Quote Originally Posted by Si Speed 317 View Post
Nice, best of luck with Tial. I would say big washer first, then the smaller ones. Doesn't really matter. What does matter is that it doeant leak, the washers won't help with that. You need a thread sealant, something that wont diminish when the gate gets super hot. Gasoila is good, I used it for my fuel/oil lines but it doesn't lock like the blue or red sealant (I forget the name of those, threadlock?). So, I would use a good sealant. Teflon may work, but you're gonna have to load it up because of the taper on the gate threads. Thats why I suggested a liquid, it'll make a nice seal. Just make one straight bead around a thread or two, or use a liquid teflon and go over a lot of threads. Let me know what you come up with
The gate threads are not tapered. You are not supposed to use thread sealant on them. After some discussion on 8th I am going to try the 3 washers as seen in the last picture. The fitting tightened down nicely I think it will work.