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The clamps are probably the 'weak' link 200 1983

posted by  Ken C on  Sat Apr 24 17:50 CST 2004
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The hose you used sounds fine, but clamps may be the weak link. I'm a certified Vessel (i.e., recreational boat) Safety Examiner [U.S. Power Squardons, and U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary] and we always look to see that people are using the right fuel system components (gas is really dangerous around boats because the hull collects gas fumes and makes them ... well, you know!). Anyway, marine clamps are safer because (in addition to corrosion resistance) they have a smooth or filled-in underside that doesn't cut into, and damage, rubber hose. You know the imprints from the clamp band --i.e., the slits from the "threads" of the band -- that you find on hoses? That's where you find the hose breaking down. I always use marine-grade clamps on my car.





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