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• Re: best way to remove original hose clamps?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 27 Jan 2008 09:43:33 -0500
  ...best way to remove original hose clamps? I don't think the poster is talking about 'springy' type coolant hose clamps, But the smaller...
• Re: Heater Leak
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 11:42:28 -0300
  ...Clamp > them upstream enough so that you can back the spring clamps off the > fitting. * Release spring clamp on lower hose and remove; allow...
• Re: 20 hours later and a new water pump and a few other things...
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 20 Sep 2004 06:27:58 -0400
  ...hose and it was still loose but I put two black > spring clamps on it to keep it tight. Hopefully this time it will...
• Re: Fuel Gauge quit and annoying squeak
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:20:14 -0800
  ...Antony, what about a lick of tape [elec,duct] where the spring clamp grabs the column? maybe rework the clamp for more tension? ... --- On...
• coolant leak oil cooler to water pump
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Sat, 27 Oct 2007 15:22:19 -0700
  ...I already have new hoses, cleaned the tube, put spring clamps on. Still leaking. I guess being so close to the exhaust gives it...
• Re: Fuel leaks/fuel lines/clamps, etc., 82 westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 5 May 1999 09:57:08 -0400
  ...I have also tightened each one up again this spring. These were the original clamps. I am considering getting the 7 mm hose from...
• Sagging rear
  Historical mailing list - Morris H. Arthur
  Fri, 15 Mar 1996 10:04:44 -0500
  ...I bought a pair of springs that bolt (clamp) on to your existing shocks for $40 from JCW. They sometimes make squeaking noises when...
• Re: Bus Depot Radiators
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 25 May 2001 18:03:32 -0400
  ...The German ones made by AKG/Germany (an OE > supplier) and run $228.> > What sort of clamps do you sell with these? The spring...
• Re: coolant leak question...
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 28 Nov 2003 18:33:33 -0700
  ...the long coolant tube? > Sealant? Putty? Two hose-clamps? One of VW's spring-clamps? > -- > > bcnu - Grungy (Kailua, HI) opinions are just that.obviously...
• Awning (was Refrigerators, alarms, fans and other toys)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 May 95 13:30:37 -0400
  ...Secure the tarp with the dowels to the rain gutter by using the spring clamps to clamp the tarp and dowel in the gutter...
• fender lips
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Tue, 9 Dec 1997 12:07:23 -0800
  ...Just bond using them on with lots of C-clamps or spring clamps til set. I've just pulled some Jeep Cherokee lips off...
• Re: Awning advice
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 24 May 2015 21:23:27 -0700
  ...No spring clamps or extendable poles , ropes or other parts. Spend the money once and enjoy it. I guess since I don't drink...
• Re: Re; Window Moulding Tool
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Mon, 19 Jun 2000 23:49:28 -0400
  I seem to recall that someone (was it you, Larry? that made a window molding tool from one of those springy paper clamps and...
• Re: Front drivers heater - cut off valve installation guide
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 22 May 2007 20:02:17 -0700
  ...I also would use > proper spring clamps rather than those horrid cheese grater ones he shows. > Seriously, what could that toy plastic valve and...
• Re: Fuel hose size
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 31 Jul 2020 18:03:43 -0700
  ...On other vehicles that use this type of tube a > sleeve goes inside to support the tube from collapsing. > > Spring or crimp clamps are...
• Re: " you fixed it with what?!"
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 18:36:07 -0800
  ...This is the little clip about 1/4" in diameter that holds the stiff spring onto the throttle. On an automatic transmission, this spring...
• Re: replacing hoses on oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 9 May 2011 23:45:22 -0400
  ...Originally they used a crimp clamp on the pipe and the spring clamps on the cooler. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Radiator hose clamp size
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 24 Jul 2023 21:24:01 -0400
  ...I don’t know the diameter but I think I ordered spring clamps for the hoses and they gave the diameter in the order...
• Re: Poor man awning
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Sun, 29 Apr 2001 20:35:18 -0400
  ...I have some small C-clamps that I might use, but I > think that I prefer having spring clamps in case a big wind...
• Re: Gas tank seal instructions request
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 16 Dec 2016 01:29:06 +0000
  ...for a spring re seal and have purchased the go westy kit and have the tool for the gas line clamps. I don’t...
• Re: Coolant hoses most likely to fail?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 22 May 2009 15:20:30 -0400
  ...luck) > > > > Also were spring clamps used on all the hoses? > > > > A few of my hoses have the typical cheese grater clamps - all the small...
• Re: Lowering an 85'/
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 14 Mar 2003 16:16:03 -0500
  On Fri, 14 Mar 2003 BenTbtstr8@aol.com wrote: > It seems to that these clamp thing are designed for full compression of the > coil...
• Re: Coolant hoses most likely to fail?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 23 May 2009 23:58:09 -0500
  ...luck) > > > > Also were spring clamps used on all the hoses? > > > > A few of my hoses have the typical cheese grater clamps - all the small...
• Re: Two Inch Coolant Hose
  Historical mailing list - Amy Miner
  Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:29:57 -0400
  ...Like Scott said replace the clamps if they spring so you can tighten it down. Just don't break the housing (isn't it...
• 2.1 exhaust spring washers
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Fri, 2 May 2014 20:14:27 -0400
  ...along with the spring washers, will this maintain a snug fit that can flex by use of a steady clamping force on the donuts...
• Re: Clutch slave cylinder and leaking coolant
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 7 Jan 2002 13:16:21 -0800
  ...I'm wondering if the spring clamps would naturally tighten when colder temperatures cause shrinkage. I have both types of clamps on my expansion...
• Re: Coolant Loss/Hose clamp tips?
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sat, 18 May 2019 10:16:34 -0500
  ...For high-risk locations (above the gas tank), what about some of those > clamps with integrated spring to help maintain tension? > > Thoughts appreciated, > > Alex >
• Re: Coolant Pump Gently Weeping
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Fri, 6 May 2016 12:55:07 -1000
  I think spring clamps are a silly bother . I think there main purpose is to speed assebmly line production and reduce costs. I generally...
• Re: headers are headed south (TIICO)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 15:57:37 -0500
  ...My current '99 Honda CR-V uses a clamp to connect the manifold to the exhaust via a spring loaded clamp. My previous Accord...
• Re: Flywheel Mods?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Fri, 1 Feb 2008 10:41:29 -0500
  ...Flywheel Mods? > With a diaphragm type pressure plate, that approach will actually reduce > the clamp load. The diaphragm spring set up has the equivalent...
• Re: Fuel Line and Clamp Prices
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sat, 31 Oct 1998 23:55:34 -0500
  ...The clamp I'd like to see Jim or any list supplier get is the little blue spring loaded self tightening job that came...
• Re: Oil filter cooler hoses
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 04 Mar 1997 01:29:29 -0500
  ...around in those hoses? I found I could not pinch the spring clamps after > draining the cooling system over the weekend (at least with...
• Poor Man's Awning
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 15:38:21 -0400
  ...When not in use, they stow neatly between the frame rails and springs under my weekender seat, and the little clamps stow up there...
• Re: Head (gasket) fix
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sat, 4 Apr 1998 00:01:56 -0800
  ...I'm convinced that the spring band hose clamps as used on newer vehicles is the only way to go (always applying compression as...
• Radiator hoses
  Historical mailing list - Chris Wyatt
  Wed, 5 Aug 1998 12:57:51 -0800
  ...Creek bridge on Chena Hot Springs Road. We took photos of the event and celebrated with Alaskan Amber beers and focaccia(?) at Two Rivers...
• Re: fuel tank update (p-mail)
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:34:02 -0700
  ...clamp >> >>>>could be. >>>That Oetiker clamp has a liner, so it clamps evenly full circle. >>>Oetiker clamps also have a bit of a "spring...
• Re: Cv boots cracking
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 22 Mar 2013 21:59:39 -0700
  ...But the manual does not show clamps on the inner part of boots on the rear axles. >>> >>> alistair >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On >>>
• Re: Shopping list or kit for Molotov fuel lines?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 3 Dec 2014 13:51:32 -0800
  ...At the final recall VW > changed the hoses and clamps to the spring type commonly known as a > constant tension band clamp. Even the...
• Re: AWNING
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Sat, 25 May 2002 00:23:31 -0500
  ...10x12 tarp 3 spring loaded plastic clamps, the ones with the little yellow pads. 2 adjustable poles, 8 ft-9ft, from any camp store...
• Re: Capri seats for free
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 May 95 09:36:14 PDT
  ...BTW, I put some little clamps on the front springs of the '66, and installed the new rear leaf springs (finally). What a HUGE...
• Re: Steel fuel line adapter & curtain springs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 26 Jun 2012 19:27:36 -0700
  ...At the forward end of that hose, where it is clamped by a crimp type small hose clamp originally, that is The Spot that...
• Re: Coolant "T"-Piece
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Thu, 9 Jan 2003 16:49:34 -0800
  ...Also, now is the tme > to > justify buying a pair of spring clamp pliers. > > George
• Re: Decisions, Decisions, Now WHICH Front Blower Motor To Buy?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:26:39 -0500
  ...also >thought of using those spring steel paper clamps with wire loop >handles ... Why are people so resistant to just buying the proper clips...
• Re: Coolant hoses most likely to fail?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Fri, 22 May 2009 23:02:09 -0400
  ...luck) > > > > Also were spring clamps used on all the hoses? > > > > A few of my hoses have the typical cheese grater clamps - all the > small...
• Re: That little s-shaped hose
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 24 May 2005 08:36:32 -0700
  ...are as annoying as having to buy $50 worth of spring-type hose clamps because some ding-dong backwoods mechanic decided they were too...
• Re: fuel lines replacing
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 12:58:21 -0400
  ...Thanks, Tom > > Good point Tom, I forgot to mention the clamps I used. I used spring clamps that were available at the dealer. They...
• Re: Awning advice
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 24 May 2015 16:25:31 -0400
  ...When we go to festivals, we use spring clamps to attach it to an EZ-Up type canopy on the end furthest from the...
• High idle (possible fix)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Apr 1997 18:30:48 -0700
  ...accord even with the accelerator cable removed from its clamp). I fished the spring out from under the idle stablizer, bent a new little...
• Re: PSA- wear safety glasses when working with springs!
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:26:24 +0000
  ...Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- In this case a large hose clamp from an ALH TDI engine. This was a spring type hose clamp for...
• Moroso Ceramic Engine Seal/ Ken Wilfry?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 2 May 2002 17:29:51 -0700
  ...A mechanic I spoke with said its better to replace a spring loaded clamp with a screw clamp because if you don't place...
• Re:Fuel Leak, Body Rust
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Mar 1996 13:38:08 -0500
  ...I urge everyone to check those clamps, and replace spring clamps with proper hose clamps. I am assessing the future of the bus, and...
• Re: ventilation controls
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 10 May 2016 19:30:00 -0400
  ...Held on with spring clips at the box end, clamping plates with screws at the controls end. Yrs, d >Dave B.
• Pressure in Fuel Tank at fill up
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Thu, 22 Mar 2007 22:25:32 -0800
  ...This has a fuel grade flex hose and hose clamps from the filler tube to the tank flange now. So, now the fuel tank...
• Re: Radiator hose clamp size
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 24 Jul 2023 22:41:01 -0700
  ...Sorry to hear about the accident. > > I don’t know the diameter but I think I ordered spring clamps for the hoses and they...
• Re: About Oetiker Clamps
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 24 Aug 2023 23:30:49 +0000
  ...Regarding "springy" hose clamps on water hoses, these things ARE superior over slotted worm-drive clamps in that they are self-adjusting as rubber...
• Fuel injector rings
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 4 Jul 1999 01:01:54 -0400
  ...While trying to remove an injector electrical plug with an overtight spring, I found gas squirting on my fingers. Bending the hose sideways reproduced...
• Re: Poor man's awning
  Historical mailing list - jimkim
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 13:16:02 -0700
  ...I use four telescopic poles and three or four spring clamps. I set two poles in the grommets at the corners furthest from the...
• Re: More leaks
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 12 Jan 2016 20:47:57 -0500
  ...The GW kit does use spring clamps on the plastic tubes, but I'm only going to replace that one for now, and save...
• Re: fuel tank update (p-mail)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:04:02 -0700
  ...clamp >>> >>>>>could be. >>>>That Oetiker clamp has a liner, so it clamps evenly full circle. >>>>Oetiker clamps also have a bit of a "spring...
• Re: diesel-gas conversion problems solved!
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Thu, 30 Jan 2003 08:01:25 -0800
  ...an old porch spring a bit, cut both to the needed length, and put the spring inside the hose. Clamped this hose to the...