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Water pump gaskets on super a

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Hey guys,

I used some of my favorite gasket sealer on my super a water pump housing. Case IH form-a-gasket. Do I have to worry about the form-a-gasket getting into the coolant and destroying something? When you tighten the bolts a little bit seeps out so i imagine it seeps out a little on the inside. Any thoughts/

thanks,
Cole
 
If it's the stuff I remember (does it turn brown when it dries?) I'd be tempted to say it will tend to stay put, but that would depend on how big a glob may have smooshed out on the inside. It's possible the flow of the pump could break off a bit of it. Whether it would ever make it up to the top and be big enough to plug a tube . . . probably not but can't rule it out.

My great-grandfather used the stuff on everything. I think I got it all off when I rebuilt his old BN, but I did leave one glob of it that would appear to have been a drip, as it was in an absolutely useless place in the bottom of the front casting, and hard as a rock -- left it there out of nostalgia.

How'd ya happen to choose form-a-gasket instead of a little adhesive on the paper gasket that goes there?
 
My buddy (hes a mechanic down a my local dealership) rebuilds all kinds of farmalls. He swears by the stuff. Now the fact that it has the case IH name on it may play a factor in why he uses it but thats beside the point. I rebuilt my H and used it on all my gaskets (cork and paper) and have not had one leak since. Knock on wood. I just tend to get a little nervous about things like this, especially when it comes to gaskets.

-Cole
 
Kind of difficult to predict the size of the globule that could get into the cooling system. The only things I can think of that might get plugged are the tubes in the radiator or a small opening someplace along the way, such as in the head.
 
Just use a small film on the gasket and try to keep it towards the outside of the gasket when possible and you SHOULD be in the OK. Emphasis on the "should", things can always happen.
 
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