I was hoping to get under the van today and properly plug the hoses only
it's freakin' snowing right now so if push comes to shove I may have to
just pinch off the joined hoses with one of these HF clamps for my
upcoming camping trip.

Second to worse case: the clamp fails and I end up injecting hot coolant
into the rad return, but the weather ain't hot.

Worst case: the clamp cuts through the hose, coolant all over the road,
engine overheats, billows of steam, AAA driver wraps tow line around
steering tackle and destroys the front end, Mr Squirrel sinks into
inconsolable depression, Mrs Squirrel gets fed up and leaves.

Oops, wait -- nevermind. The sun just came out. Central Oregon, ya gotta
love the weather!

-- RJS

On Sat, 2011-05-28 at 17:03 +0000, Marius Strom wrote:

> I'm leaving mine joined until I can cap them properly. I wouldn't trust
>  those HF clamps on such a vital line on the car, especially with all
>  the vibration and such. If that clamp doesn't work, you're spilling
>  coolant.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Rocket J Squirrel
> Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2011 6:40 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Anything like this for 1.9L?
>
> Hey all,
>
> On Fri, 2011-05-27 at 17:14 -0400, Dennis Haynes wrote:
> > When removing the factory water cooled ATF cooler the hoses should be
> > blocked, not joined. This will make it the same as the standard tranny
> > systems.
>
> If I don't get a chance to cut the now-unused ATF cooler hoses to plug and clamp them, these should work temporarily?
>
> <http://www.harborfreight.com/4-piece-fluid-line-clamp-set-65116.html>
>
> If not, what kind of clamp am I looking for?
>
> Thanks!
>
> -- RJS
>