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  4. Glasply

    Glasply

    Rebuild
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    Finally Done
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  6. AKJohne

    Fuel burn with 5.7 LX mercruiser, 24' Boat

    I have a gallon of carb cleaner and will soak the parts overnight, I understand the importance of cleaning and not just throwing in new parts, its a valid point. Thanks. Wondering about repainting... I do have some alodine and aluminum cleaner... it may be more trouble than its worth.
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    Fuel burn with 5.7 LX mercruiser, 24' Boat

    The big thing with the kit is new gaskets, which I will need to reassemble. But A new needle and seat will be ok, after all I think everything is 25 years old.
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    Fuel burn with 5.7 LX mercruiser, 24' Boat

    I ordered a OEM kit form Crowley, for a actual OEM OVERHAUL KIT 8M0120193, prices varied form $91.00 to $130.00, Crowleys not the cheapest but 4 bucks shipping, sometime to Alaska we get dinged pretty good. Hoping this solves the off idle issue.
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    What a project..! Nice work, redid a Glasply a few year ago, It was a 5 year project, you are doing great...!
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    Fuel burn with 5.7 LX mercruiser, 24' Boat

    long story on this project, motor and drive came out of a boat that overheated and sat on a pallet for many years, motor was rebuilt and then I needed up with it and out it in the 24' Glasply. I have never had the carb rebuilt, as mentioned it starts and runs great, just the off-idle and only a...
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    Fuel burn with 5.7 LX mercruiser, 24' Boat

    That's encouraging ...! I did order a 15.8 X 15 Solas aluminum prop and will see how it does. On my virtual fuel gauge (Paddlewheel sensor and NMEA 2000) I frequently see MPG numbers at 2.3 and even better, however when I do the calcs at fill up it is typically between 2.1 and 2.2. I use 2.0 for...
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    Fuel burn with 5.7 LX mercruiser, 24' Boat

    thanks guys, I completely missed your replies...! I guess I didn't have notification turned on...! I dinged a blade on the 15.25 X 15 I have been running and felt like fuel burn suffered slightly. I had a 16 X 16 repitched and I think he went to far, I am either going to go back with a 16 X 16...
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    24' Glasply, Aluminum or Stainless.....?

    Not looking for speed, just good performance and economy, if that's possible, when I said "low" with the 16 X 16 I meant the 4400 WOT RPM might be on the low side, I had someone tell me recently that 4400 WOT is a good rpm for those motors.. thanks
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    24' Glasply, Aluminum or Stainless.....?

    I have been running a aluminum 15.25 X 15P on this boat its done ok, but has acquired some dings and thinking about replacing and or upgrading. 24' boat 20 degree deadrise, 7-8K loaded, 5.7 LX, 1.47 Alpha 1 gen 2. Typical cruise at 3200 is 24-28 MPH, WOT is 4600 and ~ 38 MPH. none of these...
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    Fuel burn with 5.7 LX mercruiser, 24' Boat

    In 2018 I and a buddy finished a rebuild on a 1982 24' Glasply, works great and having fun with it, have managed to put on 400+ hours in 2 seasons between the two of us. 1997 5.7 LX 4 bbl. AI GEN II I had to have some work done on the outdrive this winter and all is working now, It looked great...
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    Alternator, Power Steering, Brackets 1996 5.7L

    Thanks for that, I have had issues in the past with the belt squealing under some conditions. I have changed the alternator and made sure the pulley is clean, new belt, etc, belt dressing makes it quit but doesn't last very long. Mostly annoying. To achieve proper belt tension the alternator...
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    Dreaming about a spare motor

    I have a 24' glass boat with a 1997 5.7 LX, Alpha 1 G2. The boat is heavy but it runs good and we can typically cruise around 22 to 25 knots at 3100-3300 RPM. 2.1 MPG. 4600 WOT. Motor has 300+ hours and runs fine, however it is a rebuilt motor and I just dont really know what to expect for a...
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    Alternator, Power Steering, Brackets 1996 5.7L

    Picture of a 97 LX with serp belt, however I have been told these didn't originally come with a HE...however I would think that would not have changed the belt/bracket layout.
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    Need some help with a cooling hose

    Couple more pics
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    Need some help with a cooling hose

    96/97 5.7 LX 0k158784 closed cooling I want to replace the cooling hose for the water pump to the heat exchanger, having a hard time identifying the hose online. No local dealer) I bought a sierra 1871337 thinking I just needed to trim the end... dont look right, can anyone help with the...
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