Team NAXJA/Petty Cash Racing stock class KOH XJ build
- Thread starter Goatman
- Start date
- Location
- San Diego
New plug wires. MSD 8.8mm, surprisingly a lot nicer than the Moroso parts they are replacing.
I have 2 8" heater hoses that basically run to the temp gauge and idiot light, and back again. The hoses were starting to get old and crack, and were the only non silicone hoses on an otherwise nice car, so i replaced them.
hose clamps :doh:
Lowrange2
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Abbeville, SC
Are hose clamps typically an issue? I've never had one fail.
- Location
- Hammertown, USA
iluv83vettes
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Houston
What else would you use?
POLAR_JEEP_04
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Ohio
I have a truck sitting in my bay right now with two zip ties holding the lower radiator hose on. it came in for leaking coolant. It's leaking from the cap/surge tank though :dunno: it will be getting clamps before it rolls out anyways.
- Location
- Hammertown, USA
POLAR_JEEP_04
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Ohio
Maybe the Charlie Sheen kinda winning
- Location
- San Diego
- Location
- Hammertown, USA
Prone to failure during removal and reinstallation, not reliable enough in field servicing.
aka, those things are pieces of shit.
- Location
- Torrance, CA
I hate spring clamps. Yes there is a tool for them, no I don't have that tool. If you treat the hose clamp as single use (when not on the track, of course) failure is practically not an issue.
- Location
- Torrance, CA
Spring clamps are the devil.
If you had suggested these I would have been on board, but no, you went with the things that make me cuss and give factory engineers the finger.
Mmmm. I do like me some band clamp action
- Location
- San Diego
I see none of you understand why the spring clamp exists.
- Location
- Duck River
So Channel Lock can sell a bunch of really big pliers?
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- Location
- Hammertown, USA
Its not a matter of understanding why they exist. Its a matter of understanding their failure mode when being field serviced.
They have no place on a race car.
Or trail rig.
Or expedition rig.
Or margarita machine.
POSJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Minot ND, Unfortunately
Because it's quicker for the OEM to install at the factory and cut down on assembly time? Obviously if it were a function issue the best clamp would be a band clamp, as seen in after market high boost turbo applications.
T-bolt clamps work great.
- Location
- Torrance, CA
The ford 6.blow uses them on the charge pipes from the factory.
But for the love of god, don't use normal hose clamps on silicone, they make proper hose clamps for the application that don't cut into the hose when you tighten them down.
You do know that a lot of real race cars (ones that can exceed 80mph) use spring clamps on the cooling systems. They keep constant tension on the hose, they can't loosen up, you can't over-tighten them. plus it's much faster to grab your snap-on hose clamp pliers, slide the clamp out of the way and pull the hose off instead of looking for a screw driver or a nut driver to unscrew a hose clamp.
For example, here is a viper comp coupe engine bay
https://preview.netcarshow.com/Dodge-Viper_Competition_Coupe-2003-1600-19.jpg
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DansGreyMj
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Nuevo, Ca
The guy you got the MJ from goes through more Jeeps than a woman does shoes. Haha
