Rochester

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Be careful with that, however.

I posted here about a year ago about replacing my upper radiator hose clamps with stainless steel T-Bolt clamps. And while they looked fantastic, I had an intermittent coolant leak that I eventually tracked down to the radiator side of the upper hose.

And now I'm back to the OEM crimp-clamps. Sucks, but...

ZOSTER33

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Thanks TwoThree appreciate the compliment!

Rochester, good looking out because that is exactly what I was planning on getting Did you try the Samco clamps?

Rochester

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No problem. The engine side of the hose was fine, just not the radiator side. I'm guessing because the at the radiator side, it's a plastic connection. IDK why for sure, all I know is I had to go back to stock. Took me forever to figure out where the leak was, and then I was kicking myself.

When you say "Samco clamps", I'm guessing you mean the worm-gear clamps with covers? I'm no fan of worm-gears, although I'm sure they're fully functional.

Something like this might look nice:



...or it might just look tacky. IDK.

You can see the SS t-bolt clamp I was using here. I could probably put this one back, since this wasn't where the leak originated.

ZOSTER33

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Now that looks interesting but I was just referring to the ones they sell or offer on their website. Look like basic SS clamps but have rounded edges.

Do you know what sizes I need to get for the T-Bolt ones?

Thanks in advance

Rochester

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Nope. Pretty sure what I bought were 1.5" SS T-bolts from Silicon Intakes website, and they don't sell anything smaller than 1.5". I had to crank them all the way down, so if the radiator end was leaking, that means one of 3 things:

1. They weren't small enough, so I couldn't tighten it properly.
2. Or I actually over tightened it.
3. Or the band width doesn't work right in our setup.

TwoThree

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Funny you say that Rochester, I had a small coolant leak that was coming from somewhere after I replaced the hoses. It was hitting the belt and kicking it all over the place and it would always smell like antifreeze and I was like wtf for a few days. I pulled off my blue hose clam sleeves and tightened both the radiator and engine side of the upper radiator hose, and for the past week, no more leaking. I thought i had it tight enough, but I guess not. If you do go this route, just be careful not to over tighten, because like rochester said, the radiator side is plastic.

GTLAW

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ZOSTER33

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Thanks guys! I'll make sure to be careful with the plastic on the radiator side.

ZOSTER33

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Nice....I want that Blue ARC cap....how much?

DRQKNHT

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Zo, nicely done! I like the consistency with the color scheme. Its time to get a SE radiator cover homie.

ZOSTER33

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Thanks Rudy, any idea where I can score one?

DRQKNHT

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Ive been out of the game for so long i dont know anyone anymore with them. Time to make offers to those that have it! Thats what i used to do for some of the parts i wanted.

ZOSTER33

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Thanks Rudy....just noticed you changed your user name. Came through as RDDLINE last night...new name is fitting for your sick ride Mr. Dark Knight! We'll be in touch and try to make it out Friday to the meet.

ZOSTER33

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Here are two better pics using a real camera

Rochester

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^^^
Ah... I'm liking that better now that I realize the car is Blue Slate.

Why keep the OEM intake brackets?

And that yellow dipstick handle is totally out of place. Paint that little guy Blue or Black.