INTAKE manifold rotted??? Thats a new one. Exhaust Risers yes, intake
no. I've never seen a stat housing rot either. If these boat has lots of
hours on it, maybe, but I've seen 1000+ hour salt water boats and they
have never had a problem with the intake or Stat housing.


"Matt" wrote in message
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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.