>If you have problem making the o-ring stay put in the pump body while you put >the other half on, you can coat the O-ring with silicon grease (very thick >gooey clear stuff) and it will stay put in the groove. Also, if you have a >situation where you need to slip a gissmo with O-ring in and out of some >housing (not the case of the Vanagon water pump) you can use silicon >grease for >lubrication. Silicon grease can be purchased from any full service plumber >stores - sometimes sold as valve lubricant. Napa Has this stuff too. Spendy though. Joshua Van Tol -- jjvantol@uswest.net |
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