Carb Gaskets - Marine? |
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KENO
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Posted: July-28-2018 at 9:04am |
If you're talking carburetor related stuff, no difference that I know of
Things like head gaskets, they tell you about the stainless steel core that's probably the same as many of the FelPro automotive ones but not all automotive head gaskets necessarily have stainless internal construction. I figure those advertising dept. people get paid to convince us that "marine" is better which would make me think that they sell inferior stuff to the automotive world and we know that's not the case. Other than the head gaskets, I figure we're paying for that "marine" word in the packaging and advertising. Maybe somebody else will have some different thoughts or info |
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AlfaDon
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Thanks Keno. I appreciate the definitive -sort of answer :-)
I can take care of the fitment aspect. I'm just wondering if marine gaskets are made with different material than automotive gaskets. Felpro seems to think anything with "marine" in the name is worth more money. |
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KENO
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I'll jump in with a No sort of
And then ask what's a marine carburetor base gasket or spacer gasket? Sometimes people use a gasket of the wrong size to seal properly between the intake manifold and the PCM 351W spacer and have a vacuum leak there. The PCM gasket is thick and shaped right for their spacer. Maybe somebody might call that a "marine gasket" since it comes in a PCM package. You're using a different spacer and wedge so you'll just have to verify that the gaskets you're using fit properly so there won't be a vacuum leak especially at the joint with the manifold itself. |
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AlfaDon
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I'm getting ready to install the new carb, along with an aluminum wedge, and a phenolic spacer. I got a variety of gaskets that either came with the parts or I bought as Summit's brand. Then I stumbled on another forum that talked about using Marine specific gaskets.
What's the consensus? Do they need to be marine specific? Thanks |
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