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Old 11-10-2018, 01:33 AM
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The plastic oem tee fitting is starting to leak so I'm looking to replace it with a brass or steel tee fitting. Anyone know where I can buy one? What's making it difficult is that it's reducer type fitting.
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Home depot, you may have to piece it together. I did brass
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I ordered mine online through eBay easily. 304 Stainless steel . Was 8$ tho..


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There are stainless tees available on Ebay.

You need 3/8" X 3/8" X 1/4"

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That stainless tee looks like the right replacement part.
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NAPA has a replacement piece. A little smaller in length but works great.
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Originally Posted by Spark 2
There are stainless tees available on Ebay.

You need 3/8" X 3/8" X 1/4"

Good Luck!
Is that ID or OD?
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OD on the tee

ID in the hose
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/Corvette-C6...item286b2bdbde
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$19.99 at the site on eBay or $2.23 at NAPA. One other site eBay 2 for basically $10.00 and they are SS.
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Ace hardware 3 pieces of brass for about $6 bucks is what i paid four years ago.
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Also commonly available on Amazon for about $10.

https://www.amazon.com/Joyway-Reduce-Union-Fitting-Intersection/dp/B07HL9NGWV/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1541943382&sr=8-10&keywords=brass+hose+tee https://www.amazon.com/Joyway-Reduce-Union-Fitting-Intersection/dp/B07HL9NGWV/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1541943382&sr=8-10&keywords=brass+hose+tee
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Plastic?, mine looked like it was made of some kind of compressed/glued cardboard. I gave it to the Maint. guy at work and he put one together for me using Brass fittings. Free......
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Can anyone confirm the fitting size on this? I'm having this issue now and I'm reading 3/8 x 3/8 x 1/4 on some threads and 1/2 x 1/2 x 3/8 on others.
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3/8 by 3/8 by 1/4. eBay Stainless Steel 2 for a little under $10.00. Works great.
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Actually 5 pcs for $9.50 shipped. Item number 331892668702 on the auction site.
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Just replaced my tee with a stainless version from Ebay. Took 5 minutes. This is well worth the peace of mind to change out.
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Old 03-16-2019, 10:08 PM
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Just ordered mine from eBay stainless Steel 5.50. Sounds like good preventative maintenance.
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Originally Posted by 2008 Corvette
NAPA has a replacement piece. A little smaller in length but works great.
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Does that fitting come out/off pretty easily without breaking in the hose? And is it necessary to remove the intake hose just above it?
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