I have had bad luck with the OEM spring clamps. You seemingly have not. Any
secerts to keep them from leaking?

Ken Lewis
86 Transporter Crew Cab
60 356 T-5 Porsche
http://neksiwel.20m.com/
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Lilley" <RClilleyjr@COX.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 7:32 PM
Subject: [VANAGON] 20 hours later and a new water pump and a few other
things...

....... IF you do not have a hose clamp pliers, you need to get some to aid
in the
> installation and remover of the hose clamps.
>
> I picked mine up at Harbor Freight Tools.  I do not think that I could
have
> finished the installation of the many clamps without them!!!