Re: Hose Clamps

Posted by BH On 2008/10/22 18:03:26

Kev -

I found a pair of pliers similar to the ones shown above, in my dad's old tool box. They come in very handy because they can grip the ears of the wire clamp straight-on or at a 90-degree angle.

It really pays to know someone who was there and actually worked on theses cars when they were new - LOL!

Years ago, I sorted through the old coffe cans of used hardware (something every old mechanic seems to have accumulated), and found all sorts of "authentic" fasteners for my V8s. Mind you, it's not that he forgot to re-install anything on the cars he serviced, but you tend to save stuff from used parts just in case you need it somewhere down the road.

I also found an old cigar box full of good used hose clamps (Seems like people who lived through the Great Depression couldn't help but save anything that might be useful later.) All the types you mentioned, plus a few more, were in there - EXCEPT that one I needed for water pump manifold inlet, but read on.