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Old 04-13-2012, 07:22 AM
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Default 2.3 Ranger leaking coolant

I recently bought a 03 Ranger with a 2.3 four cylinder standard transmission.

My coolant has been leaking fairly fast for about a week. I finally noticed coolant dripping underneath near the back of the motor, on the driver's side. Followed the leak back up allongside the motor and turns out a plastic tee was cracked. I reached in to pull it up a little bit and look at it ( did not know the tee was down there, figured I might have cracked line). Well, the whole thing broke open and I've lost all my anti-freeze. So the question is, what do I replace the tee with? The bigger part of the tee has lines that measure 3/4 and the smaller part 5/16. I would like to get a brass tee as it would not break again, but I'm having trouble finding anything, metal or plastic that works. Where should I look?
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Old 04-13-2012, 07:54 AM
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Default Re: 2.3 Ranger leaking coolant

Just to make things a little clearer:





You get the idea... I hope.
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Old 04-13-2012, 07:57 AM
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Default Re: 2.3 Ranger leaking coolant

it's probably not very expensive at the parts store. maybe get an extra one if you think it'll break again in a few years.
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Old 04-13-2012, 08:10 AM
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Default Re: 2.3 Ranger leaking coolant

I'm worried that if I get a plastic one I may have to get a whole new piece of hose. Not sure if that is the way it works, but wondering.
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Old 04-13-2012, 08:34 AM
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oh, got ya. idk, free bump!
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Old 04-13-2012, 09:15 AM
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Wow, called O'reilly's and they said they do not have any 3/4 tee with a smaller 5/16 tee off. Just have to keep trying unless somebody here has any bright ideas.
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Old 04-13-2012, 09:38 AM
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Old 04-13-2012, 09:42 AM
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do you trust yourself with epoxy? i don't trust myself.
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Old 04-13-2012, 10:21 AM
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Check in the plumbing aisle of your local hardware store, you may find something there that is brass.
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Old 04-13-2012, 10:26 AM
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Wow, called O'reilly's and they said they do not have any 3/4 tee with a smaller 5/16 tee off. Just have to keep trying unless somebody here has any bright ideas.
i've gotten to know my local oreilly's people, and some of them I can't trust (i can tell usually when they didn't give a rats ass over the phone- they just say sorry wait for me to hang up). In those cases, I actually have to go in there and show somebody what i need and then they go get it.

not bashing oreilly's, the other guys there are really good to me.
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Old 04-13-2012, 10:40 AM
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Default Re: 2.3 Ranger leaking coolant

Yeah, know exactly what you mean. I have the same problem with my local O'reilly's. I may just have to take it in.
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Old 04-13-2012, 02:50 PM
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Does anybody know where I could order one of these in the correct size online? Sure would be awesome. If I had one I could fix it in ten minutes... rats life's not like that

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