Pre serp water pump

[brett84]

Hey all.

Took the water pump off today as I wanted to check gaskets and replace the bolts.
It didn't have a gasket on, just blue liquid gasket, does this seem right or should it have a gasket there?
I have read I should be putting the blue stuff on a couple of the bolts as they go into the water jacket, but being retarded I forgot to do a bolt diagram so I can't remember which long bolts go in which holes, does anyone know?
Lastly, the 'wheel' (correct term for the inside?) on the water pump is really rusty, I was thinking of just cleaning this off but does it need protecting in anyway or just leaving to rust again?

[brett84]

Thanks all, i'll get a gasket ordered and make sure it's got the correct coolant mixture. I've bought some long S/S bolts and I'll just trim them down to match the length of the originals