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Old May 24, 2006 | 09:08 PM
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The service manual says "P/N 12346004 or equivalent",and 12346004 is GM Pipe Sealant, with Teflon. I asked at the parts store, and they said to use anti-seize. Is that right? If not, what should I use?

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Use pipe sealant with teflon, the liquid, not the tape you can get that at your local hardware or auto parts store
The anti sieze won't seal and you'll have a coolant leak
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I used the teflon tape with good results. Ive also used permatex thread sealer, not sure if it contains teflon though.
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Old May 25, 2006 | 01:47 PM
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The GM pipe sealant was $21 for 0.5 ounces. Permatex pipe sealant with teflon was only $5 for 4 ounces. I went the cheap way, I'll post again to this thread if it leaks.

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