How important is it to read directions???

[komedy]

about the rtv gasket maker. how important is it to follow its directions?
changed thermo stat and water pump today using the rtv. I just tightened the bolt right away instead of hand tightening it first and letting it sit for awile then re tighten all the way after waiting for the rtv to cure.

should i redo all again or just run it like that?

[Irukandji]

Ehh... I would redo it if I were you. If you tighten it before it hardens, all the goop is just going to get squished out.

Do it right or do it twice

[DJPimpFlex]

I did it without letting it harden and it has been fine.

[breakindrifts]

Probably wont be a problem, after re-sealing my diff I went and drove it a lot without letting it dry or "cure." But still, you should try and follow directions if you are unsure of yourself.

[R34SKYLINE]

Probably the most important part to follow is the part about letting it cure for x amount of hours and then put your fluids in.

[mbmbmb23]

If a little bulb of gasket RTV gets squished into the thermostat housing it could break off and get stuck in the thermostat. The odds of that happening are probably small but its something to think about.


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[Ritz S14]

Wait for the results then react to it.

[komedy]

i didnt add any coolant yet i was going to wait 24 hrs for it to cure before i do that. its just i didnt wait that few minutes before tightening of the bolts.hopefully it will hold. if not i will do again. any one know where i get an extra water pump bolt. i lost one during the swaping of it.

[2tone240]

i didn't wait for the rtv to harder either when i changed my thermostat, and i filled it up like 30 minutes later and ran it. it held up fine

[NemeGuero]

Wait for the results then react to it.

HAAHAHAHA
I did everything without waiting.. never had a leak.