Gents,
We use Hydraulic Lock on ALL of the hydraulic fittings. As for the water pump bypass, I would certainly recommend the tap and threaded fitting...although I see you have already pressed it in.
Pressing is dangerous (for the manifold--and they operator if he isn't careful) and so we prefer the threaded method.
We NEVER use teflon tape. It never works and you have to keep tightening and tightening and then BOOM! something breaks :cry:
I have NEVER had anything leak with hydraulic loctite. Just for some intereresting information...as time goes by, we use more and more blue locktite. It seems to seal just as good as the hydraulic stuff and you don't have to keep two bottles around.
We use it on brake fittings, and ALL pipe threads wherever they are. (There are lots of them on an engine and
oil cooler system.)
We use the red stuff on flywheel bolts and pressure plate bolts. Be careful...parts usually break before the red does.
Hope this helps.
David
