I personally want to thank Karl for the suggestion of using personal lubricant. After what Vanagons have been doing to me all these years, the lubricant made it a bit less painful. Seriously, it did help in putting those new, tight hoses in place. Getting the crossover pipe bolted in from the water pump under the pulley to the right head was just such a joy! I think I strung together four letter words in combos even I had not used before. Fun fun fun! Jeff Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message -----
> New pump should be kinda stiff. O-rings should need no additional
> help. I usually coat them with a bit of personal lubricant, just to
> help them seat properly.
> Karl Wolz
> Sent from my electronic umbilicus
> > On Mar 29, 2014, at 5:13 AM, J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
> > wrote:
> >
> > Good Morning All,
> > Installing my new water pump, thermostat, and other assorted items
> > today. Got a couple of questions: The new water pump (Graf, Go
> > Westy) is a bit tight, it doesn't turn easily, but does turn, is
> > that normal for a new water pump? Last one I installed was back in
> > 2006 and I can't remember. Second question, when bolting everything
> > back together, just use the provided gaskets, or add a thin skim of
> > Right Stuff to each side for added insurance, or is that not really
> > necessary? Thanks again, Jeff
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> > Jeff Stewart