Permatex Ultra Blue is good to 500F intermittent, well more than sufficient for this application -- and on both sides of my water pump and water neck gaskets just now. I like to lay down the thinnest unbroken layer I can get on both parts, let it cure a bit, then plant the (now superfluous) gasket and assemble. I haven't had a leaker in years, and it's a helluva lot easier to scrape RTV than baked-on paper gasket when you have to go back in again.

PS: I use a torque wrench on just about everything, but on silly little stuff like water pumps the old calibrated elbow has never let me down. The timing cover and water pump just aren't that critical, so just don't go gorilla on them and you'll be fine.

 

That's where mine started leaking as well, and also prompted me to replace the water pump, and timing set.

 

Btw im not going to lie when i say this but the heaterbypass tube on the waterpump.. was by the far the most pain in the *** thing of the whole project.. next to scraping off the old gaskets.. lol

The O ring on that tube is just stupid.. The dont sell the correct thickness o-ring ANYWHERE, i had to steal them off new tubes, or out of waterpump boxes.. (Yes my waterpump didnt have one) so i thought id return the favour to the next guy.... I know im evil... but in all seriousness i wanted it together...

 

Damn car quest I called and asked about some parts and they told me all was in stock except the double roller timing chain kit so I go down there after work and they dont have the water pump or the 180° thermostat and was to late to order for friday... Looks like im going on a hunt....

 

Today i started my first in depth maintenance/mods on my tuck (or any vehicle for that matter. I started around One this afternoon by cutting big pieces of cardboard to use as mats to lay out my parts and label them. i than layed out my tools and disconnected the negative battery cable. After disconnecting the battery i had a cup of coffee I started by detaching the coolant resevoir. after the coolant resevoir i took off the serpentine belt. when that was done, I removed the air filter assembly. next i moved on to take the bracket from the manifold to the alternator. i layed the bracket on the cardboard with the bolts in it and wrote alternator bracket on the cardboard in sharpie. I loosened up one bolt however the clamp connecting the thermostat hsg was blocking the other bolt. I plan on cleaning the engine and all that i can (picked up a bottle of degreaser). so i removed the alternator to give me some more room. Than i spun the clamp for the upper radiator hose to the manifold and disconnected the other bolt. when i took the hose and thermostat housing off the old seal broke into pieces. I layed the old hose and housing on the cardboard mat. i clogged the whole with a rag and cleaned the old gasket with a screw driver. (Im putting in a 180 degree) than i proceeded to remove the windshield wiper fluid resevoir and two electrical connectors on the bottom. i unbolted the 4 mounting screws- two on each side- and removed the fan clutch shroud. all the wires to the alternator and windshield wipers i put a pcs. of tape around and labeled them. than i spent about two hrs struggling to take off the damn clutch fan to the water pump pulley, couldnt get it off (the rental tool was all rounded off so any time i couled get the pully not to move (by jamming a screw driver between that and the water pump and jamming another screw driver in one of the holes in the h20 pump pulley.) the fan clutch 36mm wrench would just give and slip because it wasnt getting a flat connection. eventually i gave up and proceeded to remove the water pump with the fan clutch still on it ( i figured i have a new pump and pulley i would just take off the water pump put it in a vice and get my clutch fan back. i couldnt get to the third bolt (going clock wise) from the lower radiator hose because the pulley was in my way so i used a box wrench. after doing the 7 mounting bolts i did the bypass hose. the only thing connecting the water pump is the short hose that goes from the top of the water pump to under the A/C compressor. i moved the clamp but that hose was latched TIGHT. and being a PITA (not as much as the fan clutch though) thats about the time i ran out of light CT gets dark at like 5. so tomorrow im going to remove the A/C compressor so i can get the water pump out and so i can replace the hose (the three main hoses were very soft) I have other pictures but having trouble posting them its only letting me post one a time (i think there too big) and i have video as well from disconnecting the alternator and windshield electrical connectors.

 

That's the way to do it. Take your time and label things so you don't have to wonder later.

To load pics, it is easier to open an acct at something like photobucket.com. When you upload photos there, you just click on the IMG links and paste it into your thread.

 

Thanks for the photobucket info i will do that... alot of the videos were for my own benefit so that way when re assembling if a tag or something fell and i couldnt remember than id just play the video back... It was really easy though. I study for like four days straight than last night i sat down and gathered all the info from the service manual and haynes. the thing that ****ed me up was not having proper tools. for plyers i had channel locks and needle nose pliars and the channel locks were pretty rusty lol. and that DAMN fan clutch wrench from auto zones loner program..

 

Easiest to take the fan and stuff off before you remove the serp belt. I just put a pipe wrench on it, and smacked the end with a hammer a couple times to break it loose. Came right off after that.

 

Problem with loaner tools is they are sometimes worn out. I use working on vehicles as a reason to buy new tools! Works nearly all the time....looking for a welder now for body work!

 

The universal pulley holder w/pins, NAPA part number 3900 (catalog SRV3900 if memory serves), is about $20 and worth every penny for the frustration it saves. Too late for you this time, but maybe worth thinking about next time and now recorded here for posterity. Maybe the next guy will benefit from knowing.