Straight out of the manual guys: "Coat the threads of the nipple with white lead, thread the pipe throught the block and screw the nipple securely into the block. Install nipple and sleeve nut at the lower end of pipe, on the left side of the block, coating threads of nipple with white lead and tighten securely."
White lead was a thread sealant I believe. If TomR didn't use thread sealant in place of white lead that <could> be his problem.
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