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- From: kiviat@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Brian Kiviat)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: How to use blue silicone RTV
- Message-ID: <22805@oasys.dt.navy.mil>
- Date: 27 Jul 92 20:32:27 GMT
- References: <1992Jul27.181337.21819@Arco.COM>
- Reply-To: kiviat@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Brian Kiviat)
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- In rec.autos.tech, ericc@Arco.COM (Chang Eric(214)754-3562) writes:
- >I have a water pump in my car which just started leaking. I fugured that the
- >to build a new gasket out of blue RTV. The instructions on the blister pack
- >were clear and explicit. I laid down a 1/8" bead and screwed the bolts back in
- >.
- >The instructions said do not torque the housing down far enough so that the
- >RTV is squeezed out. It also said that retorquing is unnecessary. I followed
- >these instructions and it appears to leak still. This is unfortunate, as it
-
- I usually let the blue goo set for 20 min before installing the part.
- This allows a skin to form and keeps the goop from oozing out.
-
- This works for me.
-
- Good luck,
-
- Brian
-