PCM Engine Cooling System Gasket | 97361

PCM Engine Cooling System Gasket | 97361

A small part with an outsized job. This OEM-specification gasket seals a mating face in the PCM engine cooling system preventing coolant from weeping at a joint and keeping the cooling circuit pressurized and leak-free. At this price point its one of the lowest-cost parts in the engine, but skipping it or reusing a compressed original is a reliable way to end up with a coolant leak after reassembly.

Built to PCM specifications, this gasket is the correct thickness, material, and bore for its position in the cooling circuit, ensuring a proper crush seal when torqued to spec.

Best Use Case

Best suited for use any time a cooling system component is disassembled on a PCM inboard engine thermostat housing, water outlet, or any other gasketed joint in the cooling circuit. Always replace the gasket rather than reusing the original; a used gasket that has already been compressed will not seal reliably when reassembled. Also the correct replacement when a coolant weep or seep is traced to a gasketed joint face rather than a hose connection.

• Type: Engine cooling system gasket
• Application: PCM inboard engines
• Part number: 97361
• Function: Seals mating faces in the engine cooling circuit
• Specification: OEM replacement
• Sold individually

Parts Desk Insights

Gasket fitment is specific to the component and joint it seals confirm using your engine model, serial number, and the assembly location before ordering. When reassembling a gasketed cooling joint, clean both mating faces thoroughly and torque fasteners evenly to the specification in your engines service manual; uneven torque is the most common cause of gasket failure on reassembly. If youre servicing the cooling circuit, also inspect the associated hoses and fittings see the PCM Engine Cooling Elbow 97387 for a related cooling system fitting. For the full range of PCM engine components, see the PCM Marine Engine Parts collection.