Sorry it was the INTAKE MANIFOLD... Same question goes for INTAKE MANIFOLD:

I ran into a problem a few weeks ago, long story short: Water in the oil.
My boat is a 1994 w/ 350 MAG v8 5.7 liter engine. I brought my boat to my
trusty (i hope) marina mechanic. He stated that it was the Intake Manifold
and Thermostat housing. He said that, probably before i had the boat, it
was in salt water alot (which it was) and rotted through. I trust him
because before he started any work he said it could be a cracked block and a
few other things, but the best case would be intake manifold (cheapest of
them all, eventhough i found out his version of cheap isn't the same as
mine). He gave me a price of $1600 for total repair (includes $640 for NEW
exhaust manifold, approx 400 for housing, 2-3 oil changes (to make sure no
more water), labor) he said i could save about $300 if he finds a used
manifold, so that's what I'm hoping.

"Lawrence James" wrote in message
nk.net...
Would that be replacing both manifolds and risers? You need to replace it
all.

"Matt" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I ran into a problem a few weeks ago, long story short: Water in the
oil.
My boat is a 1994 w/ 350 MAG v8 5.7 liter engine. I brought my boat to
my
trusty (i hope) marina mechanic. He stated that it was the Exhaust
Manifold
and Thermostat housing. He said that, probably before i had the boat,
it
was in salt water alot (which it was) and rotted through. I trust him
because before he started any work he said it could be a cracked block
and
a
few other things, but the best case would be exhaust manifold (cheapest
of
them all, eventhough i found out his version of cheap isn't the same as
mine). He gave me a price of $1600 for total repair (includes $640 for
NEW
exhaust manifold, approx 400 for housing, 2-3 oil changes (to make sure
no
more water), labor) he said i could save about $300 if he finds a used
manifold, so that's what I'm hoping.

Anyone have any insight on this? Reasonable price?

Thanks!