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Subject:Re: Using American hose clamps on fuel injector hoses ok?
From:Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Date:Sat, 12 Jan 2013 13:02:29 -0800

it's not the best.
figuring you mean the common # 4 small american style hose clamp.

what is correct is a screw bandclamp...just like the ones that were on
there.

what I suggest, is buy the right clamps...........one vendorsells them
in stainless I think even ..
and ask the guy to install them in place of the elcheapo's he/they put on.

I'd rather even have the orginal ones if they're not too rustedover
those sharp-edge ones.
scott

On 1/12/2013 11:47 AM, Scott Chapman wrote:
> I took my 85 Westy to a shop the other day had them replace the old
> little short hoses on the fuel injectors.
> When I got it back, I saw that he had used standard american hose
> clamps rather than the German style.
>
> Is this Ok or should I say something?
>
> Happy trails,
> Scott
>