oil pump leak

[socalrider]

i have a 1965 flh all original engine components. i cant get the oil leaks from the oil pump feed fitting to stop no matter what i do.i dont want to tighten too hard on the fitting for fear of cracking the bottom of the oil pump.any suggestions? i want to keep all the original oil line fittings.thanks for the help.
arnulfo

[rigid60]

You can try copper coat on the threads, this has worked for me before.

[51Hog]

There is a plumbers pipe seal product that you can pick up anywhere that sells pipe fittings. It is a paste and has teflon particles in it. I use this on the male threads and do not get it any closer to the end of the fitting than 1/8". I then wrap the threads with teflon tape leaving at least 1 full thread showing on the end of the male fitting. Then just clean up afterwards. If you remove the piece that was installed this way, MAKE SURE that you clean out the female, There will be residue left behind and when you install the fitting again, the residue will be pushed to the inside and could quite possibly plug an oil passage and cause the loss of the engine. Caution is advised and this procedure should be used as a last resort. It will work.
Dale

[socalrider]

many thanks for the help!
arnulfo