what gasket sealer works best?

[chevyndn]

i have been having problems gettin my water pump in my 97 blazer to seal right... ive tried the permatex black gasket maker and im havin no luck. i seem to keep blowin the gaskets out. when i change the water pump in my 98 gmc i never had this problem, but it think i used a different gasket sealer. i cant remeber what kind i used on that truck. any help on what everyone uses would be helpful. im gona try another water pump and new gaskets this weekend thats why i was wondering.

[Warrens69GMC]

right stuff

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/de...rd=right+stuff

[xflyboy]

^^^^^^^
one the best going right there, but I would check to make sure that ABSOLUTEY all the old gasket is off the block first (a good scraper and then sandpaper or a gasket removal pad http://multimedia.3m.com/mws/mediawe...SevTSeSSSSSS--)
if even a small peice remains it will let the pump sit off enough to allow a path for leaking to occur. I may not change them everyday but I've sod enough and seen this before to know a common solution. And yes even the professional rush tgrough the simple job and have this issue sometimes.

[Sillyoldman]

Originally Posted by Warrens69GMC

right stuff

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/de...rd=right+stuff

Thats what I was going to reply. Be careful with it though. You may ruin some parts if you later need to remove them.

[chevyndn]

well i got it takin care of, i think my old water pump had a crack in one of the bolt holes case it was all messed up right there, but that water pump gave me problems since i put it on last year. i got a new one with lifetime warrenty on it and seems to be ok now. thanks for all the input!!

[gchemist]

The last sealer you'll ever use!! I use it on intake gasket bolts. No oil seepage anywhere.