heater problems....HELP!

studebaker1962

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hi. i have had a 1997 chevy malbu for about 4 years...car was nothing but problems,so just got a 1994 cadillac deville 4.9 v8. i love this car. drove it for about a week. tried to put the heater on,it blows out and turns on fine but no hot air. i also noticed that it was leaking coolant. so i replaced the water pump first. that did nothing. i then noticed that after it ran for about 15 minutes coolant would fill in the overflow and bubble very loudly. after 5 minutes it would stop and slowly flow. i then noticed that the "T-fitting" that the heater hoses connect to was hissing. so i went to touch it and it exploded and coolant went all over the engine bay. i guess my question is, could a broken T-valve cause a slow leak in coolant? and where can i get a new T-valve? i looked at all local part shops and none of them stock it. any reply would be greatly appreciated! thank you in advance.
 
Those Ts are notorious for that. They do experience a lot of heat where they are both internal and out.
 

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