Hi all,

I am having an issue with a leaking waterpump. The pump is 4 or so months old and was put in by a friend. The pump seems to leak where it meets the head on top. I read the faqs re: resealing. My pump didn't use RTV upon installation and used the rubber seal. Is it worth trying to loosen up the bolts to apply upward pressure to seal the connection, or should I just take the whole thing off and redo it. If the latter, what materials would I need? Top seal, paper gasket, heater pipe gasket, anything else? I was considering seeing how much these were at the dealer before ordering on line. I'm loosing 8 or so ounces of antifreeze every 10 days or so.

Thanks, Seth

From the FAQs
Re-sealing the Gasket After Installation. [Inquiry] Top of water pump connection gasket seeps anti freeze when overflow tank is filled. Is it possible to loosen and re snug waterpump and 90 degree connector to block cast piece back together or loosen the connection and put permatex on surfaces instead of completely removing pump? [Response] What you propose is not a good idea. You will always have a little drip out of there that will contaminate the RTV (Permatex) It will leak and make your belts squeal. IPS (http://www.importpartsspec.com) just sold me a complete re-seal kit for that application for like $2.50.