Coolant return hose Tee fitting
Nov 10, 2018 | 01:33 AM
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Coolant return hose Tee fitting
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.
Nov 10, 2018 | 01:52 AM
Pro
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Home depot, you may have to piece it together. I did brass
Nov 10, 2018 | 09:21 AM
Instructor
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I ordered mine online through eBay easily. 304 Stainless steel . Was 8$ tho..
Nov 10, 2018 | 09:21 AM
Burning Brakes
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There are stainless tees available on Ebay.
Nov 10, 2018 | 10:00 AM
Le Mans Master
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That stainless tee looks like the right replacement part.
Nov 10, 2018 | 11:18 AM
Melting Slicks
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Tee
NAPA has a replacement piece. A little smaller in length but works great.
Nov 10, 2018 | 11:31 AM
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Quote:
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There are stainless tees available on Ebay.
Is that ID or OD?
Nov 10, 2018 | 12:32 PM
Burning Brakes
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OD on the tee
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Nov 10, 2018 | 03:48 PM
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St. Jude Donor '07 thru '14, '24
Nov 10, 2018 | 04:03 PM
Melting Slicks
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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.
Nov 11, 2018 | 12:48 AM
Le Mans Master
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Ace hardware 3 pieces of brass for about $6 bucks is what i paid four years ago.
Nov 11, 2018 | 08:38 AM
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Also commonly available on Amazon for about $10.
Nov 12, 2018 | 11:43 AM
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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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Dec 1, 2018 | 10:29 AM
Racer
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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.
Dec 1, 2018 | 10:49 AM
Melting Slicks
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3/8 by 3/8 by 1/4. eBay Stainless Steel 2 for a little under $10.00. Works great.
Jan 23, 2019 | 12:46 PM
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Actually 5 pcs for $9.50 shipped. Item number 331892668702 on the auction site.
Mar 16, 2019 | 09:52 PM
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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.
Mar 16, 2019 | 10:08 PM
Instructor
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Just ordered mine from eBay stainless Steel 5.50. Sounds like good preventative maintenance.
Mar 17, 2019 | 12:42 PM
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NAPA has a replacement piece. A little smaller in length but works great.
really love your avatar!
Mar 17, 2019 | 08:20 PM
Melting Slicks
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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?
Last edited by LS14ME2; Mar 17, 2019 at 08:23 PM .
Coolant return hose Tee fitting
