Well I had a few minutes to attempt a seal to these lines last night - when removed there was nothing left of sealant that was on the fittings - Hmm where dit go?

so I cleaned and carefully (careful that no tape was overhanging the end past threads) wrapped with the Teflon and re-installed will need my sons foot pedal pressure to see if it only helped or if it fixed it. I did search Jegs and out of the 4 2 port valves they offered all have 1/8" NPT ports - I cant imagine ever having NPT fittings in a brake system??

IMO the block s/b cast iron with flare fittings like the rest of the system has
I'm kinda beefed that something so basic isn't that well designed