Q: Are my steel lines broken on my radiator if they keep spinning when I'm trying to get them off? 2003 GMC Envoy

asked by on December 31, 2016

I'm trying to change my radiator but my steel lines keep spinning when I'm trying to get them off
My car has an automatic transmission.

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