is the letter I wrote to the customer explaining what the issue is.  The questions I have are:
1)       Is the companion flange 3581117 coarse or fine splined (I think coarse)?
2)      Can the companion flange 3581117 be used with the 130S drive?  Is this permitted?
3)      Could the original companion flange be used with a splined sleeve.  I believe that part number 3583492 is a splined sleeve that can be used to go from course to fine.  Is there another splined sleeve that will go from fine to coarse?  And if so what is the part number?
Attached is the picture of the serial number of the 120SC drive.  It looks like the 3101008106 is the correct serial number, but I can't get it to come up. Customer is insistent that the engine S/N 2300029631 is correct.
Thank you for all your help on this.
J.D.
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Hello:
You are going to double check the serial numbers of the engine and the drive as neither comes up although the specification numbers show that your original set up was a 2002 (868093) with a 120SC (853656).  You are trying to replace the 120SC with the 130 saildrive.

The 2002 had two different flywheels:

Flywheel 840321 had holes on about 2/3 of the way to the edge which allows the vibration damper 21176531 to be used.  The 120SC was fine splined, but the 130 sail drive and the vibration damper are course splined.

Flywheel 861047 did not have bolt holes for the damper as it used the companion flange 840592 (fine splined) to act as the damper for the 120SC drive.

I believe, but can’t confirm, that you have the 861047 flywheel without the holes.  

In EPC the companion flange 840592 (fine splined) is superceeded (for use with a 130S) to 3581117 which I believe is coarse splined.

So I think you have to get 3581117 and use it instead of the damper plate 21176531 like the EPC says.

I am going to forward this on to Volvo Penta and get confirmation of the following questions:

1)       Is the companion flange 3581117 coarse or fine splined (I think coarse)?
2)      Can the companion flange 3581117 be used with the 130S drive?  Is this permitted?
3)      Could the original companion flange be used with a splined sleeve.  I believe that part number 3583492 is a splined sleeve that can be used to go from course to fine.  Is there another splined sleeve that will go from fine to coarse?  And if so what is the part number?

Please don’t despair we will figure this out.

J. D. Neeson

Hello Mike:
Below is the letter I wrote to the customer explaining what the issue is.  The questions I have are:
1)       Is the companion flange 3581117 coarse or fine splined (I think coarse)?
2)      Can the companion flange 3581117 be used with the 130S drive?  Is this permitted?
3)      Could the original companion flange be used with a splined sleeve.  I believe that part number 3583492 is a splined sleeve that can be used to go from course to fine.  Is there another splined sleeve that will go from fine to coarse?  And if so what is the part number?
Attached is the picture of the serial number of the 120SC drive.  It looks like the 3101008106 is the correct serial number, but I can't get it to come up. Customer is insistent that the engine S/N 2300029631 is correct.
Thank you for all your help on this.
J.D.
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Hello:
You are going to double check the serial numbers of the engine and the drive as neither comes up although the specification numbers show that your original set up was a 2002 (868093) with a 120SC (853656).  You are trying to replace the 120SC with the 130 saildrive.

The 2002 had two different flywheels:

Flywheel 840321 had holes on about 2/3 of the way to the edge which allows the vibration damper 21176531 to be used.  The 120SC was fine splined, but the 130 sail drive and the vibration damper are course splined.

Flywheel 861047 did not have bolt holes for the damper as it used the companion flange 840592 (fine splined) to act as the damper for the 120SC drive.

I believe, but can’t confirm, that you have the 861047 flywheel without the holes.  

In EPC the companion flange 840592 (fine splined) is superceeded (for use with a 130S) to 3581117 which I believe is coarse splined.

So I think you have to get 3581117 and use it instead of the damper plate 21176531 like the EPC says.

I am going to forward this on to Volvo Penta and get confirmation of the following questions:

1)       Is the companion flange 3581117 coarse or fine splined (I think coarse)?
2)      Can the companion flange 3581117 be used with the 130S drive?  Is this permitted?
3)      Could the original companion flange be used with a splined sleeve.  I believe that part number 3583492 is a splined sleeve that can be used to go from course to fine.  Is there another splined sleeve that will go from fine to coarse?  And if so what is the part number?

Please don’t despair we will figure this out.

J. D. Neeson

Hello Sir:

The MD5 and the MD6 are pretty different engines. Attached is a schematic of the MD6.  In a moment I will send the same for the MD5.

Thank you.

J. D. Neeson

Hello:

I went through the MS25S sail drive manual and there is no special tool for this hub.

But then I got to wondering about what hub you are talking about.

Attached is a folding prop set up that could be on your MS25S.

J. D. Neeson

Hello:

I wanted to explain about the fuel pump.

In the attached schematic the complete fuel pump is part number 3594444 which after many changes becomes 21608511.

Also in the attached  is the high pressure pump (part of the complete pump) with a number of 3588865.

So the complete fuel pump is made up of the low pressure base (with all of the parts and connections) and the high pressure pump.

Volvo Penta and Carter, who makes the pump, have had some issues so that is why the entire pump has changed

numbers so often.  The new pump has a one year warranty.

If however, you just swap out the high pressure pump then there is no warranty as Volvo Penta’s belief is that

you need to go with complete new pump.

My guess, and we have a description of this issue in our blog and in our newsletter, is the problem that some of these

fuel pump experience is a combination of the ethanol in the gas (which eats away the earlier coatings inside the pumps), the application and the way the pump is cooled by the water line.

J. D. Neeson

Hello:
As you probably know these XDP have been discontinued by Volvo  Penta.

However, I have two almost brand new drives.  These were on a new boat that the customer made enough fuss with his boat builder that they agreed to replace them with the new Ocean series replacement program after about a week or so of actual use.    They look brand new and we have pressure tested them and examined them.

This drive would come with a six month warranty from us (Volvo Penta no longer warranties these drives).

On our web site there is a discussion of the new program and some of the problems that some people have had with the XDP.

If you haven't had any trouble with these (many haven't) then it makes sense to just replace it.

Thank you and please don't hesitate to contact us if you need any more information or would like to place an
order.

J.D. Neeson

Dears,

I need a few parts for my Volvo D4 300. I was wondering if you could be so kind to provide the full schematics for my engines. Would you have it in PDF format? The matter is that my mechanics do not speak English so I´ll have to use the prints to select the parts together with them.

Thanks in advance

Best regards

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Hello Sir:

All of the D4-300 schematics are on our website (marinepartsexpress.com).  Here is a link that will get you to overall section http://www.marinepartsexpress.com/vp_sch_fs.html

But remember that you will need to know which D4-300 you have (such as D4-300D-B).

I can supply shop manuals for these engines in Spanish if you want them, but I can’t supply parts books in anything other than English.  Most people use the on-line schematics for parts identification, but if you want to purchase actual parts books they are available in about three weeks (they are printed on demand) and cost about $75 each.

If you would rather just give me a list of the parts (along with the serial number of the engine), I could find the part numbers for you and give you a quote.

J. D. Neeson

Hello:

Here are all the parts to swap your King Cobra over to a Volvo Penta SX drive.

You may have to do a little work on the transom as the VPA transom shield is a little different than the King Cobra.

If this was just a cobra drive you would not have to replace the whole transom shield, but since it is you will have to replace the whole Transom shield.

You will need a new shift cable (around $75) as well.

I quoted you a prop, but we would need to double check that I got you the correct pitch.

If you wanted to go with a dual prop drive everything would be the same except you would need the DPS drive which is another $1,500 and a set of dual props for $750.

Look this over and please feel free to give me a call and we can discuss.

Thank you.

J.D.

Hello:
I am sorry, but the plastic props 3807943 are no longer available. I have not been able to find anyone who has these. However, I can supply a complete prop (hub and blades).
Please let us know what you would like to do.
J. D. Neeson

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Hi JD,

I have a question on the quote.  I understand the kit, but what is the replacement part number with quantity of 4 at $24 each?

Thanks,

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Hello Sir:

We received your order for the parts 839330 and 839331. Both parts are expired, but I do have a source for them.

Attached is a quote showing the new prices for these expired parts. The price does increase (my source knows how rare these are).

I also included a good used one of the housing that we have out back.

Please review and let me know what you would like to do.

I am sorry I can't find these at a more reasonable price, but they have been discontinued for 18 years!

J. D. Neeson

Hello,

I have a customer with a MD2030B who purchased a Standard Piston kit part #876694. Can we confirm that the new piston is supposed to have the flat surface because it is clearly different from the old piston. Please see attached pic.

Thanks,

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Hello,

the answer from Volvo's engineering department is that yes, the piston is correct.

Thanks,

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Hello Sir:

Attached is a quote for the PCU that probably goes with your D3-200. I say probably, because without the serial number of the engine, I can't be sure which PCU you have.

There are a number of D3-200 configurations and each have a PCU that looks alike, but is programmed at the factory a little differently.

If you give me the serial number of the engine, I will confirm that I guessed correct and send you an updated quote.

The SN 09000210966 is the serial number of the PCU given to it by the manufacturer while the PN S101308/RIF is the part number given by the manufacturer.  Volvo Penta takes this part and burns in the program depending upon which engine is needed.

Thank you and please don't hesitate to contact us if you need any more information or would like to place an
order.

J.D. Neeson
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Thanks. I will look for something local here. I need some other parts for our transmission. Do you sell velvet drive parts? We have a Borg Warner 71C  I think 2.1:1 about 1985 model. The rear seal is leaking, so we need a new seal, new hex nut and any other recommended parts to fix.
Regards,

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Hello:
We do stock BW parts.  You will have to check the ratio though. The 2.1 BW drive is the drive that reverses the input direction so what ever direction the input is the output is reversed.  We stock parts for this, but be careful as all the other drives have pretty much interchangeable parts, the 2.1 does have some special parts.

It is on our web site, but just for fun I will send you the shop manual for the BW gears which also has the part numbers in it.
We do rebuild these if it turns out to be more involved than you want to do.

J.D.

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Hi, JD
Did some checking and found some notes in the boat's manuals. It is a 71C with a 2.1:1 ratio and uses a left hand prop because it is reversed. I can't say exactly when it was built, but my best guess would be between 1978 and 1988. What is the cutoff date for the "Early Production" models?
Thanks for all your help,

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Hello:
My guess is that you really have a AS14-71C which is the early version of the 71C which is the earlier version of the 72C.  The 2.1 gear is the only one that you can't just swap around the pump if the input is in the opposite direction (I.E. a counter rotating engine).  So there are two 2.1 gears, one for standard input engines and one for counter-rotating engines.  We have parts for both of these and have rebuilt ones for
all of these versions. If when you say the prop is reversed you mean that the input and the output are opposite
(i.e. the gear changes the direction of the prop) then you have a 1.91:1 Borg Warner.  The 1.91:1 gear is the only BW that swaps the input direction.  

Often in two engine boats you have the props going opposite directions so you have a 2.1 gear and a 1.91 for the port engine to swap direction.  In the early days sometimes you had a counter rotation engine (PCM used to offer these engines).  In this case they often had the 2.1 and the 2.1R (counter rotating input).

Hope this helps.

J.D.

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Hello:
I recently purchased Volvo Penta p/n 3862228 (fuel filter) not realizing there was a Volvo Penta Bulletin calling for another part # for a higher capacity filter for use with ethanol fuels. Can I return the original and re-order the new filter (p/n 3847644)? If so, is there a return charge, or shipping fee?
Thanks,

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Hello Sir:

Attached is a quote for the R/W pump for your MD2030.

The old number (3580945) has been superceeded to the new more expensive version in the quote.

These MD2030 engines are Perkin's blocks that Volvo Penta used and they are no longer being produced by Perkins so Volvo Penta has gone to the new D1-20, D1-30 and D2-40 engines (which incidentally also start life out as a Perkins engines).

The new pumps came into being from the MD2030B and forward and are what came with the B engines.

The earlier number was originally on the A type engines, but the 3580945s are no longer made as the new number fits the As as well as the B, C and D versions.

So I am afraid that unless you can find someone who has one of these older pumps on their shelves you will have to go with the new pump.

We ship worldwide and have this pump available.

J. D. Neeson

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Hello:

The original TAMD60C normally had a Volvo Penta coupler 848602 with a MG502.  These are no longer manufactured by Volvo Penta, but I do have two of them in stock.

While the TAMD60C did not typically use a ZF220A, the TAMD63P (370 HP) did use a ZF220A.  The coupler that Volvo Penta used with the TAMD63P with a ZF220A was the 3826243.  But this coupler is a firmer coupler as the TAMD63P has more horsepower.  I can't tell  you how much firmer and it might not make a difference. Both the TAMD60C and the TAMD63P have the same #2 housing and flywheel bolt patterns.  I have two of these in stock.

The third alternative is an aftermarket coupler made by Lipe.  We have had good luck with these and they are fairly firm (probably closer to the 3826243 than the 848602).  And I have plenty of these in stock.

The fourth option is to go with a PX8756 which is the Twin Disc version.  I don't have these, but can get them within a week. This one is closer to the original coupler 848602 in firmness and is for the lower horsepower (max 250-300 hp).  The cost for these is $385.

Thank you and please don't hesitate to contact us if you need any more information or would like to place an order.

J.D. Neeson
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Volvo Penta 1989 5.7 L engine with fuel injection...it uses 2 belts on front of engine 

06484 - I know there is an engine fresh water flush kit for this engine as I seen many blogs showing very "volvo-penta type" instructions for the person asking how to flush their engine in and out of the water. My motor did not have such. The schematic looks very simple with a tee inserted into the water intake and a capped off hose with an adapter for connecting fresh water. Can you note the part to add this and cost for the kit so I can look at it on your website. I would need 2 of such.
Thank you.

P.S. I do not want the QL NEUTRA-SALT™ ENGINE FLUSHING KIT but the simple freshwater flush kit.

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Hi, First off, I hope you guys are doing okay after the heavy snow and winds. Spring will come along one of these days and winter weather will be in the past. Got a question. I ordered up a bunch of O-rings, seals and a PDS bearing for my older AQ 125/280 Volvo Penta. When I was ordering the bearing (#3851019 on the box)I asked if it was a "sealed bearing". The guy I talked with said yes. Turns out it's not (good bearing but not "sealed"), so I had to order another bearing. Can I return the one I was sent along with the sealing ring that goes forward of it (#946242)? All unopened and just as you sent them to me. All the rest of the parts look good. Thanks

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Hello:

That is fine.  Send it on back to us (Marine Parts Express, 65 Dodge Road, Edgecomb, ME 04556)

Just out of curiousity, what part number did you end up purchasing?

J.d.

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Hello:

One option is to swap the MD6A return line (which is what you have that uses the nipple) over to a MD6B return line that doesn't use the nipple. It is expensive though.

Please let me know what you would like to do.

J. D. Neeson

Volvo Penta AD41D diesel

Need to know the difference between your two parts listed as injectors for the Volvo Penta AD41D diesel: 861103 and 3803238 which run for difference prices.

Thanks in advance,
L.

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Volvo Penta KAD42P-A

Would like know how many times you can reuse the headbolts

Thank you, 

C.

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Hello:

The harness 873532 has also changed to new numbers:
873745 cable, 22637542 relay and 873543 cable kit.

This set up is for AD41P engines with a serial number higher than 2203126468.

The harness 873532 has also changed to new numbers: 873745 cable, 22637542 relay and 873543 cable kit. These are for AD41P with serial numbers below 2203126467.  

J. D.

The 21130692 is the upper gear set for a DPS-M drive that is used on
gears with a ratio of 1.68:1, 1.78:1 and 1.95.  (The lower unit of the
drive is what determines what ratio the whole drive is.)

The 21130693 is the upper gear set for a DPS-M drive that has a ratio
of 2.32:1 only.

The 2.32:1 gear set is sort of a rare gear ratio.  The 2.32:1 DPS-M drive ratio was usually used only on small gas 4.3 engines or early D3-140 or some D3-160 diesels.

The vast majority of DPS-M drives were either 1.95:1 (probaby 65%) and for the larger horsepower engines 1.68:1 and 1.78:1 ratios (probably 25%).

The way it works is that there are two different upper gears that cover
all the ratios combined with three lower units that determine what
the entire gear ratio.

Traditionally a 302 (Volvo Penta used a Ford block for its AQ190 engine) used a 280 Volvo Penta outdrive.

The original one pole system starter was a 829527 which was discontinued and replaced by a 2 pole compliant starter 859252 (along with a cable and attachment 968048 and 945408).

Volvo Penta then discontinued the 859252 and replaced it with a 3581774 (and a cable and a nut, 968048 and 9994) which allows it to be used with your existing one pole system even though it is the same starter that is used in the 2 pole system.

The OEM starter 3581774 is pretty pricey however so what we often do is to replace it by an aftermarket starter made by a company called Arrowhead.

The Arrowhead starters are good, probably not as good as the OEM starter, but a whole bunch less expensive.   You still need the two Volvo Penta special parts though 968048 and the 99094.

CIRCULATION PUMP 3580784 - OLDER VERSION WITH HUB ON OUTSIDE OF PULLEY

newer type circulation pump 3809412 & 23059414

The Accessories kit 877116 is NLA, but we could supply all the
parts that were in the kit (see attached quote).

However, you don't get the nice blue box that used to contain
all the parts so your actual cost is less but you have to come
up with your own storage.

The crankshaft for the 3.0 GS/SX GLP-C 3858953 is obsolete from Volvo Penta and
I was unable to find anyone who had one.

However, I could supply a Mercruiser version which should be the same.

Both Mercruiser and Volvo Penta used a 3.0 block from General Motors and the crank
was supplied by GM to both of them.

The Mercruiser version crankshaft is NLA as well, but I do have a couple of sources for the
crankshafts.

Incidentally, be a little careful as your crankshaft is not the same size as earlier crankshafts (such
as ones from 2000 or 2001).   GM, for some reason, narrowed the big end journal on later models.

XDP TO OCEAN X CONVERSION
CURRENT
Engine –4012193667/ 5.7OSXI-GF
Drive- 4251006305 / XDP-B 1.96 G/R
Shield-4151131679/ XXP-A
No limited trim installed
Dealer states standard risers in use
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OCEAN-X REQUIRED PARTS LIST
Engine – 5.7OSXI-GF / 2006 CURRENT
Drive- 3869466 DPS-A OXI G/R 1.95
Shield- 40869168 / A-OX-52 (Full trim)
Trim sender conversion harness -3885515
Y-Pipe- 3888684 (For standard short risers 7 ¾)
Y-pipe bolts- 3841928 (Qty. 4 required)
Cooling Water Intake Hose- 3817579
Note: for twin engine set up, double the above parts list.

It turns out that the cyl head gasket 3809167 is obsolete from Volvo Penta.

However, the 876431 complete gasket kit (including head gasket 3809167) is
still available.

The gimbal ring 3856987 used to come with the housing (3857979) with the 1" water line.

Eventually Volvo Penta stopped using the 1" water line  housing and switched to the housing
1.25" water line housing (3807964) and swapped the gimbal ring to the 3808365.

So the gimbal 3856987 ring has been superseded to the 3808365 ring and expects it to
be partnered with the housing 3807964 and the 1.25" water line.   However, the 3856987
will still work with the earlier housing.

So the 3808365 is the one you need.   I would also replace the washers and wear rings when
I did the swap.

The original OMC number for your fuel pump was 0986417 which was discontinued.  What people used to use was 3853970 from Volvo Penta.
However now 3853970 is also obsolete.

You can use the 826493 fuel pump from Volvo Penta, but you will probably have to change your fuel lines or what most people do is purchase
two adapters to allow the same lines to be used.  I say probably as the change of fuel lines may have already been done in the past.

The other option is to swap to the Mercruiser 1991 3.0 pump 86234A-4 which is obsolete, but Sierra has a 18-7278 which should work.
It looks different, but it will fit and it will probably use the same fuel lines (but not always).

In the old days you used to be able to purchase just the impeller 825940, but not you have to purchase the whole kit which includes the impeller and the O-ring.

You can purchase the top cover that will go over your old existing pump.   It comes with a cover and
the four new hydraulic lines.   This cover only work around was made by the Europeans who screamed
about having to purchase a whole new pump to fix the leaking hydraulic lines.

So Volvo Penta would like you to purchase the whole new pump assembly which includes the cover,
but you don't have to.

If you are just having some leaking issues around
the hydraulic lines then go with the cover, but if your pump is making noise or you have to jiggle
the wires sometimes to get it to work then go with the whole new pump.

The cam part 827009 is no longer sold separately.   Instead Volvo Penta sells a complete
kit that includes cam (21951370).

I also included the other three kits that you might need to rebuild your pump.   Volvo Penta
has split the single overhaul kit into four sub kits (21951370, 21951418, 22222936 and
21951302).

 Here are instructions on the installation.

AirSep Installation

Here is the upper unit for the DP-S.

Upper unit for DP-S

The injector 3854518 is indeed obsolete.  I haven't been able to find anyone that
has one of these or able to recommend a replacement.

However, Mercruiser had a 1997 7.4 MPI that used an injector with a part number 805225A1.

This number 805225A1 is also obsolete from Mercruiser, but I do have four new of these in
my stock.

I believe, but I can't promise this, that you could use this injector.   If you could give me all
of the numbers on your injector I can compare them with the numbers on my Merc. injectors.
I think the same manufacturer made them for both the Volvo Penta and Mercruiser version.

If you have the old circ pump 860358 you need to purchase the old repair kit 876270.   This repair
kit is NLA but I can still get you one for around $425.

If you have the new circ. pump (or newer rather) 3812236 (or the very new one 23401753) then you
would have to get the newer repair kit  3812230.

In both case to get the ceramic like seal you have to purchase the entire repair kit.

 Here is the work around to replace the manifold and two piece riser from your
Volvo Penta 740B(A) to the 1994 Volvo Penta version 7.4 manifold and one piece riser.   You will
have to fuss with this a bit to get everything to fit.

3861459 MANIFOLD (Replaces 3852362) 3
3852472 GASKET 
3863061 EXHAUST PIPE KIT 
3850740 PLUG 
3863191 KIT (2 RISER GASK.) 
3852476 CAP 
3852742 HOSE 
3852696 HOSE
3852597 HOSE 
3850211 EXHAUST PIPE

A couple of notes:

1)  On the "Y" pipe you can either purchase a new "Y" pipe that is lower (part number 385100
for $1,100) or you can cut off the top of your old "Y" pipe. 

2)  You will have to change the cooling pipes a bit as the old system had a dual hose system
going into the manifold, while the 1994 7.4 does not.  In the quote I included the hoses that
you will have to use to replace the fixed coolant pipes.   You may have to go to NAPA (VIP)
to get hose adapters.   The schematic for the 1994 (MD) 7.4 that I sent you shows the new
cooling system.  I also so sent your old original set up so you can compare the two systems.

3)  In the quote, I included the rubber bellows.   The lower bellows usually can be used
while the upper bellows are a bit short.   Most times you have to use a manifold exhaust hose
instead of the bellows on the upper bellows.

4)  The small 90 degree elbow from the 1994 is NLA so I quoted you the 1995 90 degree
elbow 885127 which will work.

5)  And finally while we have done this before successfully this is not a Volvo Penta blessed
work around so there is no implied guarantee from Volvo Penta or from Marine Parts Express.

I am sorry but Volvo Penta has discontinued 3842763 the fresh water cooling kit.   They no longer
supply the kit.

I meticulously put together a kit for your Fresh Water cooling
swap over.

The price of purchasing these parts separately is more expensive than the kit.  The additional price
is $586.99  per kit.

One of the hoses in this kit is not available so you have to  use a raw water cooling hose and cut it down
to fit.   There are also two clamps that are NLA but I have replaced them with similar (slightly larger).
Everything else should be the same as what was in the kit.

861105 EXPANSION TANK 
971095 FLANGE NUT
1674083 PRESSURE CAP 
3860413 HOSE CLAMP
3860469 WATER PIPE
3860589 HOSE 
3860905 BRACKET 
3860907 HEAT EXCHANGER
3860913 HOSE 
3860914 HOSE
3860915 HOSE
3861042 GASKET
983613 STUD
3863438 HOSE CLAMP 
3863441 HOSE CLAMP 
3841406 HOSE
3807044 ELBOW NIPPLE 
3860585 ELBOW NIPPLE
40005477 HOSE
3863445 HOSE CLAMP 
3863443 HOSE CLAMP
980933 WASHER 
3852046 TAB WASHER
3594894 HOSE
3812303 HOSE CLAMP 
3817820 HOSE 
3860962 BRACKET
982285 FLANGE SCREW
3853236 SPACER 
3860410 HOSE
3853597 ELBOW
3860413 HOSE CLAMP 
3861159 NIPPLE
3808671 HOSE
982644 CLAMP
21176570 BRACKET
3852568 FLANGE SCREW
973096 FLANGE SCREW
965187 FLANGE SCREW
3860987 HOUSING
3831426 THERMOSTAT KIT 
3852111 GASKET 
3819501 ADAPTER 
3862693 HOSE 
3863439 HOSE CLAMP 
3860977 THERMOSTAT HOUSING 
944429 FLANGE SCREW
3863445 HOSE CLAMP
3817820 HOSE
3863441 HOSE CLAMP

Attached is a quote for the head gasket.   This head gasket is back ordered for some
indeffinate time through Volvo Penta, but I do have a good aftermarket version made
by Sierra.

The screws for the Sea Water pump are now sold only as a kit of six.

3583786 CYLINDER HEAD GASK (Replaces 858992) 
3582676 GASKET (Replaces 859111) 
21951334 SCREW KIT
18-3868 HEAD GASKET

I got curious on this and found one comment about these.   I don't know if he is right or wrong.

   " The 41-101 is the iridium version of the 41-993 which is the platinum version. Same temp range.
     When ordering through Volvo they used to send the 41-993 for their plug kit number 21467472 but
      now another plug (maybe 41-101)"

The rule of thumb is that platinum spark plugs are more durable than copper based plug tip and that
they run a little hotter.  (just a note - a single platinum plug is a copper spark tip with a platinum disc
welded to the center electrode while a double platinum plug has a platinum disc on both the center
and side electrodes).

Iridium is supposed to be six times harder (whatever that really means) and eight times stronger (longevity?)
than platinum with a 700 degree higher melting point.   They have very fine electrodes and report that they
can last up to 25 % longer than platinum.   The fine wire center is designed to conduct electrical energy
better.

don"t know

The 3857184 bolt from Volvo Penta is still inexplicably on back order with "vendor issues" After much discussion with Volvo Penta the bolt is described .375 - 16  4.125"  Grade 8. Although Volvo Penta provided another document that said it was 4.4” (or 4 13/32”) or just a hair over 4 3/8”.  

However, part number 3857184 is on back ordered with Volvo Penta saying they cannot predict when it will become available.   We can wait until they come in and we will ship them off to you or if you would like, I can provide you with an aftermarket version.  

The aftermarket ones are exactly the same with the same rating.   They are available in 4” (actual measurement is about 3 29/32”) or 4.5”  (actual measurement 4 27/64”).   Otherwise all measurements (head, thread, thread length) are the same and the grade rating is the same as well.  

One reason that Volvo Penta is having issues with suppling the 3857184 may be this length issue.   When we had them in here some measured 4.096", some measured, some measured 4.125”, some measured 4.25" (which is what the drawing says is should be), and some measured 4.5" and a couple were a strange inbetween length.  

If you want to go with the aftermarket ones, you should measure your existing bolt (measure the shank only – bottom of the head to the bottom of the bolt) and let us know.  

If you don’t have the bolt to measure, I think I would go with the 4” version as a default.

It sounds like your prop is probably too aggressive so you can't go slowly at low RPMs.

If you put on a smaller prop you may lose speed on the upper RPMs.

They do make a trolling valve for the ZF45A for around $1,800.

However some people think that the gear might be a bit too small to use a trolling valve.  But ZF Marine does sell one for it.

Sometimes it makes more sense to purchase a whole new gear with a trolling valve (like a ZF63A) as adding a trolling valve on to a gear purchase is only about $400.

J.D.

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USPS- OFTEN THE LEAST EXPENSIVE WAY TO SHIP

If you choose to use USPS for your shipping, you should be aware of the tracking/claim process. Many times USPS packages travel to their destination with no problems or issue, but sometimes, the packages lose their way.

Firstly, USPS tracking capacity will tell you when the package enters and exits their system, but will not tell you anything more. You will not be privy to where the package is in route or an accurate estimated time of delivery.

 Once the package is in route, some vague information is given. If your package is missing for 23 business days of the last scan, then you can make a claim. Note that I said "last scan", once the package is scanned again, the 23 business days start over.

 If the package has been missing for 23 business days, then the shipper may start a trace. Most countries have a 30 day, but some countries have a 90 day grace period to look for the missing package.

 Lastly, after all this, if your package is still lost, the shipper may make a claim. USPS has a limit of insurance to which they will pay a claim. Once again, different countries will have different claim limits. In general, if your package is over $500 in value, check your countries claim restrictions.

 One last note regarding USPS, size and weight limits are set by the country and package must meet each countries requirements.

FEDEX AND UPS

Both FedEx and UPS have a good tracking system where you can see where your package is and when it should arrive to your location.

 We tend to have less package damage with FedEx, but I have spoken with other shippers who claim less damage with UPS. The claim process for lost and damaged packages is only 10 business days for both FedEx and UPS. 

-Alice Gray, Shipping Manager

Hello:

 The 876870 was a complete OH kit that was discontinued at least 15 years ago.   Volvo Penta split it up into three
sub kits, a basic kit (liners, bearing and gasket kits), a head kit (valves, seals, tappets ect) and sub kit (turbo, injectors,
pumps).   The basic kit still exists 876974 (which I quoted), but the head kit 877732 and sub kit 877776 no longer exists
so one has to purchase the parts separately (which we can supply).

If you tried to order the 876870 it would come back as multiple replacement.   We struggle with whether we should
keep the old numbers in our system as it leads to some confusion, but I have decided it is better to be able to find
the numbers and then trace their replacements than just to eliminate the old numbers.

I quoted you OEM directly from Volvo Penta one for the A and one for the B.
When we do this, we almost always rebuild the A into a B.   You reduce the smoke
substantially and the engine runs smoother.   You do need to change the fuel injection
pump settings and the injector tips (around $950 or so do both), but it is very much
worth it.

There are a couple of companies offering aftermarket versions for the TAMD41P-A
but not for the A and B versions.   We have not had much luck with the aftermarket version
as they are pretty cheap.

Hello:

Hello:

Attached is a quote for a new ZF15MIV 2.955:1 ratio (the 2.718 ratio is the same price).

The 4.108 engine is a 51 HP at 4000 RPM engine.  Even though you are not going to run your
engine wide open when you calculate prop size you use the WOT as the relationship between
the engine, boat shape, weight and torque is consistent  along  the whole RPM curve.

So for your boat 36 foot (water line length 32), 14,000 pounds, 12.5 wide the calculations show

2.995:1 ratio  shows an 18"x14" prop and a 8.5 knot max speed
2.718:1 ratio shows an 18"x12" prop and a 8.5 knot max speed.

In any case your 13.5" prop with a 14" prop is certainly not the correct prop for you boat I believe.

The hull speed of your boat (using the JD rule of thumb calculations) is about 8.48 knots give or take
so you are unlikely to really push it up to 8.5.  Usually I believe the most you can expect out of an 
engine is about 80% of the calculated numbers so I suspect you will find your max prop driven speed
to be around 6.8 knots give or take.

So with 6.8 knots in mind (this is running the engine at about 80% RPM as well at 3,200 RPM) you should
probably have a prop in the 16"x11" or maybe 17"x12" range.

Another one of my rule of thumbs is that with boats that are not going to get up on plane (like sailboats) 
you should get the largest diameter you can spin with the lowest pitch.

There is a fuller discussion of prop sizing on our web page under both the blog and "The Express" sections.

Hope this helps.

J.D.

Hello:

You have the QL line of props (a hub and prop 41102353 and 41102310).  These are no longer supported as QL has gone out of business and Volvo Penta no longer supports the QL line.  For awhile Volvo Penta owned, or controlled, the QL line.

Not to worry however, as I can get you the same type of set up from Mercruiser.  They offer a hub and a prop for the Evenrude line.

If you can tell me the diameter and the pitch of your existing prop - estimates are fine - and the horse power of the Evinrude along with an approximate year, I can get you a set up.

As good, if not better than the QL line and about the same price.

J.D.

Hello:
Officially at pleasure duty rating, the ZF 63A has a maximum 363hp at 3800 RPM. The gear itself has a maximum RPM of 5,500.
ZF is pretty conservative about their ratings, but I don't think the gear would last long at 550HP and 6000 RPM.  I think ZF is about 20% lower than the actual rating of the gear, but ZF would not admit this and it would void warranty.
If you went with a ZF85A gear it would be able to handle the horsepower and the torque, but the maximum RPM is 4500 RPM.
I think the 6000 RPM is going to be an issue.  Most gears are not designed for this type of speed.  Twin Disc gears are in the 5000 RPM range.  Borg Warner gears are in the 4500 RPM and they couldn't come close to handling the HP or the torque.
The trouble is that they can't handle the cooling at high RPM.  The pump can only work over a relatively small range. 
I know of no way to rebuild this gear to handle the extra load.  But just for fun I will send your E-mail and my response to our local transmission god and he might have an idea for us.
J.D.

Hello:

Here is a quote for the ZF85 IV 2.0 gear. I assumed a mechanical shift (or do you need hydraulic) and a SAE #3 housing (if you tell me your engine I can confirm).

Still have not got an availability for this as of now.

J.D.

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3312199021 is from ZF Marine directly.  ZF Marine
purchase the Hurth transmission company back in 1996 so the ZF 63IV is the same
as the HSW630VI.

This kit includes the complete gasket and seal kit (3312199020) and the clutch kit with
all the clutch discs.

MMD 3312199 is from an aftermarket company that puts the kit together
using ZF Marine parts and a few aftermarket parts.   We have used these with no issues
but the ZF OEM kit is probably better overall.

Volvo Penta purchases the kits from ZF Marine and then renames and repackages them.
So the 877095 is the ZF gasket seal kit 3312199020) while the 877098 is the seal and clutch
kit 3312199021.

 he HBW10 is the same as the ZF 10M.   However ZF Marine no longer makes the ZF 10M and instead
has sold the ZF10M manufacturing rights to another company in Italy.   So I can supply you with a ZF
10M, but it is expensive.

It is better to swap over to the ZF12M which is a stronger gear and is still made by ZF Marine.
It is about .5 inches longer so you do  have to adjust your engine or your prop shaft a bit.  Most
people find they have enough play in their shaft to adjust for the slightly larger gear.

Hello:

I can't find anybody who has this rear seal for this counter rotating PCM Ford 302.

I show (and PCM confirms) that the Ford ID # was E2JE-6701A2A although I couldn't find anyone to find this one.

I contacted Fel Pro and they didn't have one either.

Incidentally, I talked with one of my mechanics and he confirms that they are different so you can't use the standard
seal as there are little ridges that sort of throw the oil back in the block and if use a standard one it will throw the oil
out instead of in.

I guess  you are going to have to call around and see if anyone has the R047127 in stock.

Sorry I could not be of more help.

J.D.

According to PCM, the only solution they can offer is a complete new RA080031 plus an
additional fitting R024163 to replace the R089004.

Attached is a quote for the replacements which are available.

I was unable to find you anyone who has one of the original R089004s in stock.

Jd

The Perkins Fuel Filter he is purchasing is 130366120, but he is paying $6.95 locally, at least this is the figure he quoted. I believe the Perkins dealer brings these in from the UK, where they are probably cheaper.

I think the Oil Filter they are using is Perkins 140517050, which from my cross referencing is the same as the 22057107 used on 2001 / 2002 / 2003 / MD5 / MD6 / MD7 / MD11, but not called up on the D1 / D2 / D3 range. I do not know what they are paying, but I think around $15.
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Hello:
I am very surprised about the 130366120 being that cheap.  I wonder if he will discover that it will be more when he actually purchases it.  The $6.95 is the price I had for the filter in 2007 so maybe the price has been updated.

The 140517050 is an oil filter, but I show that is only used on industrial engines (a whole bunch of them though) so I would be uncomfortable using it on marine engines.   Might be OK, but who knows.  The 140517030 ones are used on many of the marine engines.

The trouble with these crosses is that no one guarantees they are correct.  They probably are, but if the filter has a different flow rate it can cause trouble over time.  Especially with the fuel filter as the injection pump use the fuel as lubrication as well.

Out of curiosity, I asked the Perkins guys to see if they could do any better on the fuel filters saying that I was being beat up by some people (no names and no area mentioned) who were selling them for around $7.50.  They may or may not get back to me.

J.D.

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Hello:
I canceled the 16 fuel filters. Attached is a quote showing the cross overs.  Remember these cross overs are not blessed by anybody.  I gave the Volvo, the Perkins and the Cummins (fleetguard) equivalents.

I wonder what part number your customer is purchasing as the Perkins filters equivalents are not that much less expensive.  Could you get the number of the Perkins filter so we can see what he is purchasing?

J.D.

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Hello:
Attached is an odd quote for your 4.135.

I looked up the valve cover gasket for all possible 4.135 Perkins engines and found they were all the same so I don't need the serial number.

However, Perkins tells me that this gasket 145610235 is no longer available and they had no suggestions.

However, I vaguely remembered something about Mazda cars using this engine in their diesel offerings in the early eighties so just for fun I went looking for Mazda parts.

So they did use this engine and I can get the gasket through a Mazda dealer in Pennsylvania who specializes in older Mazda parts.  Mazda used to purchase the gasket through Perkins (they use the same number) and this guy has eight
of them left.

As I was curious, I went ahead and ordered this part and it should arrive in a few days.  I will take a peek at it and if it looks correct, I will send you a picture and you can decide if you want to go ahead with it.

J.D.

255 HP Mercuiser inboards (350 Chev Engines)
My Borg Warner Transmissions have Green Transmission fluid in them. I need to add some fluid. What kind of fluid is this? Where can I purchase it and What do I ask for? Can it be mixed with Dextron RED ATF Fluid and is it advise able or not?

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Hello:

I don’t know what the green transmission, but typically for applications where the maximum RPMs are below 3000 you can use SAE 30 weight. But as most people go above 3000 RPM you should use Dextron II or III ATF.

Almost always a mistake to mix different types of fluids.

J.D.

Hello:
My guys took your B/W gear down to the shop and tested it. They report that there seems to be some warping in the clutch plates that causes some drag (resistance) to the gear when shifted into reverse.  It also seems to hesitate a little when put into gear which also hints at partially burnt (or rather smoothed clutch plates).

But what is more worrisome is that the pressure is about 35 pounds off what it should be.  This could be a bad pump.

So I can only offer you $650 for the gear as I will probably have to put about $2,000 worth of parts and labor into it.  If this is OK let me know and I will re-imburse your card or send you a check.

One other thing, Dave noted that it looked like you might have taken off the top fitting from the new 2.1 that we sent you and put it on the bottom of the 1.91 gear you returned and presumably put the 1.91:1 fitting 
from the returned gear on to the bottom of 2.1.

But you need to be careful on this.  The 2.1 must have the return line go to the top of the reduction housing.  This is because the cooled oil has to go into the top to "splash" lubricate the insides and most importantly to lubricate the planetary.

On the 1.91 the return line returns to the bottom of the main case.

You can't switch these for if  you do have the return oil going to the bottom of the 2.1 instead of the top of the reduction housing you will burn out the 2.1 gear.

Incidentally, the 1.91:1 gear you returned was set up for a counter-rotating engine (the flywheel was turning clockwise).  You can change the input rotation of the 1.91:1 by recalibrating the pump (i.e. turn the pump), but
you can not change the input direction of the 2.1 gear.  The 2.1 gear that you received from us is expecting a standard rotation engine (ie the flywheel turns counter clockwise).

J.D.

Crusader R020037 Switch High Temperature Alarm, 235-F. High Temp Alarm Switch, screws into top of Transmission, so it just connects to the alarm buzzer.

Hello:

You have the QL line of props (a hub and prop 41102353 and 41102310).  These are no longer supported as QL has gone out of business and Volvo Penta no longer supports the QL line.  For awhile Volvo Penta owned, or controlled, the QL line.

Not to worry however, as I can get you the same type of set up from Mercruiser.  They offer a hub and a prop for the Evenrude line.

If you can tell me the diameter and the pitch of your existing prop - estimates are fine - and the horse power of the Evinrude along with an approximate year, I can get you a set up.

As good, if not better than the QL line and about the same price.

J.D.

Volvo Penta changed the part number again  (same price and same part but with a new part number and harness).

So the original EDC 4" Display was a 874293 which changed to a 881674 which changed to a 22629329 which changed to a 22776951 and finally went to a
22949191 (which includes the adapter harness).

The cylinder kit 876098 comes with the liner, piston, piston rings and pin, and seals.
However, this part number has been discontinued and is no longer available.

If you can tell me which T(A)MD31 (A, B, M, P) you have and the serial number, I may be able
to supply cylinder kits that will work for your application.  If it is an A, you may have to
rebuild it to a B (done frequently) to get cylinder liner kits.

The spinner 3886126 has been replaced by a new spinner, a new nut and a new bolt, 22072153, 22001844 and 963699 respectively.

You need to purchase all three parts to replace the earlier version of the spinner.

The original power steering pump was Volvo Penta part number 838310 which is obsolete.

The complete steering pump kit 860881 (which included the steering pump 838310) is
also obsolete.

So what you have to do is to go over to a 855872 steering pump which is still available
and either re-use your pulley or purchase a new pulley 1219961 (probably better).

Hello:

Here is the quote for the new injectors under part number 4326784.  At the moment Cummins only shows 4 of these available.

Eventually it appears the original number 4954374 will transition into 4326784.

It would be at least six weeks leadtime for these new ones.  It could be more as they are not really fully active yet.

Just an aside, there have been reports about the Chinese Cummins partner selling outside of China.  They are not supposed to do this according to Cummins and Cummins says that many of the parts are "inferior".  I think Cummins is in a bad situation as they made partnership deal with the Chinese and now it appears that they are competing
against Cummins worldwide.  I haven't seen any of these parts, but I have heard some horror stories.

Thank you.

J.d.

The 4003445 alternator is the OEM Cummins alternator directly from Cummins.

The 19020375 is a Delco-Remy alternator that is the equivalent to the Cummins version.  There is a core charge connected to the aftermarket version.  If you send me back your old alternator you would get the core charge back.

Delco Remy makes the alternator for Cummins, but according to Cummins they give special specifications to Delco to make the alternator. I have talked to Delco people in the past and while they don't disagree, I never get the feeling that they fully support this statement.

The Cummins OEM version is about a 3-5 days and the Delco aftermarket is about a week out.  I can hurry up either alternator, but it would increase the price a bit as it becomes an emergency order (about $75 more).

Thank you and please don't hesitate to contact us if you need any more information or would like to place an
order.
 
J.D. Neeson

Hello:
I am sorry, but the Cummins engine did not originally come with this 4 sheave pulley.  It was probably added by the boat builder.  If  you can look on it and  find a number I can see if it is a Cummins number. But it is probably an aftermarket version.  If you  send me some pictures and measurements I can probably find you one that would fit. If you are adding this on yourself then you probably will have to fabricate this yourself.
 J.D.
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Thank you vey much.
 A friend in Maine got the pulley for me . 

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Hello:
That is great. Do you know where your buddy got it and what part number it  was?  I could not find  one that was very  close at all and would love to know where to go if someone  else needs it.
  J.D.
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 Here is the part numbers: Adapter 4947627 and Pulley 3906717

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I am sorry but the 3885909 is no longer available from Cummins.  Instead they have:

Cummins has three marine white colors:

4918660,  Cloud white, very bright white, last 10 years or so.
3885912,  Marine white,  regular white,  used on and off last 20 years.  (this is what we sell most of)
3824517,  Marine gray,  yellowish / gray white,  used on old commercial rated engines.

Onan Green 3885913 is still on back order. Cummins tells us that they are having issues with their paint supplier and that they are unable to tell us when the paint will become available.

What we have done, for our own use, is to have a local supplier formulate our own Onan Green paint and put it in spray cans. It is a high quality paint that is the same type of paint and the color is very close.

Please be aware this is our own workaround and not an official recommendation from Cummins.

If you wish to try this alternative solution, please confirm in the comments during the checkout process or contact us.

Below is a description of the international wire method.  We do about $5 million in overseas wires each year.

Hello:

If the part was still available as a new part, I would have sent it off to you. But this is a discontinued part from Mercruiser.   Mercruiser strongly recommends you replace the whole gear and clutch assembly.  If your drive is still under warranty (it probably isn't anyway) if you use the older clutch, it will void the warranty as Mercruiser wants you to replace it. I will put the part on a two week hold in case you can't find another source for the part at the original price. This is just a very rare part that I had to pay more for than originally.  The amount of profit I am making is almost exactly the same as I would have made if I had the part at the old original price.

J.D.

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Ok I am still very confused as to why your website is still offering the part as being available at a cost of $224.35. I cannot understand how you advertise like this, and then want to charge more. How much will the final price be including shipping to South Africa on a 3 to 5 business days. I await your reply.

 
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Hello Sir:

On the issue of keeping the old part numbers on the web site we have had many discussions on this issue.  On one hand we don't like to mis-lead people that we have parts when we don’t have them (or at the original low price), but on the other if we don't keep the part numbers on the site then when people try to find their old part number it won't come up as it is not on the system and they won't know that the part has superseded or expired (often a part will supersede into multiple parts or multiple different parts depending on the engine).

And on the other hand (third hand, I know), we often have the older rarer parts in our stock (or have had them recently) or can find them at reasonable prices.  Again it is difficult to express all these options on the system as there are so many variables.

So the policy we have established is the follows:
1)  We keep all the older part numbers on the site so people can find them and attempt to keep up with all the supercessions (there are hundreds of them every couple of weeks).
2)  If we have the original part number and have paid the original cost for it, we charge the original retail price or perhaps a little less.

3)  If we have purchased the original part number from somewhere we use our actual purchase price plus our standard mark up.

I hope this explain what happened in your case.  And I made another couple of calls to dealers and parts misers, and was unable to find anyone who had one of these on their shelves.

And finally, please remember that Mercruiser would recommend that you should change out the entire gear set.  I think they are being overly cautious on this issue, but they may know something that they are not telling.  But when you consider that this clutch has been used for years without any big public issues, it seems likely that this is a reasonable  chance to take.

J.D.
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Hello Sir:

I believe you talked with Fred today about your 861926T3. This part has been superceeded by a kit 892798A01 which is a complete ECM conversion kit. The original part number 861926T3 is no longer available and I
have called around before and no one seems to have it on their shelves any longer.
J. D. Neeson

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Hello,

I talked to a butch of poeple trying to find this part cheaper.  Your web sight is the only one that listed the replacement part number with the old part and price. Which infers that you are selling the new part at the price listed. Even the invoice has the new part number list. No I am not interested in the new price.

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Hello:

I am sorry, that I don't have the part under the old number.  Mercruiser changed this to a kit about 5-6 years ago and all the people who had the old part on their shelves (like we used to) have had them snapped over time as the price for the new kit is so high.  If I still had the old part number on my shelf I would be happy to sell it to you for the original price.

On the issue of keeping the old part numbers on the web site we have had many discussions on this issue. On one hand we don't like to mis-lead people that we have parts when we don’t have them (or at the original low price), but on the other if we don't keep the part numbers on the site then when people try to find their old part number it won't come up as it is not on the system and they won't know that the part has superseded (often a part will supersede into multiple parts or multiple different parts depending on the engine).

And on the other hand (third hand, I know), we often have the older rarer parts in our stock (or have had them recently) or can find them at reasonable prices. Again it is difficult to express all these options on the system as there are so many variables.

So the policy we have established is the follows:

1) We keep all the older part numbers on the site so people can find them and attempt to keep up with all the supercessions (there are hundreds of them every couple of weeks).

2) If we have the original part number and have paid the original cost for it, we charge the original retail price or perhaps a little less.

3) If we have purchased the original part number from somewhere we use our actual purchase price plus our standard mark up.

I hope this explain what happened in your case. And I made another couple of calls to dealers and parts misers, and was unable to find anyone who had one of these on their shelves.

If you can't find anyone who has the original part number and you decide to bite the bullet and go with the new kit version, please let us know as we do have a couple of these in our stock. 

Please feel free to contact me if you would like to discuss this further.

Hello Sir:
Your power steering pump 838310 has been superceeded to a new pump number 855872. BUT you must use your old pulley and hub from your old pump. If your pulley or hub are distroyed and you can't use them
again, let me know and I can find you a work around.
J. D. Neeson

Hello Sir:

We received your order for the parts 839330 and 839331. Both parts are expired, but I do have a source for them.

Attached is a quote showing the new prices for these expired parts. The price does increase (my source knows how rare these are).

I also included a good used one of the housing that we have out back.

Please review and let me know what you would like to do.

I am sorry I can't find these at a more reasonable price, but they have been discontinued for 18 years!

J. D. Neeson

Hello Sir:

The unit injection 20440388 has been changed to 3801437.  This is a "NEW EXCHANGE" so the part is new, but has a core charge connected to it. Volvo Penta does this to get back the old injectors in case they want to establish a remanufacturing program.
The core charge, designated as 3804437, is refundable once we receive the old injector cores back to us
at Marine Parts Express.
Thank you and please don't hesitate to contact us if you need any more information or would like to place an

order.
J.D. Neeson

volvo MD2040B

Hello,
Is there a way to tell on your website if parts are in stock?
When it says "part found" does it mean it is in stock or just that the part number is valid?

Regards

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Hello:

I wanted to explain about the fuel pump.

In the attached schematic the complete fuel pump is part number 3594444 which after many changes becomes 21608511.

Also in the attached  is the high pressure pump (part of the complete pump) with a number of 3588865.

So the complete fuel pump is made up of the low pressure base (with all of the parts and connections) and the high pressure pump.

Volvo Penta and Carter, who makes the pump, have had some issues so that is why the entire pump has changed

numbers so often.  The new pump has a one year warranty.

If however, you just swap out the high pressure pump then there is no warranty as Volvo Penta’s belief is that

you need to go with complete new pump.

My guess, and we have a description of this issue in our blog and in our newsletter, is the problem that some of these

fuel pump experience is a combination of the ethanol in the gas (which eats away the earlier coatings inside the pumps), the application and the way the pump is cooled by the water line.

J. D. Neeson

Hello,

What is the exchange part # for Volvo part # 838697. EPC says there one available for this but I am having trouble locating it.

Thanks,

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There is not an exchange number for 838697 directly. 838697 changes to 3 part numbers:

11994 (2) gaskets

861260 turbo (exchange # is 3802070)

969299 (1) hollow screw

Hello:

I wanted to explain about the fuel pump.

In the attached schematic the complete fuel pump is part number 3594444 which after many changes becomes 21608511.

Also in the attached  is the high pressure pump (part of the complete pump) with a number of 3588865.

So the complete fuel pump is made up of the low pressure base (with all of the parts and connections) and the high pressure pump.

Volvo Penta and Carter, who makes the pump, have had some issues so that is why the entire pump has changed

numbers so often.  The new pump has a one year warranty.

If however, you just swap out the high pressure pump then there is no warranty as Volvo Penta’s belief is that

you need to go with complete new pump.

My guess, and we have a description of this issue in our blog and in our newsletter, is the problem that some of these

fuel pump experience is a combination of the ethanol in the gas (which eats away the earlier coatings inside the pumps), the application and the way the pump is cooled by the water line.

J. D. Neeson

The harness 873532  has changed to new numbers:

873745 cable, 22637542 relay and 873543 cable kit.

This set  up is for AD41P engines with a serial number higher than 2203126468.

Am trying to find a jet drive outboard for my 40 horse Yamaha to replace the prop drive.   It's a 1980's engine and I can get all the specific info if you have any potential for having a jet drive that might work.  Any info would be appreciated.  Thanks 

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Unfortunately Volvo Penta no longer offers the QL bow thruster oil (41100129) and they recommend using Castrol Alpha SP 150 or equivalent gear oil. We don’t sell Castrol but your local Napa probably does.

Attached is the specifications for the oil. You may be able to bring that to Napa or another auto parts store and they might be able to find the right oil for you.

-Brian

The part number 41100658 has been changed to 21281780.

These are still available as of today, but once they are sold out (from Volvo Penta), they will be going NLA from Volvo Penta.

Volvo Penta sold the QL line to a company in Sweden called Side Power and Side Power does not seem to be willing to support the old bow thrusters and such.

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• All returns are subject to a 20% restocking fee, unless it is an item which we normally stock.
• All returns must include the copy of the invoice.
• Please allow up to 30 business days after Marine Parts Express receives your return for your refund to be processed.
• Marine Parts Express is not responsible for any damages that may occur during transport. If we determine that the quality of packing was inadequate and the item was damaged, we may refuse the refund. Please visit FedEx’s packing recommendations here: http://www.fedex.com/us/service-guide/our-services/package-shipment/index.html

1. DO NOT just send parts in a box with nothing else. We will have no way of matching it up to a previous order.
2. DO include either a copy of your packing slip or at the very least a piece of paper that has the following information: (a) Your name, address, phone number, and email address as it appeared on your order; (b) The reason for the return; (c) The part numbers you are returning and their corresponding quantities; (d) Preferably include the original order number if you have it.
3. Send all the information from (3) to:

Marine Parts Express

Attn: Returns

65 Dodge Rd

Edgecomb, ME 04556

We highly recommend sending your returns using a method that provides you a tracking number. Once we have received your return, it may take a few weeks to process, depending on the situation.

The biggest cause for delays with refunds and credits is when items are sent back without (a) prior authorization, or (b) without anything included in the box to help identify the return.

To ensure the fastest return and refund process, please be sure to follow these steps:

Call us first. Don't email. Emailing our general inbox will often result in a delay. We need to know that you are returning an item. Our shipping department handles returns once they arrive here. If you ordered with a sales rep and there was an issue with the order, call them first. If you just ordered the wrong part or too many, call our shipping department. If shipping isn't available, speak with Parts. Both options are available on our phone menu, as well as the ability to dial individual extensions.

Do not just send parts in a box or your return and refund will be delayed. We need you to include at least a piece of paper with the following so we can match it up to an existing order:

1. Name, address, phone number, email address
2. invoice or order number
3. Reason for return
4. Items you are returning with quantities

Once you have a return authorization, send your item or items back to:

Marine Parts Express
Attn: Returns
65 Dodge Road
Edgecomb, ME 04556

Failure to follow these steps will result in a delay.

If you have followed these steps and are still awaiting your refund, please do not call accounting as they do not handle refunds or credits. Call your sales rep first. If they are not available, call the shipping department.

RETURN POLICY

• All returns must be authorized by a Marine Parts Express representative prior to sending it back. Contact your sales rep if you have one, and if it was a web order, contact our shipping department. DO NOT email our general inbox or this will result in a delay.
• All returns must be within 30 days of original purchase in order to receive a full refund.
• All returned parts must be in their original unused condition and in the original packaging to receive a full refund.
• Electronic parts may or may not be eligible for a refund.
• Shipping costs are of the responsibility of the customer, unless otherwise stated by one of our representatives.
• All returns are subject to a restocking fee, unless otherwise stated by one of our representatives.
• All returns must include the copy of the invoice.
• Please allow up to 30 business days after Marine Parts Express receives your return for you refund to be processed.
• Marine Parts Express is not responsible for any damages that may occur during transport. If we determine that the quality of packing was inadequate and the item was damaged, we may refuse the refund. Please visit’s FedEx’s packing recommendations here: http://www.fedex.com/us/service-guide/our-services/package-shipment/index.html

RETURN POLICY

• All returns must be authorized by a Marine Parts Express representative prior to sending it back. 
• All returns must be within 30 days of delivery in order to receive a full refund.
• All returned parts must be in their original unused condition and in the original packaging to receive a full refund.
• Electronic parts may or may not be eligible for a refund.
• Shipping costs are of the responsibility of the customer, unless we shipped you the wrong part(s).
• All returns are subject to a 20% restocking fee, unless it is an item which we normally stock.
• All returns must include the copy of the invoice.
• Please allow up to 30 business days after Marine Parts Express receives your return for your refund to be processed.
• Marine Parts Express is not responsible for any damages that may occur during transport. If we determine that the quality of packing was inadequate and the item was damaged, we may refuse the refund. Please visit FedEx’s packing recommendations here: http://www.fedex.com/us/service-guide/our-services/package-shipment/index.html

1. DO NOT just send parts in a box with nothing else. We will have no way of matching it up to a previous order.
2. DO include either a copy of your packing slip or at the very least a piece of paper that has the following information: (a) Your name, address, phone number, and email address as it appeared on your order; (b) The reason for the return; (c) The part numbers you are returning and their corresponding quantities; (d) Preferably include the original order number if you have it.
3. Send all the information from (3) to:

Marine Parts Express

Attn: Returns

65 Dodge Rd

Edgecomb, ME 04556

We highly recommend sending your returns using a method that provides you a tracking number. Once we have received your return, it may take a few weeks to process, depending on the situation.

The biggest cause for delays with refunds and credits is when items are sent back without (a) prior authorization, or (b) without anything included in the box to help identify the return.

To ensure the fastest return and refund process, please be sure to follow these steps:

Call us first. Don't email. Emailing our general inbox will often result in a delay. We need to know that you are returning an item. Our shipping department handles returns once they arrive here. If you ordered with a sales rep and there was an issue with the order, call them first. If you just ordered the wrong part or too many, call our shipping department. If shipping isn't available, speak with Parts. Both options are available on our phone menu, as well as the ability to dial individual extensions.

Do not just send parts in a box or your return and refund will be delayed. We need you to include at least a piece of paper with the following so we can match it up to an existing order:

1. Name, address, phone number, email address
2. invoice or order number
3. Reason for return
4. Items you are returning with quantities

Once you have a return authorization, send your item or items back to:

Marine Parts Express
Attn: Returns
65 Dodge Road
Edgecomb, ME 04556

Failure to follow these steps will result in a delay.

If you have followed these steps and are still awaiting your refund, please do not call accounting as they do not handle refunds or credits. Call your sales rep first. If they are not available, call the shipping department.

RETURN POLICY

• All returns must be authorized by a Marine Parts Express representative prior to sending it back. Contact your sales rep if you have one, and if it was a web order, contact our shipping department. DO NOT email our general inbox or this will result in a delay.
• All returns must be within 30 days of original purchase in order to receive a full refund.
• All returned parts must be in their original unused condition and in the original packaging to receive a full refund.
• Electronic parts may or may not be eligible for a refund.
• Shipping costs are of the responsibility of the customer, unless otherwise stated by one of our representatives.
• All returns are subject to a restocking fee, unless otherwise stated by one of our representatives.
• All returns must include the copy of the invoice.
• Please allow up to 30 business days after Marine Parts Express receives your return for you refund to be processed.
• Marine Parts Express is not responsible for any damages that may occur during transport. If we determine that the quality of packing was inadequate and the item was damaged, we may refuse the refund. Please visit’s FedEx’s packing recommendations here: http://www.fedex.com/us/service-guide/our-services/package-shipment/index.html

Contacts - Who to contact for what?

Issues with an order you placed with a representative:

Contact your sales rep. Our phone menu has a convenient directory that you can use to reach specific extensions and/or departments.  The most common extensions will be JD (101) and Fred (104).

Issues with a web order:

Contact the parts department. They are Option 1 on the phone menu.

Need an RMA:

If you ordered with a rep, contact your rep. If it was a web order, contact shipping. If shipping isn't available, contact Parts (Option 1).

Credits or refunds:

If you ordered with a rep, contact your rep. If it was a web order, contact shipping. If shipping isn't availabe, contact Parts (Option 1). Accounting does not process credits or refunds. 

Issues with the website:

Contact the IT department. Option 4 or extension 102.

Accounts payable questions:

Contact accounting. Option 3 or extension 112. Accounting does not process credits or refunds.

Email is a wonderful tool in most circumstances. We encourage the use of email because it's a fast, convenient method of communication.. If you know the e-mail address of your representative, please direct your sensitive or urgent questions to an actual person and not the info@ address so we can assist you in a timely fashion.  Otherwise, we will check the info@ address and get back to you as soon as possible.  We do check phone messages, but we do not answer incoming calls directly, so the fastest way to get someone to answer your communication is by email.  This is a change in our communication policy during the pandemic and took effect in January, 2022.

our Volvo Penta SX Cobra was from the days of the joint venture between Volvo Penta and OMC.
Although it was called an SX Cobra it was really a Volvo Penta SX-C drive. While there are some internal and a few external differences between the SX-C and the SX-M drive
they are interchangeable so you can mix and match parts from the two drives relatively easily.

There are two types of starters. The 2875927 starter is for a rear mounted starter on a CCW engine.    The direction of the
engine is from the back looking at the flywheel (LH)

The 2875928 starter is for a rear mounted starter on a CW engine.   The direction of the
engine is from the back looking at the flywheel (RH)

 Most marine Chryslers have a rear mounted starter, meaning that the nose of the starter,
faces the bow and the starter is behind the flywheel

Most non-Chrysler marine gas engines have a standard mount starter that the starter nose is towards
the stern with the starter being under the block and in front of the flywheel.

Both of these starters are available.   They are remanufactured ones from Alco (who may
very well have made them for Chrysler back in the day)