I believe the proportioning valve and possibly the residual valves have 1/8
NPT fittings. NPT should be wrapped, flare fittings should not. Using tape
where you shouldn't is not critical in a brake system. On instrumentation
lines, tape can plug small orifices, so only dope can be used.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Bennett <greyhawk2@earthlink.net>
To: oletrucks oletrucks <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, October 21, 1999 7:58 AM
Subject: [oletrucks] brake line pluming
>In the Dec. Issue of Classic Trucks, there is an article on brake
>lines. On page 69 there is a picture with a caption saying, "it is
>very important to wrap the connectors with Teflon tape" . Now, I
>remember reading somewhere, not to ever use Teflon tape on brake
>line fittings. So which is it?
>Ben Bennett
>55 2nd in S. CA.
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
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