Your garden hose runs under a great deal more pressure than the cooling
system.  You have to have many more layers to get enough tension so the
water doesn't squeeze out from underneath.  Using an initial layer of
adhesive tape *might* help.

Yrs,
d

On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 2:10 PM, David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com>
wrote:

> I've heard a large number of similar stories regarding rescue tape.  Though
> I have never used it to repair vehicle coolant hoses (I do carry it in  my
> camper just in case), I have used it for repairs of gardening hoses and
> irrigation lines.  It has always failed, in some cases rather quickly.
> Perhaps I am doing something wrong, but I have followed the instructions
> very carefully.
>