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The female is tapered no question (see the parts diagram) and it was not machined for a washer (can't see well in the photos, but where the washer would bear it is rough casting). The reason it looks like that is that septum is where the plunger bears from above.

It doesn't look it in the pics, but it was 32". I was thrilled when she got it to net. OK, here is today's update... The female thread on the valve is bottoming out on the male elbow. Female thread below and you can see the ring in the pipe dope where the male bottomed out. Here is the male...

Yes, unquestionably there, just maybe not actively hunted.

Didn't make any progress today, had to go fishing this morning. :) The photo is of the junction of the valve bottom at the bottom end of the standpipe and the elbow it screws into. The standpipe is in 4" PVC that allows you to pull the whole thing (as well as pull the rod and plunger via...

The male could be anything, it should be tapered pipe thread to match what I know is a female pipe thread. The female for sure isn't meant to be gasketed - it is a rough casting other than the threads. I didn't have the fiber optic inspection camera when I had it apart the first time. All I...

I’m with you on the doing it right, as that is my standard operating procedure. I'm just not seeing the male fitting being cracked given how it is behaving (bottoming out in the female). I'm not thinking to fix any cracks, just to get a material that will offer some sealant property for ill...

Hydrant works fine if a nipple is threaded in and a hose attached. I rebuilt it as step one. There is no way to apply teflon tape at the bottom of a 7’ deep 4" diameter hole.

The female is good, I don't know about he male. The way it bottomed out I was thinking it might not be tapered. Either way, it seems like there should be a material that I could goop on there, let it cure and be good to go. The leak isn't that bad, but it isn't just drips, it is a flow.

Female is sound since I had it in hand and pressurized it with a nipple threaded on to a hose and it behaved as expected. Male thread is suspect for sure, maybe a small or they used a non tapered thread. It for sure did not load like a tapered thread and seemed to bottom out hitting a wall...

they are brass, no question

I used Oatey "Great White", which is a pipe joint compound with teflon. I'm all ears if there is something that would work better.

Photo just because I have it. The top is the brass valve with the female thread and the bottom is the male elbow. You can see my pipe dope and the remnants of the teflon tape. You can see how deeply the threads are engaged.