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As you posted, sealant is often not needed with good, clean NPT joints.
However, as EdPruss posted, teflon pipe-paste or teflon tape is a good assurance of a leak proof fit. I use either (whichever one I find first). | | | |
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Heater hose fittings - teflon tape, pipe dope, etc?
| JW51 | 12/21/2015 3:38 PM | |
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| EdPruss | 12/21/2015 4:12 PM | |
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| JW51 | 12/21/2015 4:16 PM | |
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| tclederman | 12/21/2015 4:45 PM | |
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| Hotrod Lincoln | 12/21/2015 4:52 PM | |
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| carbking | 12/22/2015 12:25 AM | |
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| Deve | 12/22/2015 12:43 AM | |
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| brokenhead | 12/22/2015 1:19 AM | |
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| Hotrod Lincoln | 12/22/2015 2:24 AM | |
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| Paul_WNC | 12/22/2015 2:38 AM | |
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| Achipmunk | 12/22/2015 3:59 AM | |
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| carolines truck | 12/22/2015 6:20 AM | |
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| GMC kid 7530 | 12/22/2015 6:50 AM | |
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