water pump re-install help

[Morales]

Hi all! Im reinstalling the Waterpump after a H/C/I install, and it's leaking like crazy. We checked the gaskets and RTV'ed were needed and it still leaks. Are there any special tricks to getting this thing to work? I havent fired the car up yet, due to this little set back. HELP

 

[TomCat]

Not much else you can do. Pull it off, make sure the mating surfaces are nice and flat... when I did mine, I used the gasket and plenty of RTV. I also gave it a nice 24 hours for the RTV to setup. Also, it's a long shot... but the backplate on the WP has 2 bolts to hold it in place. Make sure those are tight.

Good luck

 

[01SN8K]

Well double check and make sure all the crazy bolts are in their right spots. i never liked all the different length bolts ford uses. put a bead of rtv on the backing plate stick the gasket to that let it sit and become tacky and put a bead around the water pump. let both beads sit for a couple minutes then try installing the pump. when you do the bolts do each one on a criss cross pattern a little at a time and once they are torqed let the rtv sit for awhile then hopefully it wont leak

 

[18mustangs]

Did you check the inner gasket between the pump and the backplate or just the outer gasket between the plate and the engine block? I had to go in and RTV one side of both gaskets, tighten the plate bolts, and then bolt the pump to the block on my brother's '89 GT...no leaks.
Tim