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Got it. thanks! Jim Turner
With help from a friend, I installed, what is it, some 16 original type single wire pinch hose clamps on my 1953 Firedome last weekend. Thanks for al...
I went to Grainger Thursday morning and ordered clamps for the bypass hose and smaller clamps for the heater and carb hoses that I will pick up next w...
I found this website for Corbin.
Thanks for the info about painting the clamps. Sounds like a job for a warm spring day!
I found a selection of clamps offered by Grangier. Have to buy in excess quantity, but not too expensive. Web address here below.
Partial success. Got clamps from Yearone.com. Radiator and heater clamps seem right size but bypass clamps too small. Outer diam of bypass hose is 1...
Making progress but still don't know for sure what sizes of clamps are needed and where to order. Shop manual shows "ID" which I figure m...
I have seen lots of those wire clamp pliers with notches on eBay.
Mark, Ferd And Thelma Driver are good friends. I see Ferd about every month at our DeSoto breakfast here in Maryland. They are great travelers! Jim...
Paul, thanks for your reply. I would really prefer the original type wire clamp as long as they hold ok. So I will keep the screw type until I can ...
Thanks, Rodger. I checked the service manual and there they are plain as day: the wire clamps! I have heard they may not hold as well as the screw t...