Paul:

Thank you for your comments. I do think that there is an O-ring that may be causing the leak. I'll look into this as soon as I can. I am hoping that I can repair this rather than replace the hose as one end goes under the scuttle and disappears!

I'll let you know what I find.

Jim

Thank you both for your replies. I will try this again. The link is quite informative Paul. So the next question is: once I get this off can I clean up the pipe and reattach it of do I have to replace the connector? And does that mean replacing the complete hose?

Thank you all for your help!

Jim

Thanks Paul:

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Jim

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