Hey, what about the most important stuff.......as in eye protection,
though you should be wearing that whenever you work under there, keep
your mouth shut and wear a helmet for when the radiator comes crashing
down on top of yo' noggin. Easy task, cept for those injuries......
Miguel

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
  - Thomas A. Edison

On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 10:58 AM, Jake de Villiers
<crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
> Any kind of clamp with a couple of 2-3" pieces of wood up against the rubber
> would work fine.
>
> I use a couple pieces of 1/2" ply because I can make them easily.
>
> On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 9:12 AM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 1:57 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans
>> <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>>
>> > just undo the bottom radiator hoses and catch all that coolant.
>> > no need to go near the engine end of the system at all.
>>
>>
>> For a newb, would a wood clamp provide a little control over potential
>> mess? Would the clamp be hard on an old hose? (causing wall to crack
>> or weaken)
>>
>> Pic of type I'm thinking of:
>>
>> http://www.wood-carving-tools.com/wood-clamp-424.jpg
>>
>>
>> Neil.
>>
>>
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>>
>
>
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> Jake
>
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