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Old Feb 10, 2006 | 06:08 PM
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Default Help.. Coolant recovery tank

It is leaking coolant from the "Tee" fitting, at the bottom of the coolant tank... is the tank one piece, or can you just replace the fitting..
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Old Feb 10, 2006 | 07:39 PM
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The tank is 1-piece. There is a metal/brass reinforcing tube in the "tee". There is very little plastic around this "tee" and hose nipple. I cracked this connection when removing the hose to the heater core. I band-aided it for awhile but I bought a new tank for about $45.
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Old Feb 10, 2006 | 08:13 PM
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Default Bought a new one...

Here it was $70.90 Plus tax.. not as bad as I thought it might be... lol
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Old Feb 10, 2006 | 11:10 PM
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just did mine last weekend.

got it for $59.99 and tax locally, hood up to hood down in 1 hour.

Had the same problem, just while going over and checking over the fluids, touched the hose near the front of the engine, and saw the coolant coming out under high pressure.

gmpartsdirect has it for I think $35.99 (plus tax/ship)
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Old Feb 11, 2006 | 01:25 PM
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Got mine from Gene Culley at Fred beans for 45 dollars delivered.
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Old Feb 11, 2006 | 04:39 PM
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Replaced my very slightly leaking one last summer. Thanks to the Corvette's "low coolant" message.....
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