Thank you, both, cn90 and abscate! I'm only just seeing these messages now (just , in nick of time before I head to Kingston for parts), as I didn't get notification about updates. (topic thread title change maybe?) I'm also trying to find the diagram you had posted earlier, abscate (I think it was ...

So great to have this image & part #. Thank you. And yes -- definitely can document O-ring size and perhaps even the process to help the next guy!

Ha ha. Will do right now. Thanks. When I called to read him your last msg, he wondered whether the step of running some fluid out was necessary, since it had already lost some (maybe up to a quart). And he was very grateful for the reminder to add some!

Thanks for the further details, abscate, and the link to the thread with pix. My husband's on his way to the parts store now, so your timing is perfect. Thanks for the invitation, but we don't dare drive it anywhere until we fix this. - Laurie

Wow, if that is the ATF, it sure needs to be flushed! It was dark. Will replace the O-ring (and add zip-tie for good measure) and be in touch if we have any more questions. Thanks so much, crlande. - Laurie

Thanks for the response, abscate. My husband was relieved to hear it may well be so simple a fix. And possibly with a Lowes ziptie -- even better. Thanks to your suggestion, I took a photo. The arrow points to the part where the oil comes out. He said it spurts out from the underside of this part wh...

I borrowed my parents' 1995 850GLT. Drove it a couple of short trips, then 3+ hr trip from Long Island/NYC up to Catskill Mtns where I live. Next morning, started her up, idled a few minutes. Then oil started spitting out of the top connection to the oil cooler on the radiator. About a quart came ou...