I purchased two of those special purpose hose-pinching pliers from Sears long ago. They turned out to be total garbage, always popping open at the worst time and never really sealing well. Not sure if it was the tools fault or Sears. I never had any problem with the needle nose vice grips. Of course, you can't "shower down" on the hose. I usually close on the hose using the adjustment screw until I can not turn it any more, then open them and add an extra turn. One can not carry an arsenal of tools around with you so finding one that has multiple purposes is a bonus. Hence the needle nose vice grips are one of my favorites. I really do like the idea of fuel hose slipped over the jaws. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/ |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.