Mercruiser 170 Gen 1 Alpha One Sterndrive Question

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hunter22375

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I am very new to boats and I am considering buying a project deckboat with a Mercruiser 170 Gen 1 Alpha One Sterndrive and a outdrive ratio of 1.84. Its a 1986 year and the block (possibly the head as well) is bad. I was wondering if I cannot find a used duplicate motor....what other options do I have for replacements. I don't have the cash right now to buy a new short block or whole motor so I need options for what used motors I can find to work with.

Sorry if I left out important info....again, I am very new to this. Thanks.

Mark
 
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Re: Mercruiser 170 Gen 1 Alpha One Sterndrive Question

hunter22375 said:
I am very new to boats and I am considering buying a project deckboat with a Mercruiser 170 Gen 1 Alpha One Sterndrive and a outdrive ratio of 1.84. Its a 1986 year and the block (possibly the head as well) is bad. I was wondering if I cannot find a used duplicate motor....what other options do I have for replacements. I don't have the cash right now to buy a new short block or whole motor so I need options for what used motors I can find to work with.

Sorry if I left out important info....again, I am very new to this. Thanks.

Mark
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Ayuh,... Welcome Aboard Mark,... Don't buy the 470,...

You'd need to buy a 2nd junk boat to get all the parts to stuff another different motor into that 1,...

The 470 is a mongrel half-breed that Mercruiser has been tryin' to Forget for decades,...
It's Most common part number is NLA,...
 
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Re: Mercruiser 170 Gen 1 Alpha One Sterndrive Question

+1 for what Bondo said. Find a boat with either a 4.3 V6 or a V8... Try to stay away from a 470 (aka 165, 170, 180, 185, 485, 488, 190, 3.7L, 3.7LX)....

Chris.......
 
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Re: Mercruiser 170 Gen 1 Alpha One Sterndrive Question

Thanks guys. I ended up turning down the boat anyways. It had WAY more issues than were mentioned initially. :)
 
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