Removing old gasket material.
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Racer
Joined: Sep 2003
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From: West Monroe La.
Removing old gasket material.
I am in the process of replacing my water pump and opti. So far it was a snap. Everything came off easy, got the opti on with no problem. I'm trying to clean the old water pump gasket from the block, and it might as well be welded on. Does anyone know of anything that will ease removal of the old gasket? Getting a scraper in there is awkward at best, and I don't want to nick it up. Thanks.
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From: sw Ohio
If your really having that much trouble, you could try using one of those sprays that eats the gasket away. I'd be careful not to let it get anywhere else but the area your working on. Then go to town with the scraper.
Racer
Joined: Nov 2006
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From: Muskego Wisconsin
I used the blade from an old block plane. Honed it and cut a hole in it to attach some bar stock for handle. provides a larger level scraping area, lots of leverage and it's stiff and doesn't hurt fingers when scraping.
