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Volvo 5.7L sm block engines
I have water in a Volvo 5.7L Sm Block engine and trying to figure out
what the issue is. Volvo replaced the engines last year for a similar problem, saying it was a head gasket issue, but now Volvo says they were either installed wrong or that we are excessively backing down. We have had the boat for 3 years with out an issues so something doesn't sound right. Anybody else having the same problems? |
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Volvo 5.7L sm block engines
Do you ever rev the engine up and shut it off while it's running at
high speed? If you do, you can get water in that way. Beleave it or not, if you shut an engine down suddenly while at high RPM's it can take a few turns in the opposite direction when it winds down, drawing water into the exhaust. |
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Volvo 5.7L sm block engines
That is no doubt, hands down, the silliest thing I have heard in a month!
"Capt John" wrote in message oups.com... Do you ever rev the engine up and shut it off while it's running at high speed? If you do, you can get water in that way. Beleave it or not, if you shut an engine down suddenly while at high RPM's it can take a few turns in the opposite direction when it winds down, drawing water into the exhaust. |
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Volvo 5.7L sm block engines
There is nothing particular to the volvos that make them more water
ingestion prone than any others. Investigate how high your risers are above the water line. Merc has adapter blocks that go between the riser and the exhaust manifold to increase the height or the riser, volvo may have something similar. It could be a leak or a head gasket too of course. Neither volvo nor merc really have anything to do with the actual engine. They buy them intact from gm, bolt on their accessories and spray paint them. The 5.7 aka chevy 350 is a pretty solid engine and does not have a history of head or head gasket problems. wrote in message oups.com... I have water in a Volvo 5.7L Sm Block engine and trying to figure out what the issue is. Volvo replaced the engines last year for a similar problem, saying it was a head gasket issue, but now Volvo says they were either installed wrong or that we are excessively backing down. We have had the boat for 3 years with out an issues so something doesn't sound right. Anybody else having the same problems? |
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