T's

[solli5pack]

I went with everything OEM, hoses and tee's. Rock auto has the best price on everything....Replacing everything on Saturday

 

[donjetman]

One thing I didn’t see mentioned here, and I have no experience with then metal ones is how difficult is it to remove the metal ones if they leak in the future?

Gruven Ts don't have o-rings, they have hose clamps

 

[tuckerrnr1]

This reminded me of an repair I had to make years ago. My wife was driving a 1997 Suburban and the night before a 400 mile trip with her Girl Scout troop I was doing some last minute checks to make sure everything was good to go. I accidentally broke an inline plastic heater hose fitting that went from 3/4" to 5/8". It's 9:00 at night, nothing open and they leave 7:00 in the morning. Looking all over the shop, trying to find something that fits. Found a spent 50 BMG shell casing, cut the base off, gave each end a mild flare, and clamped it in place. It was still in place years later when we traded the truck.

 

[mikez71]

The tab looks easy enough to cut, BUT that's assuming you can reach in there..
If you had to cut the body of the T apart, that might be more of a problem with the Dormans..

 

[mikez71]

Looking all over the shop, trying to find something that fits. Found a spent 50 BMG shell casing, cut the base off, gave each end a mild flare, and clamped it in place. It was still in place years later when we traded the truck.

Nice work! I think a lot of us would have thrown in the towel before reaching that point.. "necessity is the mother of invention"!

 

[89Suburban]

The tab looks easy enough to cut, BUT that's assuming you can reach in there..
If you had to cut the body of the T apart, that might be more of a problem with the Dormans..

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That sleeve around the trans tube is interesting.

 

[rdezs]

Our 2014 Escalade has that sleeve also... It's OEM

 

[Eighthtry]

My factory T was still going at 208,000 miles when I sold my 11 Denali XL. But I would covet that Gruven T if I ever had the engine apart. The cost would be incidental at that point. Plus I will always upgrade to a better part if one is available.

 

[Rocket Man]

Gruven Ts don't have o-rings, they have hose clamps

I would never go with the Gruven ones for that reason. I couldn’t even install all those and tighten them with my supercharger in the way, I can barely get the quick connect ones on. And I’m not a fan of clamps at all.

 

[89Suburban]

I would never go with the Gruven ones for that reason. I couldn’t even install all those and tighten them with my supercharger in the way, I can barely get the quick connect ones on. And I’m not a fan of clamps at all.

Last I recall you were a spring clamps guy

 

[Charlie207]

That sleeve around the trans tube is interesting.

Pretty sure mine had that too. I may have shredded it accidentally during the engine swap, and didn't feel like replacing it.

 

[alvocado]

Last I recall you were a spring clamps guy

I've never had an Oeteker step clamp fail or leak. They can be tough to install based on clearance since you have to use a crimp tool but they are as close to 100% reliable as you can get. Pretty common on German makes.

I did recently experience a quick connect "disconnect" which created some travel stress. https://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/threads/heater-hose-aluminum-parts-upgrade.153688/post-2004688

 

[solli5pack]

Back together. OEM on everything.

 

[rdezs]

Aren't those fun to work with? Any residual scars on your fingers? I usually go ahead and pull off the intake. Only takes 20 minutes, and the extra room makes it worth it.

 

[Joseph Garcia]

Back together. OEM on everything.
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You are good for another 100,000 miles.