So tell me why I shouldn't use worm drive clamps with silicone heater hose?
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I like the OEM spring clamps. None of the local dealers seem to be able to order them new--maybe Dan can. I find mine at the local U-pull-it junkyard. A couple dozen cost me $3 the last time I needed some.
Mike
Mike
I replaced mine with the fancy silicone hose and constant tension clamps, but I'm with you guys – the PHH is not that big of a deal. The space shuttle is filled with aerospace-grade silicone hoses and fancy clamps, and they still blow up too. It's a freaking heater hose, for crying out loud.
Put a new hose on there, and as nice a clamp as you feel you need and get on with life. If you cheap out with 15¢ worth of hose and a 25¢ ideal clamp and it leaks, just know that you might be under there fixing it again in a few years. I really didn't think this was that big of a job, so doing it again after another 165K miles wouldn't be that horrible of a thought.
Put a new hose on there, and as nice a clamp as you feel you need and get on with life. If you cheap out with 15¢ worth of hose and a 25¢ ideal clamp and it leaks, just know that you might be under there fixing it again in a few years. I really didn't think this was that big of a job, so doing it again after another 165K miles wouldn't be that horrible of a thought.
mike B and cruiserman are you talking about the oem wire style clamps with the adjusting bolt or the other clamps that don't adjust? I have always replaced both kinds. the wire clamps dig into the hose too much for my liking and I assumed the other kind can only be used once.
on the main topic, try your local kenworth or other big rig dealer for CT hose clamps and silicone hose at a price that does not defy gravity.
on the main topic, try your local kenworth or other big rig dealer for CT hose clamps and silicone hose at a price that does not defy gravity.