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Are marine engine blocks unique

Neilmg

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78 Ski Nautigue. Engine failure this summer so we're planning a rebuild pending a good result with the magnaflux. If we do need a new engine, can I source any block or is a marine block itself fundamentally different?
 
Marine blocks are cast from the same molds as industrial and truck blocks but have more nickel content in the nodular iron
 
If it was a standard production, GM or Ford, there is nothing 'special' about the blocks used for marine engines....high nickel discussions are tribal knowledge...
 
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