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Date:         Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:39:23 -0700
Reply-To:     Ed <fasteddy64@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ed <fasteddy64@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: fuel tank update
In-Reply-To:  <BAY125-F4088C02B7349A53203994EA0860@phx.gbl>
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I am doing this project next week on my 87. I decided to go with the Tankit from Busdepot, it says it is all the hoses, gromets and clamps to complete the job. Ed

--- On Fri, 7/25/08, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

From: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> Subject: Re: fuel tank update To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Friday, July 25, 2008, 8:34 AM

McMaster Carr has most any clamp you could possibly want. They even have Stainless clamps with stainless screws. If you want to get real fancy they even have heat shrink type clamps. Awsome for coolant hose connections but thay are one time as they hae to be cut off.

Dennis

>From: Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM> >Reply-To: Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: fuel tank update >Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:25:32 -0400 > >At 12:39 AM 7/25/2008, Allan Streib wrote... > >>I've found one vendor for the crimp-type. In Canada, anyone know of >>any in the USA? > >They should be under a buck at the dealer, and no shipping cost. 111 >127 537 A > >>I thought one other reason was that they crimp to the >>correct "tightness" not too tight or too loose as a screw-type clamp >>could be. > >That Oetiker clamp has a liner, so it clamps evenly full circle. >Oetiker clamps also have a bit of a "spring" to them - the ears can >spring a bit to maintain a constant pressure as things expand/contract >with temperature. > >The factory uses them because they're inexpensive, reliable, work well, >and are simple to install. > >If, after many years, you're replacing a hose which had an Oetiker >clamp, it's best to use another. They do a better job than the common >screw clamps, and there's obviously little reason to have one which can >be frequently removed/reinstalled. In my experience, even the stainless >screw clamps have a mild steel screw which rusts, so they're not any >easier to remove after years of use. > >You might also be able to get them from a local industrial supply house >- but you would need to know the correct diameter to buy. I suspect >they're 15.5RER (15400036), but I'm not sure. > >http://www.oetiker.com/content.asp?l=4&idNavig=27


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