On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 6:45 PM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:

> .... It
> is no big deal to splice them with marine hose, 1 1/4". Even with smooth
> pipe ends the hose will stay since there is nowhere for it to go like it
> might if it was a hose on just one bare end.

As per Mark and Craigs post, to help stem possible leaks, I double
clamped all coolant hoses with smooth copper transitions using *all*
SS clamps. Works fine. I tightened outer clamps, then inners (at end
of hose). Maybe a pointless procedure, but I figured it works the
rubber "in" toward hose end instead of "out". If that makes sense.

And since you're using them over.....

I bet the metal is thick enough that a bead could be welded around the
ends to be spliced. Likely not too many clams to do so.

Neil.

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