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• Re: hose clamping
  Historical mailing list - ARKADY MIRVIS
  Sun, 25 Apr 1999 10:00:14 -0700
  ...Drill holes > through each end and use long screws or bolts and wing nuts to make > compression clamps for the cooling hoses. Clamp them...
• Question about fuel injector hose
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 3 Jan 2005 11:52:07 -0600
  ...Everything down to the level of the injectors themselves is OK, a hose clamp on each end will replace the band clamps. But when...
• Fuel leak / replacing hoses
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Tue, 14 Nov 2023 03:21:53 +0000
  ...to buy the entire kit of clamps and hoses do I?I should already have the good clamps since I've had this job...
• Re: tarp clamps
  Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
  Fri, 15 Oct 1999 23:37:24 EDT
  ...wrap one edge of the tarp around this pole, put that in the gutter and then clamp it down. For the outbound end, use...
• Re: How can this be?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 5 Jun 2005 16:20:00 -0400
  Hmm, if the spring clamp is coming off, I suspect you have too much pressure in that part of the system. I hate the...
• FUEL hose clamp
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 28 Feb 2006 16:32:09 -0800
  I understand that the fuel hose clamp has a little flair on the sides, to not damage the line by digging in deep when...
• Re: Replaced Fuel Lines
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:16:21 -0700
  ...I sometimes use two hose clamps there. I like good german screw type hose clamps.. and probably.. the best ones are a 'band clamp...
• Re: 1981 Accelerator Cable: Barrel Clamp Failure. How?
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Thu, 26 Apr 2018 15:02:00 -0500
  ...looking up at failed accelerator pedal barrel clamp: https://tinyurl.com/y8exfdxh Image: 1.9 WBX barrel clamp used for replacement part: https://tinyurl...
• fuel lines, clamps
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Sat, 2 Jan 1999 14:31:20 -0800
  ...Not wanting to tempt fate I got a straight connector and some clamps before I attempted the repair. I thought that the connector was...
• Re: proper battery fit
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 24 Sep 2011 09:02:18 -0500
  ...Answer was, "sure, we will exchange it." You're saying that would not make it any easier to get the clamp in place? If...
• Re: source for stainless steel fuel clamps
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 15 Oct 2010 16:02:35 -0500
  ...source for stainless steel fuel clamps Hi folks: I bought a new fuel pump and charcoal canister filter a while back, and would like...
• Re: source for stainless steel fuel clamps
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 15 Oct 2010 18:37:10 -0700
  ...source for stainless steel fuel clamps > Hi folks: > > I bought a new fuel pump and charcoal canister filter a while back, and > would like...
• Re: Four Bicycle Carrier VW T2 Trotter in Reimo 2000 Catalogue
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 18:58:09 EDT
  ...The Trotter only comes with a clamp for the 2nd. rail. The first bike can just be strapped to your rack, but I recommend...
• Re: new years resolution - continue to own a non-burnt van
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 21:55:47 -0700
  ...I didn't get the hose clamps when I ordered it, though. > What should I be looking for, the non-perforated type clamps that...
• Re: hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Fri, 23 Apr 1999 21:29:59 EDT
  ...Some clamp manufacturers make screw type clamps >that have beveled edges so that they do not cut into the hose when you >screw them...
• Re: '84 Vanagon GL Fuel Rail Clamps
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 13:43:24 -0500
  At 10:41 AM 1/29/2001, MICHAEL D LINCICOME wrote: > Four of the clamps on each side are standard fuel hose clamps - I...
• Re: fuel line replacement
  Historical mailing list - benoit
  Sun, 9 Apr 2006 21:04:58 -0400
  ...that " Cuff" is to compress the original hoses on the injectors side, that is why there is no clamp, once removed (you need to...
• Re: Fuel line clamps-how to remove?
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 00:22:53 -0500
  ...But I will say it does good on all the other type clamps on the machine. Good evening, and I am so sorry again...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 18 Oct 2013 20:17:24 -0700
  ...Front ones? Hose clamp. Rear? Pull the piston pin. Think of it as a challenge. It CAN be done. And there is a sense...
• Re: Sum' B*tch - Rear Heater Valve - again2
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 25 Sep 2005 23:52:58 EDT
  ...it will likely distort with the clamping pressure of the fasteners and although it might be clamped tight around the fasteners, the slight flex...
• Re: What is it?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 1 Aug 2015 23:52:47 -0700
  ...This was obviously due to a slightly loose clamp. (much like a radiator hose clamp replacement, I should have re-checked all fuel hose...
• RE: fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 28 May 1996 11:56:00 -0700 (PDT)
  > Ack, someone (forget who) posted that hanous mnessage about how if >you dont ave clamps on your fuel lines your playing with fire (no...
• Re: Throttle Body, Plenum and Intake Runners - Looking for Advice
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 12 Oct 2014 18:19:14 -0700
  ...I just used basic stainless steel hose clamps. There are better clamps. (ones that have raised serrated bits. The serrated bits on the "basic...
• Distributor Clamp Help Wanted
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Oct 1995 15:13:29 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Then I twisted off the stud trying to tighten the distributor clamp. Sigh. Got a new stud and then the distributor wasn't in...
• fuel rail/line recall?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 14 Jun 2004 18:50:19 -0500
  ...The fuel hose attached to the fuel distribution rail on the engine may shrink beyond the clamp force of the fuel hose clamps, allowing...
• Re: Bus Depot Awning clamp
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 17 Jul 2011 15:49:30 -0400
  ...I did a >little bit of searching and found this simple clamp, although I'm >not sure it would be strong enough. From the...
• Re: Can a battery terminal clamp cause a battery to discharge?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 8 Aug 2008 07:42:48 -0700
  ...The gentleman helping her told her very seriously that because terminal > clamps had been tightened so that the tabs were closed together between the...
• How do I remove these clamps???
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 3 Jun 2007 16:26:02 -0700
  Is there a trick to removing these clamps? http://picasaweb.google.ca/mstebbins/Vanagon/photo#5071982140890273234 I guess I could use a hack-saw...
• Re: Source for GOOD high pressure FI tubing & clamps?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 2 Feb 2004 15:23:19 -0700
  ...It is rated to something like 80 PSI without clamps. The only drawback to it is that I've always had to cut it...
• Re: those of you who have installed a fuel line replacement kit read!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 28 Oct 2005 07:46:54 -0500
  ...It is defintely time to check thos clamps. Soon as it warms up a bit this morning I'm going to check mine. I...
• Re: Another Vanagon Burns Up
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Thu, 31 Mar 2005 03:02:18 -0600
  ...Look at the clamps. Are they rusty 1985 factory type clamps? They probably replaced the EASY TO GET TO hoses, not all of them...
• Re: 1987 Syncro-replace fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 20 Nov 2006 20:14:11 -0700
  ...They have a > typical clamp on the end away from the injector, but appear to have some > kind of crimp clamp at the injector...
• Re: Water Pump Replacement -2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 28 Sep 2015 14:25:05 -0700
  .... "(clamp obviously on hose beforehand)" Or I had clamp on pipe, slipped pipe under pulley onto hose, then slipped on the clamp. On Mon...
• Re: Can I drain coolant from someplace more accessible?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:36:20 -0700
  I suppose I'm lazy sometimes about clamping hoses, and clamping on one to reduce the flow is fine. I even have a pliers...
• Re: Fuel Injector Question....Anyone...Anyone...Anyone...
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 18 Sep 2003 04:42:41 -0400
  Jesse; I used an Exacto knife with a long, slender blade to slice the hose under the clamp. I could then pull out the...
• Using American hose clamps on fuel injector hoses ok?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
  Sat, 12 Jan 2013 11:47:10 -0800
  ...When I got it back, I saw that he had used standard american hose clamps rather than the German style. Is this Ok or...
• Fuel line clamps-how to remove?
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 22:51:02 -0400
  ...How do I remove the crimp style clamps that secure it? The one where the hose attaches to the main tank is in a...
• Re: pinch the fuel line?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:57:35 -0700
  I second the woodworking clamp. I was a little desperate for something to clamp one of the larger coolant hoses the other day. A...
• Re: Looking for a good fuel injector rail- East Coast preffered
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:51:02 -0700
  re "Rick told me they no longer have them' no longer have injectors, or clamps ? I'm not near the east coast, but I...
• Re: Replacing Fuel Lines
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 11:29:07 -0400
  ...When I removed all my fuel lines, I found all kinds of clamps. Some worm gear hose clamps, some original crimp on, and one...
• Re: Hot start problems, then stumbling, have some advice.
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Tue, 19 May 1998 01:30:00 EDT
  ...Later on replace that large clamp with a Jetta , Golf intake boot clamp from a digifant. That clamp has two little side clips to...
• Re: Using gas inline 4 manifold
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 20:46:59 -0600
  I made my own spring clamp tool out of plate steel. Went to a VW dealer and asked to trace outline of the two...
• Re: Looking for VW-to-NAPA hose link
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 18 Oct 2005 10:16:23 -0700
  ...tightening the hose clamps until they almost strip out and still having a small leak. What I found is that a hose has to...
• What are your experiences with Silicone Coolant hoses?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth O'Connor
  Tue, 7 Apr 2020 08:41:41 -0700
  Hello! The recent cooling hose discussion got me thinking about coolant hoses and hose clamps. Does anyone have experience using the silicone hoses that...
• hose clamp Question
  Historical mailing list - Jay & Kim Schmidt
  Sun, 22 Aug 1999 17:28:06 -0500
  ...Are the hose clamps reuseable if removed. These are not the screw-tighten kind but look to come off by squeezing the ends with...
• Re: Coolant pipe *REPAIR* kit, was: Coolant pipe kit and distributor kit from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:40:40 -0400
  ...more secure >> grasp of the clamp. Flying clamps = zero. Damaged fingers = >> zero. Accidental clamp release = zero. >> >> -- >> David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- >> http://pws.prserv...
• Re: fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Sat, 4 Jan 2003 14:18:21 -0500
  ...Next, use an X-acto knife to cut-out/remove the end of the hose that remains inside the clamp. The clamp will now...
• Re: Replaced Fuel Lines
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:12:23 -0400
  I just finished replacing the underside fuel hoses and clamps on my '87 Westy (I had done the entire engine bay area last fall...
• Re: Can I drain coolant from someplace more accessible?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 11 Apr 2010 09:58:52 -0700
  Any kind of clamp with a couple of 2-3" pieces of wood up against the rubber would work fine. I use a couple...
• Leaking fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - radish150
  Sun, 11 Mar 2001 20:33:31 +0000
  ...I agree stainless clamps that don't cut the > lines are really the way to go, but mine loosened over time. HAVE > YOURS? Ok...
• source for stainless steel fuel clamps
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:28:14 -0800
  ...I bought a new fuel pump and charcoal canister filter a while back, and would like to put new clamps on when I change...
• heater hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - eric luebbers
  Wed, 21 Jun 2006 17:11:10 -0700
  Hello all, I was just thinking while I was replacing my heater hoses today should I replace all the clamps with stainless screw types...
• Re: Don't Leave Home Without Them: Hoses/Clamps
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 27 Aug 2011 13:10:20 -0400
  ...Hoses/Clamps Yes Scott. Plastic pieces that are designed to 'bridge' 2 hose pieces together. I don't know what the commercial name for...
• Poor man awning
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sun, 29 Apr 2001 13:37:43 -0600
  ...And, I also have to clamp behind the maximal distance the sliding door slides open. I have some small C-clamps that I might...
• Re: Coolant leak found but parts question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 4 Nov 2022 10:37:22 -0400
  Thanks David and Mark, I called my contact at Bus Lab and changed to spring clamps. That is what they had recommended. I have...
• Re: leaking fuel hoses
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:45:19 -0600
  ...I .knew I had used the correct hose and clamps though So I tightened (snugged) up the clamps and its been fine ever since...
• Re: Coolant hose: T-stat to Coolant Distributor Tower
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Thu, 19 Sep 2019 12:54:00 -0400
  ...You'll need a set >> of hose clamp pliers intended for flat band spring clamps to work with the >> factory clamps. Some people like...
• Re: How do I remove these clamps???
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 3 Jun 2007 21:21:41 -0400
  ...How do I remove these clamps??? >I use large side cutters (wire cutters). > > Mike > > > > Malcolm Stebbins wrote: >> Is there a trick to removing these...
• Re: Coolant vanishing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:32:19 -0500
  Constant tension clamps are being used more often as they can better deal with thermal expansion without crushing the hose or plastic fittings. If...
• Re: fuel tank update (p-mail)
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:34:02 -0700
  ...Friday, July 25, 2008, 8:34 AM >> >>McMaster Carr has most any clamp you could possibly want. They even have >>Stainless clamps with stainless...