So in the last few days I finished up my water pump/timing belt and got the car running/cooling system working. I had ordered new hose clamps for everything in the cooling system because mine were the original ones and a few of them had snapped when taking it apart.
The ones I ordered say Gem on them, I got them from BavAuto. They are completely useless. Whenever they start to get tight they just kick back and get looser, so they almost never get tight enough. Almost every hose that I used these on is leaking a little bit. I put the original ones back onto some of the badly leaking hoses and those aren't leaking anymore.
I guess the question is where do I get decent hose clamps that will actually tighten enough to be useful? The ones from Advance Auto are actually pretty good but they have a terrible selection and the price is just as bad.
Thanks!
The ones I ordered say Gem on them, I got them from BavAuto. They are completely useless. Whenever they start to get tight they just kick back and get looser, so they almost never get tight enough. Almost every hose that I used these on is leaking a little bit. I put the original ones back onto some of the badly leaking hoses and those aren't leaking anymore.
I guess the question is where do I get decent hose clamps that will actually tighten enough to be useful? The ones from Advance Auto are actually pretty good but they have a terrible selection and the price is just as bad.
Thanks!
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