Water Pump Gasket To Rtv Or Not?

[srtthis]

what kinda valve cover gaskets were you using? ive had mine glued to the covers themselves for 5 years and never had an issue out of them?

 

[Shakerhood]

I think the key to RTV use is to use a thin layer, you should never be slathering it on in big globs.

 

[Noobz347]

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= All the special sauces needed for a Windsor that's otherwise, already running.

 

[Grabbin' Asphalt]

i also have the summit high flow chrome one, it was put on in '02 and its still on there now

 

[95Vert383AOD]

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

OK so secretly i use Permatex gasket tack on stuff....lol Especially a few spots on intake gaskets to hold them in place. Does the Ford manual tell you to install intake gaskets without the cork and to use sealand around the water port on the intake like most folks do? I'm not yet rich enough to own a fangdangled Ford manual.

Chris

 

[revhead347]

what kinda valve cover gaskets were you using? ive had mine glued to the covers themselves for 5 years and never had an issue out of them?

I use the standard rubber ones from Felpro. I think it's a VS13264R, something like that. I really like the metal/rubber ones that are like $28/each, but they won't work with Canfield heads.

An oem Ford engine comes with rubber inserts between the intake and the block, not cork. If you buy a Felpro factory replacement kit it comes with the proper rubber pieces, not the cork ones. The manual instructs you to use a little rtv in the corners between the rubber and the paper intake gaskets. I've never had much luck myself leaving them out and gobbing on a layer of RTV instead.

Kurt

 

[srtthis]

im running the rubbers with the inserts on mine and i have them glued to the valve cover themselves. i just run the bolts down with a 1/4" wrench and ive never had a issue leaking.

on the turbo car we run a bead of right stuff around each intake port on a 1262 felpro and around each water jacket along with the great wall of RTV on the front and rear of the lifter valley. we see some pretty high boost and have had a couple passes with the heads lifting but never and issue out of any of the RTV/Gaskets on the intake.