To Tape or Not To Tape...Please help...

[hardwaycooke]

I am replacing my heater hose manifold adapter with a new one. Old one did not have Teflon tape on it. I am also replacing the water pump plug. It Is Teflon taped.

Do I need to tape them??
Thanks

[Ol Blue K20]

I would put tape or some kind of sealer on those. The temp sender is the one you don't want sealer on

[leftybass209]

There is no harm in taping it correctly, only the added benefit of no leakage. In the end, if you didn't want it to "show", you could always take a razor blade and run around the excess, for a clean finish. In my mind, benefits without repercussions are a thumbs up! Good luck and hopefully others will share some insight as well.

[truckster]

Third vote in favor of tape. I recommend the heavy-duty type rated for gas and oil - it's usually yellow.

[Tinkermc]

rather be safe than sorry,. I'd tape.

[westong]

yep, I use the yellow gas tape on anything that is going to see any temps above 125deg. It is 4 times the cost of the white but i have never had a leak using it.