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Date:         Thu, 6 Apr 2006 12:22:45 -0400
Reply-To:     Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: hose clamp reuse?
Comments: To: Marty Kulmus <Marty.Kulmus@SOLANO.EDU>
In-Reply-To:  <8C0FF5A7F7552C48822E34EFFD648FDA026B3943@hermes.solano.cc.ca.us>
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If they look good, reuse them.  As long as you haven't taken a torch to
them they shouldn't have lost any of their springiness.


I have one of the craftsman spring clamp pliers that is cable operated.
  It sure does make getting into "impossible" areas go smoothly.


Mike




Marty Kulmus wrote:
> I have every coolant hose on a vanagon coming to me so I can replace the 20!
> year old hoses on my westy. I want to use spring clamps rather than worm
> style clamps on the hoses. Can I reuse the clamps that are on the vehicle
> now or do they need to be replaced along with the hoses?
>
> TIA,
>
> Marty
>
>
>
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