Hello out there! Well, sometimes it takes me a while to get around to using advice from the list, but I do appreciate it, so thanks. The problem was the hose, or rather the clamp, on the engine side. I could rotate the hose by hand, so no wonder it was leaking. My fix, for now, was to cut off the old crimped fitting. I didn't have a Swedish SS, rolled edge clamp of the right size, so I used the original collar that was under the crimped clamp, under a regular hose clamp. It keeps the hose clamp from cutting into the hose. No more leak. Yes, I know, I should replace the whole shebang, but, life is all about risk and reward. Jerry |
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