That's right. Teflon tape doesn't only help seal a fitting however, it also reduces the friction on the threads and allows you to get the fitting tighter. Of course, one has to be carefule not to crack a fitting or strip the threads but that goes for anything you are trying to tighten up. ----- Original Message ----- From: Robin Giesbrecht <robings@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sunday, December 25, 2005 11:52 pm Subject: Re: IML: 73 Carb.. > That's what I said too, the flare makes the seal. Sealing the > threads is a > waste of time. ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm