Water Pump Gasket To Rtv Or Not?

[90lxwhite]

Pump leaks on the 90 just as fast as you can put it in so I'm getting a new one. I've read to and not to use sealant on gaskets, what do y'all say? Also think I should soak the bolts in oil before reinstall?

 

[95Vert383AOD]

Personally.... I use a thin layer of RTV around the water ports both sides of the gasket and some anti seize on the bolts. No leaks there ever. Overkill? Sure...... But what happens if you underkill a bear?

 

[90lxwhite]

I'm still shopping pumps, and was looking at the ford racing pump from American n late mod, but I just read that they're made in china like everything else in the "free world." I'm wondering if I should just go with the Murrary pump that oriley's carries. Both are new but the Murrary is 34.99 vs the frpp 44.99? One more thing: U.S.A U.S.A ha man we make nothing. Edit: what about motorcraft pumps? Are they still good or am I buying the name? They are like $60 more

 

[90lxwhite]

Update- motorcraft are sell outs like the rest. So I suppose I'm going w the cheaper of the "Chinese junk" http://m.oreillyauto.com/mt/www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail/MTC0/CP4038/01398.oap?year=1990&make=Ford&model=Mustang&vi=1134009&ck=Search_water pump_1134009_3996&keyword=water pump

 

[Shakerhood]

I used an Edelbrock pump last time and I always use a little RTV on the gaskets.

 

[90lxwhite]

I used an Edelbrock pump last time and I always use a little RTV on the gaskets.

Thank you sir, rtv it is. The black rtv correct? What if I use felpro, no rtv?

 

[95Vert383AOD]

Yeah that sucks... Get a FelPro gasket. Usually the ones included are paper thin and become brittle. What about NAPA pumps?

 

[95Vert383AOD]

Thank you sir, rtv it is. The black rtv correct? What if I use felpro, no rtv?

Its extra insurance. Noone wants to remove a pump just to change a gasket. Leaks in that area can also be hard to detect sometimes.

 

[revhead347]

Summit sells a generic high flow pump by a company called Brass Works or something. Lifetime guarantee, made in America and it's about $50 cheaper than the Edelbrock. I don't use rtv on the water pump gasket just because it's messy and looks bad. I use a tack called "Form a gasket" by Permatex. Comes in a little can at the parts store. You brush it on.

Kurt

 

[90lxwhite]

Summit sells a generic high flow pump by a company called Brass Works or something. Lifetime guarantee, made in America and it's about $50 cheaper than the Edelbrock. I don't use rtv on the water pump gasket just because it's messy and looks bad. I use a tack called "Form a gasket" by Permatex. Comes in a little can at the parts store. You brush it on.

Kurt

Would a high flow work well with stock motor and radiator?

 

[revhead347]

Yeah, it will work fine. It just has a more efficient impellar that doesn't cavitate so that it has greater flow at low rpm. Flow at high rpm is about the same as stock. It's basically a standard impellar with a plate on the back of it. This is the one. It is made in California. They changed the name a few years ago to Flowkooler to be cool, but if you look at the number, it's BRA for Brassworks. It says it has a 2 year warranty now. I've had the same one on my car for 10 years now, not that that's the best example, because at most I have 100,000 miles on it.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/bra-1660/overview/make/ford

Kurt

 

[revhead347]

For anyone looking for one for an SN 302, it's this one.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/bra-1661/overview/

For some reason you can't look it up under the application guide for an SN Mustang, but they actually do have one.

Kurt

 

[90lxwhite]

Thanks man

 

[FordRacing302]

Dry gasket here and never had any leaks.

 

[RangerJoe]

I've always used an Autozone replacement, with lifetime warranty. I also use rtv on my gaskets. For some reason I have always found myself removing the water pump every year or so for various reasons. I have always carried it back and swapped it out under warranty. Probably haven't had one particular pump on the car for more than a year.

Joe

 

[f8tlfiveo]

Advance auto special for me, black rtv. I always take off the back plate and rtv the back side and bolt it back on.

 

[revhead347]

You guys have gone RTV crazy. The only place I have RTV on my whole engine is in the 4 corners of the intake valley.

Kurt

 

[srtthis]

i use Rightstuff on the water ports on the water pump.

 

[90lxwhite]

Kurt has the magic touch. No rtv necessary

 

[revhead347]

If you guys ever get interested in all this sealant and loctite, rtv and antiseize and where to put it all, buy any of the Ford Engine Overahaul manuals (i.e. Haynes). It tells you exactly what to put where. If you follow the instructions developed by the Ford Engineers, then I bet you will almost never have a leak again. If you get an aftermarket gasket that isn't exactly like the oe gasket, then follow the instructions that came with the gasket. I stopped having engine leaking problems when I started reading the Ford Overhaul manual. I used to be RTV crazy too. Then I read in the overhaul manual that you should use a gasket tack on almost all the paper gaskets, not an RTV sealant. It made a dramatic difference in the number of leaks I would get. I used to slather RTV on my valve cover gaskets and still get leaks. Then I read in the manual that the gaskets should be installed dry, and guess what, I haven't had a valve cover leak since.

Kurt