Long story short, there is allot of dried sealant in the bolt holes for my water pump and it is all packed down at the bottom. Does any one have a good way of removing this? I am pretty sure it will effect more torques during installation.

Thanks for your help.

 

Maybe run a tap through it? I usually just use a small screw driver or pick and get as much as I can. Sounds like someone really over did it last time (only coat 3/4 the way around a thread next time).

Hal

 

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