OK, guys, so I may just need some advice.
The wiring is moving along fitfully but the brake system has given me a headache. I installed my new T junction on the firewall and the bugger still leaks! I did not like the way the threads were cut on it (sloppy) but I did not have a proper tap to chase them so I just sort of scraped the shavings out with a knife before assembly. I got leaks from the main line and again on the braided line. Tightened them up a few times and the braided one seemed to quit weeping. The main line es no bueno.
AND: at the female to female barrel junction from the passenger side hard line to the flex line: leak as well. WTF?
In every case these leaks are at factory flares. These are not the flares I made. I've tightened them up in most cases as far as my muscles can tighten them. Way more torque than ought to be needed here.
I've started looking for replacement junctions (seeing complaints about poorly-cut threads in them elsewhere), and contemplating making/changing the hard lines as well. First I'll drain the fluid again and take these apart and inspect. . . But still.
Any informed theories and advice are welcome.
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