Marine Water Pump and Headgasket, why ?

[bill chisholm]

I am reassembling a 350 SBC OMC 1980 with freshwater cooling. Do I need marine headgasket and water pump.

With freshwater cooling I can't figure out why but I am sure you guys can fill me in.

 

[Howard Sterndrive]

Re: Marine Water Pump and Headgasket, why ?

I am reassembling a 350 SBC OMC 1980 with freshwater cooling. Do I need marine headgasket and water pump.

With freshwater cooling I can't figure out why but I am sure you guys can fill me in.

if you have closed cooling, you don't really need the marine version of either.
The antifreeze helps the automotive parts resist corrosion.

I would think all good quality sbc headgaskets you could buy today (FelPro etc) would have stainless fire rings and such and would be fine in any marine setup anyways.

 

[Bondo]

Re: Marine Water Pump and Headgasket, why ?

Ayuh,...

I haven't seen a steel shim gasket in Years,.... Most Everything is Composite...

The "Marine Headgasket" myth just won't Die....

Come right down to it,..
The only headgaskets that Aren't,+ never were Marine were only the steel shim gaskets...

I'm with HS,... Any Quality composite gasket will work for You...

 

[bill chisholm]

Re: Marine Water Pump and Headgasket, why ?

I can't figure out why NAPA's head gaskets are so inexpensive compared to Ebay, etc. Usually they are more.

Is a Fel PRO a super duper, must have, head gasket or are the NAPA's Ok

 

[rockyman]

Re: Marine Water Pump and Headgasket, why ?

everybody wants to sell their product, who ever puts the best sells pitch out there will sell more product, potatoes pototoes ,composite makes no difference in my opinion .