brittcrowell

So I have RTV , someone was on there way from town and I asked them to get me some gasket sealer and they showed up with some <a href="http://www.permatex.com/products/automotive/automotive_gasketing/gasket_sealants/auto_Permatex_High_Tack_Spray-A-Gasket_Sealant.htm">Permatex High Tack spray-a-gasket</a> sealant.
So is this what I should use?
Should I just use RTV.
I dont want to F this up, its a lot of work to get back to that water pump!
Britt

NODES

kinda off topic, when is the Tb have to be done(at what milaeage roughly)

brittcrowell

Recomended at 6 years or 90K miles - so I'm 3year and 30K miles overdue!

gondar

I use Hi-Tack to glue gaskets to the water pump, but none normally on the block side. This helps when you take it apart. But I would be tempted to use it in both sides when the pump is hard to get to. I use it also on the threads of "wet" bolts. I recall using Hi-Tack (lots of it) on a BMW when the new pump lacked a gasket in the box and I had failed to check before I took the car apart. It sealed metal to metal and did not leak.

Having said this I just had a slight gasket lead on a Ford WP with one side only Hi Tack , but the pump is stupidly engineered with a combo of 8 and 13mm head bolts. The little bolts are clearly inadequate and seem to be in the higher stress places. Go figure. The leak stopped when I snugged them up, however.

Silicone is not generally used with paper-type gaskets.

Hope this helps

brittcrowell

Thanks for the info! I'm off to install the WP so I can finish the TB tomorrow.

NODES

darn, im in the same boat as u...

what was the total for all the parts?

QuickA8

my manual only says 104,000 for the TB and 80,000 for the ribbed belt.

no time recomendations