O-Ring seal help.

Amber · Post by **Amber** » January 14th, 2006, 10:17 pm

HOW DO I GET THE O RING SEAL TO STAY IN PLACE ON THE WATER PUMP WHILE INSTALLING THE WATER PUMP???????????

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JWMX3 · Post by **JWMX3** » January 14th, 2006, 10:24 pm

your supposed to put rtv gasket sealant on both sides of the water pump gasket before installing it, when u do this, the sealant will make the gasket stick to the pump while u put it on the engine

lakersfan1 · Post by **lakersfan1** » January 15th, 2006, 9:15 am

Yep. Buy the sealant that specifically says 'Water Pump Sealant'.

jschrauwen · Post by **jschrauwen** » January 15th, 2006, 10:15 am

Hmmmmm, never used sealant and was a bit of a trick to keep the o-ring to stay in place but I did. Never had a leak without RTV, I let the gasket make the seal.

PATDIESEL · Post by **PATDIESEL** » January 16th, 2006, 2:56 am

Yeah, I've never heard of RTV on both sides either. I use just a tiny bit to get the gasket to stick, but not enough to make any kind of seal other than the water pump gasket provides itself.

JWMX3 · Post by **JWMX3** » January 16th, 2006, 11:14 am

yah the haynes dosent specifcally say both sides, but the instructions that came with my new pump did

cant hurt