Wait a sec! You don't want to tighten the valves onto the manifold as tight as you can!!!! You should hand tighten as tight as you can, without tools, and then go about 1/2 to 1 full turn more to get them aligned properly.....if you overtighten you may split the valve!
Also, do not put more than 5 wraps of teflon
Also, does the funny elbow really need teflon? I thought it was okay without, we have been installing funny elbows without teflon into Toro 570's for years. And 540's before that. Does that date me?
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