> I just discovered a new (to me)
> tool at my FLAPS (NAPA) called a "hose pincher"!  This is a ratchet
> locking device that looks like a pair of pliers with wide swiveling jaws
> to grab the hose.

I purchased a pair of similar hose pinch pliers at Sears a year or so ago.
I think they were $13 or $14 each.

They have proven useful on a front heater valve replacement, rear heater
core replacement, and a few other jobs.

Well worth the $$$.

Tony

Anthony L. Mourkas
Hampden, ME, USA