Water pump install...

Bad89stang · 01-19-2003, 01:37 AM

Well, it seems that I have tackled every project on a Mustang known to man except the water pump. I bought a new one and it came with a cheap paper gasket. Will I be O.K. using this gasket with a little RTV on both sides? Any other tricks? I want to do it right the first time. I just wanted to make sure it wasn't like a lower intake where you trash the gasket and use RTV only. Thanks.

mustangII460 · 01-19-2003, 02:21 AM

Yeah a paper gasket is all you need.

Drain radiator first.

Just use some good sealer, and clean all surfaces good. Let the sealer tack up a little before bolting on.

Don't over tighten the bolts, some only go into the aluminum front cover.

Mustang_289 · 01-19-2003, 07:40 AM

take it easy removing the waterpump bolts, as they break pretty easy. Been there done that, we had to pull the timing chain cover to get a broken bolt out.

87saleen · 01-19-2003, 10:59 AM

second on the broken bolts and timing chain cover removal. what a pain.

01-19-2003, 01:37 AM	#1
Bad89stang Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Ft. Worth, TX Posts: 456	Water pump install... Well, it seems that I have tackled every project on a Mustang known to man except the water pump. I bought a new one and it came with a cheap paper gasket. Will I be O.K. using this gasket with a little RTV on both sides? Any other tricks? I want to do it right the first time. I just wanted to make sure it wasn't like a lower intake where you trash the gasket and use RTV only. Thanks. __________________ You're gonna need your seatbelt

01-19-2003, 02:21 AM	#2
mustangII460 Factoy Five Roadster Join Date: May 2000 Location: Sevier Co,Tennessee Posts: 1,681	Yeah a paper gasket is all you need. Drain radiator first. Just use some good sealer, and clean all surfaces good. Let the sealer tack up a little before bolting on. Don't over tighten the bolts, some only go into the aluminum front cover. __________________ Frank

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01-19-2003, 07:40 AM	#3
Mustang_289 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 512	take it easy removing the waterpump bolts, as they break pretty easy. Been there done that, we had to pull the timing chain cover to get a broken bolt out.

01-19-2003, 10:59 AM	#4
87saleen Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: boulder city, nv Posts: 6	second on the broken bolts and timing chain cover removal. what a pain.