Overflow hose leak on '01 Sable

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DrScience

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I guess that's what this hose is, the smaller hose going into the top is split a bit at the base.. There's a conventional clamp right in front of the T where the leak is, but I dont see anything that looks like a clamp behind this area.

There's a ton of hoses behind and below this connection, I hope I don't have to remove 8 things just to replace whatever needs replacing here.

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Can anyone tell me what needs replacing and how much grief it's going to be?
 
I'm in White Lake. The number on the hose didn't bring anything up in a general search, but I guess that's the number I'll need.

Just as I'm getting ready to sell it too, still gets over 25mpg. It's a wagon if anyone's interested in it, $3K
 
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maybe some of that radiator hose duct tape stuff will hold til you sell it, lol. i do not condone this behavior btw :lol:
 
I did find this thread that I guess is about a leak in the same area I'm talking about where a guy suggests fixing it with a threaded hose barb..
 
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I stopped by the Ford dealer in Fenton since I was going out that way, and asked the service dept how much... The guy just says, "Oh maybe a couple hours.." Don't they use some sort of predetermined rate for repairs anymore?

Something like, "The book says it'll be 1.36 hrs for that Sir" I asked him if he was happy just taking a wild guess, and he started verbalizing all incidental things that go along with just the install.
 
Fixed it for $5 by drilling out what was left of the piece that broke and epoxying in a section of brass tubing. Good as new.

Added a new coolant recovery tank too

:)
 
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