The same thing happened to me. I was 75 miles from anywhere in Idaho when it broke. With a knife I shaped a plug for the broken disconnect and one for the hose. Got me home where I could get a new disconnect. Your video helped me get it fixed in about 15 minutes time. Thanks.

Just a guy,,,thanks for the time you spent, it helped me out big time right before a snow storm in CT. My connector broke coming home from getting some sand/salt, just made it home before overheating. Mine came off easy by hand, after rotating the disconnect tool while pushing it in from behind. The hard part for me was getting the new one snapped on, I had to use some dielectric grease on the new fitting, and finally heard 2 little clicks after pushing it on and wiggling it with a lot of force. Cant believe what some others were doing to get the old connector off...LOL

Thank you!!! This turned out to be such a simple and inexpensive repair thanks to watching your video. My local NAPA did not have the removal tool in stock, so I checked with Auto Zone and they had one! Although it looks different (cheaper looking), it worked just fine. That part # is 25052 - AC/Fuel Line Quick Disconnect Tool Set ($9.99). FYI: Use the black 3/4" tool. The actual repair took less than 10 minutes. I spent $52.93 total which included two gallons of anti-freeze. Thank you!!!!

I just had that fitting break on my way home today. I was thinking Heater Core replacement........ Your video just saved me a Lot of frustration, time and money!! Thank You Sir!!

Thanks for your help Justa Guy! Had to replace my heater hose. wasn't sure how to disconnect the hose until I saw your video. I used the 3/4 quick connect tool. Thanks a lot bud!

Great video Justa Guy. I had the same exact issue (same side as well) and was getting scared about replacing the core. Then low and behold I came across your video. Truly appreciate it brother. Got it repaired in minimal time.

Great video. Mine came off just like yours with the plastic tip still in hose. I changed one then -low&behold- the other started dripping immediately. None of the stores around me had even heard of the extraction tool. A mechanic friend suggested using a small saw blade but there wasn't any room to really get a cut going. So i used a saws-all( very carefully!)& made some cuts then levered it off with a screwdriver. Thanks!

Thanks for the tips on this project. Couple things i learned while doing mine. I didn't need the puller tool that you got from autozone (my store didn't have it). I got the quick disconnect tool (similar to the one you got from Napa) from autozone. At autozone they call it a fuel and ac line disconnect tool set. Brand- OEMPN- 25052 I put it on, pushed quick connect toward the firewall, and pulled the "tool" toward me at the same time. Came off easy (by hand). **tip 2** buy 2 quick connect pieces. The second one broke on me while working on the first (old and brittle)

Just the video I needed to see same problem for my 2001 Silverado. Now have to go do it! Thanks for the post!!

🤣🤣 same symptoms, same scares to death feeling that you had and when I just checked my hoses it snapped off just like yours did 💀. Have to replace both of my hose quick connects! Thanks for the upload.

Thank you so much for sharing. This saved me a lot of time removing the hoses to replace the rotted connectors and do a heater core flush. To recap; here is what you need.. Napa p/n 77-4031 (the 3/4 inch disc is what you use), Dorman p/n 800-409, and Auto Zone p/n 27106. If you feel up to it, then install a Peak Radiator Flush and Fill Kit p/n PKF0AA on the hose per instructions. Perform your flush with water, then radiator flush liquid,and finally with compressed air.

Thank you! Having the SAME problem on a friends truck and was wondering the process. Looks easier than what I thought it would be and cheaper. Thanks for showing the tools with the part number, helps out a bunch from a fellow DIYer

Still helping people 8 years later. Cheers from AB, Canada

THANK YOU! I just broke the exact same one. People were telling me that it couldn't be replaced. I knew it could. I could turn it but couldn't get it off. I did some googling and came across your video. THANKS AGAIN!

Thank you. I was about to load my truck up and take it to the shop when I ran across your video. 6 dollar part, coolant and 15 mins later I was back up and running. I used extra long needle nose pliers with the tips bent 90 degrees and it popped right off.

Excellent, excellent video! I have to replace the heater hose which goes to a "Y" and connects to the antifreeze reservoir and a little stub hose that goes into the water pump. Well, all of this looked really simple until I looked up to where the hose goes into the heater core. I looked at that and said "Oh no! What the heck is that!" This is the second video I have viewed on the googled subject and I can tell that you have just saved me a whole lot of headache! Thank you for taking the time to help a brother out! I appreciate it!

Hey Justa Guy, I greatly appreciate this video. You gave your free time to help me and many others. I am getting educated on how to do this project on my pick'em up truck , after looking at location ( close to firewall, with limited space available ) I know this job would be a BEAR. I AM GRATEFUL TO YOU AND YOU TUBE . THANK YOU SO MUCH.

Thank you for you video. It Saved my ass today. I pulled it up while i was waiting on a friend to come safe me. I called NAPA and bought the parts and tool over the phone. My buddy stopped and picked them up on his way. 20 min later i was a back on the road.

thank you, followed your advice to the T, other than my local auto zone not having the tool to loan me, the quick connect they sold me worked and the Napa part you suggested worked perfectly. thank you again.

Very good video sir! Exactly what I needed to know, AND you did a fantastic job with the camera. Thank you.

THANK YOU!!! Saved me wrench time and money!

Thanks for your post Justa Guy , it was a big help in fixing my broken heater hose . just another guy trying to keep his truck going down the road .

thank you so much for the video - finding the pry bar was the most difficult part. its easier to cut the old quick disconnect off with a small hacksaw and avoid hitting the heater core nipple. might be better to directly connect the hose to the heater core nipple and avoid putting on another quick disconnect. thanks again this vid helped so much!

Exactly what happened to my truck! Thank you for posting this. Now I know what I need to go buy!

Thanks for showing all the tools/process needed. Worked like a charm! Like others have said: "no silly cutting or burning like a lot of others recommend". You did it the correct way and that is my way too. If anything, I did not have that metal bar tool #27106 and would of probably helped but got her done anyway. Cheers!

Thanks, Very helpful. I completed it in aprox 15 min, thanks to this video. I did put a little grease on the inside of the new fittings, which made putting them on a snap! I did not use the tool, just the bar tool, just pulled them off with needle nose pliers.

Thank you very much for posting with all the part numbers. Exactly my issue with my 2007 Cadillac Escalade EXT with the 6.2L. Picking up parts to repair.

Thank you soo much for the video. It made my life extremely easy and saved me lots of money!

Thanks for saving my butt on replacing the heater core itself and taking out the dash. My hose broke today just like yours and Advance Auto did not know what it was and tried to sell me a heater core.

Thanks for the vid. My previous mechanic bent the intake and outlet. I quickly realized that these quick disconnects are crap. just put two clamps on each hose and connect the hose direct.

thanks man. helped me out. I would say that I put a lot of effort into pulling like you . then realized that once the white ring is jammed in, the thing pops right off

Looks like I know what i'm getting myself into tomorrow. I have my heater core lines coming off water pump looped because I couldn't figure this out. Hopefully I can fix it and have heat in my truck again. My connector broke when I was working under the hood with engine running. One burnt hand resulted. Thanks for the video.

Thank You Sir! My internet paid for itself today, thanks to you!

Thank You! You Helped use fix a leak we were having for weeks!

Hey buddy so you video was extremely helpful... One little addition we couldn't find the tool you have as its Sunday but we borrowed a slide hammer with the hook end attached we used those connection removal tools u suggested and with light taps to the slide we were able to replace both of those connections in 20 minutes. You video was perfect thank you very much. +Like to you

Nice job, looks like I’ll be doing this tomorrow to the wife’s Escalade, thanks for posting it will make life a lot easer thanks again

Wow, what a great video, also thank you for labeling the part numbers and where you bought them. This is definitely going to save me some time.! I am working on a 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe

Thanks do much for the video, I have the exact problem on my 02 Sierra 2500, now I know how to get that quick connect off!!

I just showed the auto zone guy the video from my phone and he hooked me up everything i needed. job took like 20 min. thank you

Thanks for sharing your video! It really helped me in figuring out how I was going to deal with my '07 Expedition...

God bless youtube and God bless you for making this video! saved my ass, my time and money. thank you sir

God Bless you sir for taking the time to explain this very helpful!

You saved my cold butt and made my day! Thanks Mr. Guy.

Thanks for that simple demo. Will make life much easier.

Drove from Prescott Az to Caborca Mexico and luckly as soon as I arrived to my destination 7 hours later this happened but what a faithful truck did'nt give up on on the no service roads till it got to it's destination.

thank you man, you solve my problem on my chevy malibu

Thank you bro your video was the most helpful one. I just had the same problem i thought i had to replace the hose but when i took it off the whole thing came off too. So thank you for your help.

great info guy. mine broke on way home from work today. luckily i was only a few blocks from home. your info will make job very easy. thanks.

hey man thanks for the video! you saved my life on a cold winter night!

Thank you for posting this, had the exact same problem on 2001 Silverado.

Thanks a lot brother it happened to me to, it scared the hell out of me I thought it was the heater core that went bad on me and immediately thought it'd be a nightmare replacing that thing going to autozone and Napa tomorrow.

Thank you very much for showing me how to CRUSH that piece that was stuck inside. I had spent all afternoon replacing a manifold converter on a Chevy Colorado. They don't have a lot of room to work in and everything was just about buttoned up. All of a sudden I'm getting an antifreeze bath. On The Colorado the tubing makes a 90 degree turn just 2 inches from the firewall and goes right towards the block. The tubing allows clearance around the exhaust manifold. Anyways You would think the engineers would have left an inch and a half of pipe from the heater core out through the firewall instead of making these dumb ass disconnects. I don't know what engineer got paid to design this. It's crap. Thanks for the CRUSH tip buddy.

wow. this video helped me out more than the other vidoes. Thank you

I just broke the exact same thing thanks for the video.

Thank you for making this video because it helps me out a lot since I have the same problem.

Just had to do this today great video thanks

Exactly the problem I’m dealing with! Thx brother!

great video! used that same part number for the quick connect and autozone had one! they didn't have that long tool. I have a 2007 duramax and I don't think that tool would have fit in there to use it anyway. thanks for the info!! a little bit of a pain but persistence pays off.

Nice. Thanks for quick explanation of the white ring tool. Fixin to tackle this job on my '02 1500HD

Thank you for showing the correct way to make this repair.

Big help, thank you sir. Headed outside to get started.

Thank for this video... It helped me out so much

Thank you. This solved the exact same problem I had.

Thanks for not taking me on a ride an all, u rock! Thanks

Great help mine broke when I went to remove some leaves that were behind the hose . thanks for the information.

Good info Cheif thanks for the upload

best advise thus far. thank you!

Good job. Exactly what I needed.

Thank you for this video. My GMC gets me back and forth to work every day. those plastic posts just broke off, as I was changing my plug wires. It took me by surprise my jaw just dropped. I knew those quick connects had to come off, but did not know how. The other videos I saw scared me too. You saved me time and money thank you.

Helped a ton, thank you!

Great video! Thanks for your help!

this video sure was helpful thought I was going to have to replace the heater core and that looked like a nightmare

If you had that much trouble you did some thing wrong. That removal tool bar is just to put positive pressure against the quick disconnect removal tool ( white plastic part). That leaves your other hand free to gently twist and pull the hose off of the heater core. Heater cores are made if thin aluminum, yanking on the hoses will stress the core and most likely cause a leak, or break off the aluminum tube that connects to the core.

thanks for the vid i broke my disconnect so with this vid i was able to get all the parts i need, i just cant find the metal tool and amazon is out, we have 1 part store the others are 35 miles out may need to clamp my hose to get me down there

Thanks! Great video!

Used you video to change quick connect in my 2001 Chev PU. Worked well! Thanks.

Thanks a lot this video helped out now I know what I'm doing tomorrow to

THANK YOU FOR YOUR VIDEO, VERY HELPFUL

On my 2500HD I have no room to get my quick disconnect pliers back there. I made the tool with scissors and a laundry soap jug. Took 3 minutes all together.

Didn't want to pay the crooks for a release tool that most sell for over $12 and probably cost 50 cents to produce. Decided to make one myself and then found it on the Walmart site for $2.23 with in store pick-up. Thanks Walmart for not screwing people.

Super helpful. Had to flush heater core it was clogged and had no heat

Thanks for the info. Very helpful. Even was the same year and same hose. lol

Great video that really help Thank you God Bless you

Thanks...you saved me 200 bucks!

Thanks for posting this, I too, was cringing at what the others were doing.

Yup, this video definitely helped a lot, made my worries go way down hahahaha thanks

What a cool sounding down to earth guy. Thanks for the helpful iPhone... ...i have a 2007 avalanche with 175000 miles so I think this is a reasonable fix... thanks

Michelle, I put the connector on the core, put the clamp on the hose, put the hose on the connector and tightened the clamp. It should be easy. Good luck

Thanks brother. Very help full.

Thank you ...... Lots of help..

Outstanding. Thank You.

I replaced the quick disconnects in my 2004 chevy tahoe about a year ago with the auto zone part. The original factory part lasted 14 years and the auto zone part broke after 1 year. Midnight tow and garage service about $500 to fix properly. Sure wish I'd spent the extra $25 while going through the hassle of replacing the first time.

Kayak survivor, you just push the connector onto the heater coil. Not hard to do. Get it wet first, push it till you here it click and then clamp the hose back on. Good luck, message me again if your having a problem

Thank you for your help! :)

if you having a hard time getting the new one on and click. I spit in the new 1 and then it slid right on and click done. ez with this video great work justa guy

Thank you so much!

Good video..... I'll fix mine tomorrow...

Mine just broke today 2/25/20. I had no idea it was a shitty plastic adapter back there but I am glad to find I don't have to replace my heater core. Thanks a bunch. I'm going to buy one for each side. How far away is the other from breaking with 240,000 miles? Not far enough to not replace both for this old man. Thanks again.

Good job, thank you.

Thank you soooo much