wow I forgot about this post. I did the same thing to my Magdrive250 just yesterday. I swaped out the elbo for a straight 3/8" fitting and cracked it at the top and bottom. First i covered the hose barb in thread paste( I never use tape) then I laid a layer of epoxi across the cracks. because it is the intake you dont need to wait for the epoxi to dry . it will be trying to suck air theough the cracks anyway, and second the thread past unlike thread tape will fill in the crack and stop water/ air from getting in or through. I have done this on several occasions on my fish tank pumps. neever leaks again as long as you dont remove the fitting.
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