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dash16 · Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 255 Location: Cali Cali

I see all these hoses with these weird looking hose clamp type things hooked up to the intake boot

Are these hose clamps re=usable or do you just rip them off and put on regular hose clamps? They seem like they were installed with some obscure tool.

thanks.
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moorepower · Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 7:24 am Post subject:

They're probably the OEM crimp-on type clamp. I don't like them because they tend to loosen up a little over the years, and they can't really be tightened up. These were a source of a couple of vacuum leaks on my car.

Remove them and replace with fuel injection clamps, or a good stainless worm gear clamp of the proper size.
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masterdave · Joined: 10 Dec 2008 Posts: 183 Location: Harrison NY

the clamps made assembly line assembly quicker as machines or even workers can crimp far easier, and faster than they can screw on clamps

ronined · Joined: 01 Dec 2006 Posts: 55 Location: Auburn, AL

If you remove them carefully, then you could possibly reuse them, but I would replace them with something more "user friendly."
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Rasta Monsta · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11733 Location: PacNW

Use a dremel to cut off the ears. I like them, especially on small diameter hose, because they seal better than tiny hose clamps and don't need to be retightened like screw type clamps. . .handy for hard to reach areas.
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