mercruiser 5.7L head gasket question.

[misery]

Hi folks. I'm not new to this forum, but I am new to sterndrives. I just picked up an 89 peterborough fury with a bad 5.7L. I'm going to to a total rebuild on a fresh block, and I need to know if I can use an automotive gasket kit, or do the head gaskets and intake gaskets have to be for marine applications. The boat is a salt water only machine and will continue to be. Thanks for the help.

 

[Scott Danforth]

Are you running a heat exchanger? If not, you need marine head gaskets, brass core plugs, and a marine circulation pump.

 

[misery]

thanks for the response Scott. it is sea water cooled. What is the difference between regular head gaskets and marine ones? what about intake gaskets?

 

[Scott Danforth]

Marine gaskets are multi-layered stainless