This should be an easy gasket to find but i'm struggling... the motor is a 1970s Marine Power 454 (in a 1973 36' Tournament fisherman)
... yes amazon has it but it can't be deliverd until next friday...
its the gasket for the thermostat housing on the top of the engine
Marine Power part number 16.50 - 00096 (doesnt seem to help)
7.4L Thermostat to Engine Gasket GM 10105135 (maybe?)
I feel like this should be common enough to buy at an autozone or napa - i mean if it was on 454s?? I'm just looking for the wrong part number... can you all help me tranlate this part numbers into a common gasket number?
As Lee mentioned in another post, sometimes it is just easier to make your own gasket using sheet gasket material. I'm surprised the Chris-Craft 454 didn't use an early '70s standard Chevrolet 454 thermostat gasket. I never had to get into gaskets in the 5 years I had 1981 era C-C 454s.