Lucky Me! Spring type hose clamps

[SJ]

I have recently installed "Constant Tension" hose clamps on the coolant
hoses for both my quattros.
Got the clamps from McMaster Carr.

8 EA  54205K17 - Type 301 SS Constant-         $3.39 EA          $27.12
Monday morning
          Tension Worm-Drive Clamp 13/16"
          To 1-3/4" Clamp ID Range, 9/16"
          Band Width

2 EA  54205K13 - Type 301 SS Constant-         $3.18 EA           $6.36
Monday morning
          Tension Worm-Drive Clamp 11/16"
          To 1-1/4" Clamp ID Range, 9/16"
          Band Width

2 EA  54205K11 - Type 301 SS Constant-         $3.08 EA           $6.16
Monday morning
          Tension Worm-Drive Clamp 9/16"
          To 1-1/16" Clamp ID Range, 9/16"
          Band Width

I would have liked to get smaller clamps for the vacuum hoses, but they dont
have any clamps in small sizes.

Oh yeah, I have two good radiators sitting in my garage. Nothing wrong with
them. No punky plastic or anything. Nothing plugged up. About 130,000 miles
on each radiator.

I got a good deal from my Parts guy for new radiators, and swapped the old
for the new . . pro-active maintenance.

If you want the old radiators, holler.

SJ
85 Dodge PU, D-250, 318, auto
85 Audi 4k - - sold but still on the road
88 Audi 5kq
90 Audi 100q


>
> I've heard this too, but where can you get those spring or crimp-type
clamps? >
> -Ameer
>

> FYI, those hoses are designed to use those spring clamps, which do a LOT
> better job than those "regular German screw clamps".  The hoses last
longer,
> too, when you use the spring clamps.  I've seen cars that had leaking new
> hoses that were cured by installing the proper clamps.  They never wear
out,
> or get rusty or jammed, and don't cut hoses.  They also apply nice even
> pressure all the way around.  FWIW, even those wire clamps they use on
> Japanese cars are better than the screw clamps we see on older German
cars.
> HTH, John