Hose clamp rant.....
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Hose clamp rant.....
So went to change the heater hoses on my Dart and the cheap a$$ clamps stripped...again. Drove to every parts store in my town looking for some "good" ones like these or these NOBODY had any! Wound up buying a lot more of the first one's than I needed because I knew they'd strip. Only one of the parts stores even knew what I was talking about. Really...people...really? I guess I've have to buy some off of the internet.
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Re: Hose clamp rant.....
I feel your pain but don't have a solution.... 
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'68 F250 360, 4 spd Project Thread!
Plans are for a stout 400, C6, 3.54 gears, 33" BFG AT's, bucket seats and custom console. Final assembly, nearing start up...
"Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not."
~ Thomas Jefferson
"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
~ Abraham Lincoln
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Re: Hose clamp rant.....
Lol. Thanks Josh!
Randy
1970 F100 Sport Custom Limited LWB, 302cid, 3 on the tree. NO A/C, NO P/S, NO P/B. Currently in 1000 pcs while rebuilding. Project thread: http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... 22&t=59995 Plan: 351w, C4, LSD, pwr front disc, p/s, a/c, bucket seats, new interior and paint.
1987 F-150 XLT Lariat, 5.0/C6 auto.
1970 F100 Sport Custom Limited LWB, 302cid, 3 on the tree. NO A/C, NO P/S, NO P/B. Currently in 1000 pcs while rebuilding. Project thread: http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... 22&t=59995 Plan: 351w, C4, LSD, pwr front disc, p/s, a/c, bucket seats, new interior and paint.
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Re: Hose clamp rant.....
A good (&^$$#@*&*() always makes me feel better. Rant on 
I know what u mean. The good stuff is getting harder to find.
Rant on I know what u mean. The good stuff is getting harder to find.
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Re: Hose clamp rant.....
I scour the salvage yards for nice hose clamps - filling up a one-gallon bucket for $10.
Specifically, Audis, BMWs, and Mercedes.
Specifically, Audis, BMWs, and Mercedes.
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Re: Hose clamp rant.....
Good tip.HIO Silver wrote:I scour the salvage yards for nice hose clamps - filling up a one -gallon bucket for $10.
Specifically, Audis, BMWs, and Mercedes.
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'68 F250 360, 4 spd Project Thread!
Plans are for a stout 400, C6, 3.54 gears, 33" BFG AT's, bucket seats and custom console. Final assembly, nearing start up...
"Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not."
~ Thomas Jefferson
"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
~ Abraham Lincoln
'68 F250 360, 4 spd Project Thread!
Plans are for a stout 400, C6, 3.54 gears, 33" BFG AT's, bucket seats and custom console. Final assembly, nearing start up...
"Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not."
~ Thomas Jefferson
"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
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Re: Hose clamp rant.....
My only suggestion is to quit buying junk clamps and don't over tighten them. Junk yard trips usually net a handful of good ones without too much effort. Made in USA Tridon's have never left me down I think NAPA still carries them. The big box store (AZ / PA) ones are pretty junky.
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Re: Hose clamp rant.....
Tell me about it. I can't tell you how many times I've gone all the way up to the parts store, get a part and it break, not fit or not work properly. I never thought about the junkyard thing. I'll have to do that next time I go to one. I guess the same could go for trim screws and other fastners.
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Oh, I've never had any luck with those "tower" clamps. I pass on them.
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Re: Hose clamp rant.....
When I want heavy duty hardware I look at the industrial supply houses like:
www.grainger.com
while I was looking I also found this:
http://www.germanautoparts.com/Hardware ... ose+clamps
and this:
http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/us ... o?pid=1718 <these are not perforated
www.grainger.com
while I was looking I also found this:
http://www.germanautoparts.com/Hardware ... ose+clamps
and this:
http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/us ... o?pid=1718 <these are not perforated
... I've got skills, ingenuity and no regard for maintaining any kind of historical preservation/authenticity...
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Re: Hose clamp rant.....
Thanks guys! I like HIO's idea about junk yards. Never thought about it really. There's a huge variety of hose clamps and trim clips/screws.
Randy
1970 F100 Sport Custom Limited LWB, 302cid, 3 on the tree. NO A/C, NO P/S, NO P/B. Currently in 1000 pcs while rebuilding. Project thread: http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... 22&t=59995 Plan: 351w, C4, LSD, pwr front disc, p/s, a/c, bucket seats, new interior and paint.
1987 F-150 XLT Lariat, 5.0/C6 auto.
1970 F100 Sport Custom Limited LWB, 302cid, 3 on the tree. NO A/C, NO P/S, NO P/B. Currently in 1000 pcs while rebuilding. Project thread: http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... 22&t=59995 Plan: 351w, C4, LSD, pwr front disc, p/s, a/c, bucket seats, new interior and paint.
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Re: Hose clamp rant.....
I've been lucky ordering ones off Rock Auto. Gates brand. I agree, the ones at the parts stores nowadays are garbage.
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Re: Hose clamp rant.....
Also like Rock auto, especially for expensive order stuff.
Quality stuff is still available, mostly gotta mailorder it though.
I don't know why people always recommends NAPA. Do you realize in some parts of the country NAPA is much worse than Oreilleys or Autozone? And theres still some good NAPAS but they aren't too many here in W Washington.
Quality stuff is still available, mostly gotta mailorder it though.
I don't know why people always recommends NAPA. Do you realize in some parts of the country NAPA is much worse than Oreilleys or Autozone? And theres still some good NAPAS but they aren't too many here in W Washington.
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