I tried pipe weed once but everything was leaking after that, even stuff I haddn't touched. I use the teflon paste when I can find it more as a lube than a sealer... If it doesn't seal good naked, then it's a questionable nipple from the get go...

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-Marty

1986 300E 220,000 miles+ transmission impossible
(Now waiting under a bridge in order to become one)

Reading your M103 duty cycle:
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/831799-post13.html
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/831807-post14.html