Volvo Penta 8.1l Gi-F light load miss fix

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Re: Volvo Penta 8.1l Gi-F light load miss fix

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If you are in a salt water application I highly suggest you use Marine Grade Never Seize as the regular stuff will harden up and become Ever Seize. Personally I use the Marine grade stuff only on all applications. https://www.grainger.ca/en/product/p/LC ... Google+PPC
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Thanks Hans, I never knew that type existed.
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Too bad you live so far away as we buy it by the case for the shop. Would have given you an early Christmas gift. :-D
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Midnightsun wrote:Qr Bbpost If you are in a salt water application I highly suggest you use Marine Grade Never Seize as the regular stuff will harden up and become Ever Seize. Personally I use the Marine grade stuff only on all applications. https://www.grainger.ca/en/product/p/LC ... Google+PPC


Excellent tip! Thanks Hans
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Cliffm wrote:Qr Bbpost
Midnightsun wrote:Qr Bbpost If you are in a salt water application I highly suggest you use Marine Grade Never Seize as the regular stuff will harden up and become Ever Seize. Personally I use the Marine grade stuff only on all applications. https://www.grainger.ca/en/product/p/LC ... Google+PPC


Excellent tip! Thanks Hans


Just a heads up.....if you have the graphite based grease, only apply very lightly on spark plug threads ( less is better in this case ). The reason being, that stuff has a habit of taking on a life of it's own, as in "it gets everywhere".... the plug ceramics have to be clean and free of the lube or the graphite component will cause a miss condition by shorting to ground given the right path......
FWIW.....The above is just my opinion.
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Re: Volvo Penta 8.1l Gi-F light load miss fix

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Midnightsun wrote:Qr Bbpost Too bad you live so far away as we buy it by the case for the shop. Would have given you an early Christmas gift. :-D

I love Christmas, and, We don't live far!!!! Never too far for you guys!!!
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