On a '94 Z28, what is the best way to seal the water pump when putting it on? Should I use a gasket maker by itself, new gaskets by themselves, new gaskets combined with a sealer, etc.?

I am replacing my Opti and decided to replace the water pump too.

 

Well I make sure to scrape and clean gasket surfaces with acetone and use liquid teflon on the bolts that go into the water passages.

 

I just used the gaskets with a little bit of rtv on each side 10 thousand and no leaks

 

i usually put a little high temp rvt on one side. then if removing, the gasket stays with one part.

 

Thanks for the responses.

 

RTV ftw like the guys above said never had any bad luck with it knock on wood!

 

none of the above, I just used the new gaskets