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Old 01-19-2022   #8
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Default Re: Coolant leak at quick connect repair tips please

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Originally Posted by billschroeder5842 View Post
I had a shop do that last fitting as the "pot metal" fitting broke off and it needed to be retreaded before we put a Jerry's steel fitting into the housing.

Since I was "hands off" on this last one, is there something "internal" to the connection that could cause a leak? Like a bad "O" ring?
The nylon retainer could certainly fail. The sealing surface is internal to the fitting. GM# 10089613 retainer, discontinued years ago but after you check it's probably best to do another coupling/fitting.

**A friend mentioned a newer GM# 12543621 might work.

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