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Date:         Wed, 10 Apr 2002 20:29:35 -1000
Reply-To:     Ed Sato <edsato@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ed Sato <edsato@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: FOD & crimp fittings
Comments: To: azsun99@EARTHLINK.NET
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The easiest way to remove those clamps is to stick a screw driver (flat) in the space and twist. This loosens the clamp. The clamp can also be squeezed tight again with a plier and reused. Aloha, Ed

On Wed, 10 Apr 2002 19:18:21 -0700 Gerald Masar <azsun99@EARTHLINK.NET> writes: > If you were in the military or around aircraft or just been around, > you know FOD= > foreign object damage. Finishing up the overhaul of my cooling > system today, I removed > the plastic coolant distribution tower and when I pulled it off of > the short large > hose that connects it to the plastic pipe to the radiator, I reached > my finger in the > hose, as I always do, to check for debris. I felt something loose > and when I pulled it > out, it was the last 1/4" of the plastic pipe. Not the current one, > but the previous > one that was replaced some years ago. Been in there all this time, > but apparently not > obstructing flow. > > I found a way to remove the small crimped on hose clamps, that > worked better for me, > since I didn't have any suitable diagonal cutters. Using 3 > successively larger drill > bits, just drilled out the little loop at the top of the crimp until > it was thin > enough to bend and break. > > Jerry >


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