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    Want to add fuel/water separator to '86 170

    I have a 1986 Mercruiser 170 hp, alpha one, gen one. I am having some issues with my boat just quitting when we are on the lake. I have checked all electrical and everything tests good. This last time I checked all fuel lines and found times when fuel was not getting to carb all the time. I...
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    Motor died...

    86 glastron, 170 Mercruiser, stern drive OA691198, engine A655479, Drive Unit OA686508, took it out for the first time this season and unloaded from trailer and drove it about five minutes to favorite cove and it ran fine. Got back in boat after setting about 10 minutes and idled out of cove...
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    how to remove hub from old merc prop

    I am pretty sure that it is not a rubber one but not positive. On the inside (towards the stern drive) it has a part #12-835467-1, the removable brass piece has part #826074 then B then 23. This is in a 48 832832A45 21P prop. Do I just need to push harder to get the "inside" piece out or...
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    Daughter backed into prop with pickup...

    My daughter called me this morning and said that she "might have hit the boat"...well she did and it bent the outer flange on the rear of the prop. So now she gets to buy a new one. I need some help on getting a replacement. The one that was on it seemed to work just fine, so another just...
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    Engine tries to die when putting in reverse in lake

    I have a 1986 Glastron/Conroy, Mercruiser 170, Alpha One Stern Drive...s/n's off of the engine (A655479) stern drive (0A691198) drive unit (0A686508) This happened at the end of last season, and I had the lower shift cable replaced. This was my first time out and when I had it in the driveway...
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    Engine dies when shifting into reverse..

    I have an 86 Glastron/Conroy, with a 170 Mercruiser and Alpha One Stern Drive. I went to unload the boat off of the trailer today and it starts fine, but as soon as I put it in reverse it grinds and then a sound like the motor is backfiring and it kills the motor unless I hurry and put it back...
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    Engine water temp gauge quit working...

    I have an 86 Glastron/Conroy with a Mercruiser 170. Everything has been good this year, but this time when I got the boat in the water, I noticed the temp gauge was all the way down to the left and never moved. I checked to see if there was any power to the gauge, and to the best that I could...
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    What weight of Mercruiser Quicksilver oil?

    I just bought my '86 Glastron last year. It has a 170hp Mercruiser and I had the dealership close by winterize it last year. They supposedly changed the oil. I have been checking the oil and after a while it got to where it needed a quart. I went in and asked them for one and they gave me...
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    Going to sandblast trailer, any wisdom?

    I am going to do some needed maintenance on my trailer, paint and new bunks, and probably going to sandblast it to clean it up. The former owner lived on a dirt road and there are a lot of pits and rust forming on the front of every part of the trailer. I have decided to prime it with...
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    Newbie question on trailer wheel size

    I have an 86 Glastron Conroy 18.5 ft with a Glastron trailer. I am trying to find out if the wheels to the trailer would be Ford or Chevy wheels, or is it just a generic 15" wheel? I do know they are 15 x 7 painted welded wheels. Any help would be appreciated.
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    Engine dies when shut down quickly

    Another question...when I am tubing with the family, someone may fall off of the tube and I throttle back quickly to nuetral, the motor has started to die. It will restart and run just fine, this has only happened a couple of times, is there something about this that I should be checking out?
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    Transmission "grinds" a little when shifting into reverse

    I have a Mercruiser 170, Alpha One and when I shift from forward to reverse it will tend to grind a little bit. Now it does not do this everytime, but I want to make sure what I should do for this, if it is anything to worry about?
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    Battery Box Worthwhile?

    This my be a stupid question, and I apologize ahead of time if it is! My 1986 Glastron did not have a battery box when I bought it, and I was wondering if I should go ahead and buy one and install the battery in it? Right now the battery just sits in back of the boat near the trim motor. Any...
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    Engine ran cooler after alternator conversion?!

    I finished the alternator conversion on my Mercruiser 170, took the Glastron out today, and the boat ran great! One thing that I wasn't expecting was the difference in how cool the motor was running, according to the dash guage. It does sound possible for it to run a little cooler, since power...
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    Doing alternator conversion on Merc 170

    I received my kit today and it looked pretty good...only one problem. It had an option for a top mount kit or lower mount kit, in relation to the motor. I chose the top because of space. It has mounts that bolt to the mounts on the head of the motor. The only problem is my lower bolt is 1/2...
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    Which types of grease?

    Once again, I am new to this, so please forgive the questions...I have been looking for all the grease zerks on the boat and trailer. I have found them on my Alpha one stern drive and of course the bearing buddies on my trailer. My boat is a 86 Glastron x19. Are there more that I am missing...
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    Remove OEM voltage regulator?

    I am going to put the alternator conversion on my Merc 170. In the directions it says that removing the OEM voltage regulator is up to the owner. Does anybody have any experience or thoughts on this one? Any advantages/disadvantages to leaving it or taking it off? Thanks in advance for any...
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    merc 170 alternator conversion

    Hopefully this post doesn't show up twice, I'm still learning. Based on what I am reading it would be a smart decision to convert to a Delco alternator instead of replacing the water cooled voltage regulator. I do not have power steering on my boat (86 Glastron x19), does anybody know if I can...
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    Need manuals for 86 glastron x19, merc 170

    Can anybody help me find these? I just bought this boat and really need some help to find out what I need to do as far as maintenance is concerned and how to do those things. I thank anybody that can help!
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    Is it okay to run the E10 gas in the Merc 170HP

    I have heard all different answers for this one, so I thought I would ask the experts. Sorry for the newb question, but I want to take the best care of the motor. And if I do run the Ethanol 10% fuel, is there anything else I should do?
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