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Took our 2011 H180 out today and ran it for about an hour which means the Volvo Penta 4.3l motor officially passed the 20 hour mark and will be brought into the dealership for the required service shortly. When we finished our ride, I trailered it out of the water and as usual hooked up the ear muffs to flush the engine. It ran for about three minutes before it slowly sputtered out. Acted as if it was running out of gas, then died. I fed it some gas by moving the throttle forward once or twice then attempted to start it with the throttle about halfway. It started, but ran a little rough. My wife, who was standing a safe distance behind the boat at the time, said a cloud of smoke billowed out of the exhaust but i didnt see it. I revved the engine, then let it run at about a quarter throttle, 2200 rpm or so, and it smoothed out and ran ok. After a minute i eased the throttle back to neutral position where it ran for another minute before it died out again, again sounding as if it had run out of gas. Fuel gauge reads almost full and i know its full, fueled it recently with non-ethanol 87 octane. I tried to start it several times after that but no go. By that time it had run long enough to flush the engine, and its due to go to the shop for the 20 hour service anyway so i gave up, packed it up and stowed it away until i can drive it the shop in the next couple weeks sometime.
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2010 H180
VP 4.3 190
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