Re: Stus-List Marine vs Automotive parts

[Bill Bina]

Belts don't matter, but for gasoline engines on a boat, the difference in marine parts vs automotive parts can be the difference between life and death. It's not a reliability issue or how well the part performs. It's an EXPLOSION issue. Gasoline fumes are heavier than air. A car engine compartment is open on the bottom, and has TONS of air flow. The engine situation in a boat is completely different. It is closed on the bottom, and air flow is fairly minimal. That's why they make special ignition parts, alternators, starters, carbs, etc for use in boats. You know those scenes in movies where a boat explodes in a fireball and burns to the waterline in minutes? That is a realistic depiction. They really do that. I've seen it happen twice. Bill Bina On 5/17/2013 5:01 AM, dwight veinot wrote: OK I am happy with that and the AC Delco parts worked very well in my ATOMIC 4 engine but I don’t think there was anything about them that suggested marine grade or anything like that and as I recall they were not overly expensive.  I mostly got alternator belts from NAPA and they worked fine too. In fact I still get belts from NAPA for my Universal M4-30 diesel and gold level oil filters too but I have also used Wix oil filters.   Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS

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