Winterization Gen 5 Volvo Penta

[VTENGR]

Next times I'm at the boat I'll look.

[ajcampen]

I replaced my barb fitting with a swivel head. Trident Marine 502-3838. I can’t find the part anymore though. Makes it very easy to spin on spin off

Sounds like a much better setup. I'll look for that part. Thanks for the info!

Did you end up changing your fittings? I am buying a r7 with 380 and I have been researching parts to make the change on this boat. Please let me know what you come up with.

[drtbar]

I replaced my barb fitting with a swivel head. Trident Marine 502-3838. I can’t find the part anymore though. Makes it very easy to spin on spin off

Sounds like a much better setup. I'll look for that part. Thanks for the info!

Did you end up changing your fittings? I am buying a r7 with 380 and I have been researching parts to make the change on this boat. Please let me know what you come up with.

I did not make the change as of yet. I was just happy to get the hose off, fog the engine, and put it back on. I'm sure after a few off and ons, the hose will break down because of how difficult it was to remove. I'll probably procrastinate until it starts leaking and I'm forced to replace it.

[Iowa Buckeye]

Yes getting the hose off the barbs is a bear. Feels like you are going to pull the fuel pump off! What I have since been doing is just taking a utility knife and cutting the fuel line off square at the end of the bars. Then carefully slice it off the length of the barbs. I'd guess I have about a foot of 'slack' between my tank and fuel pump so can do this for many years. And when it does get too short, I will just replace the line to the tank, with a foot or so of slack again.

[ajcampen]

I was sucrssful recreating what I had with my merc. Spin off fitting - so I am back in business

[drtbar]

I was sucrssful recreating what I had with my merc. Spin off fitting - so I am back in business

What fittings did you end up going with? Any link you can provide? TIA

[ajcampen]

Sorry for delayed response. The barb fitting for the hose, I used this part. It is has the swivel head to go on.

https://www.explosivepowersports.com/tr ... -502-3838/

For the side into the fuel filter/housing, I got a brass elbow.

On one side it is NPT 1/4. The other end is an sae fitting 3/8 that will be the receiver for the part in the link above. Here is a pic of the elbow.

Mercury marine told me the loctite to buy. It is for high temp.