hose clamps

[RICH MUISE]

Thanks for the confirmation, Guenter. I am really surprised there is only about 1/8" total range on these clamps.

[RICH MUISE]

I'll post a pic later of what I found today. At the industrial hose place about a mile from my house. They had very similar to what you posted last, Guenter. The only difference is the "barrel nut" is actually a formed piece, but it is not a "T-bolt", so that is good. They have the whole range of sizes from 1/2" or so on up to something I'm sure big enough for 4" intake fittings. Theirs are made in Spain. 5 bucks for the 2 1/2" (I think 55-59mm) I got. Not too much range, so I'll measure all my stuff before getting the rest.

[djfordmanjack]

that sounds great Rich, especially when you have a local supplier that you can take back things that don't fit or try several different sizes with zero postage and delivery time. $5 each sounds very reasonable. you could even buy one extra first and try mangle it in the vice and see when the bolt gives in...just for the sake of knowing what they can take.

concerning the diam range. remember that the circumference of the clamp will be 3.14 ( pi) times diam. so 1/8 ( 3.175mm) diam range will translate to 3/8 (10mm) thread length (approx) of the bolt. that is nearly twice the thread diam ( probably 6mm approx 1/4"). spanner size probably 10mm. if you are lucky a worn out old 3/8" open end wrench will work on them.

[RICH MUISE]

My daily drivers and my 4.6 engine are all metric. I now have almost as many metric tools as sae. Just last week I bought complete sets of metric offset wrenches and flex head ratcheting wrenches. I'm kinda a tool freak. Pet peeves..........buying a sae bolt or nut that has a metric size hex, and "universal wrenches and sockets. They've got to fit one or the other, if universal, they'll mess up the bolts/nuts that are too loose for the tool.

[RICH MUISE]

The hose clamps I found locally.........

[fdlrc]

I like the looks of that clamp. Did you find at a national parts house?

[RICH MUISE]

Austin Hose. A mile from my house. You pass right by them on your way to Kelly's family. They are on the 27 surface road south of the 45th st exit (west side)I think they may have a website........ www.austinhose.com .....haven't checked it out, but it's on their business card. I just got back from there 20 minutes ago with 9 more for the rest of my coolant hoses. Each clamp does have a limited range, unlike the worm gear type, and they are sized in metric.
If you have a hydraulic or industrial hose company in the Springs, they'll probably carry then. At Austin they call them T-bolt hose clamps, although they are (imho) the preferred bolt and barrel nut clamp.

https://www.austinhose.com/products/search/?Keyword=T-bolt%20hose%20clamps
Their website shows them in inches. They have 6 locations

[RICH MUISE]

And on to my next project. I've got an issue with the paint peeling from the firewall area. You can see some of it in the steering linkage pic above. My guess is it is heat related, but what is happening is weird.
When I did my complete undercarriage and firewall, it was totally cleaned up down to bare metal. Treated with Zinc Phosphate acid etch, and por-15'd. Because of adhesion problems with por-15, I then sprayed it with Bulldog adhesion promoter, before two coats of a latex based paintable undercoating, followed by single stage Torch red.
So, why is it peeling at the firewall? not sure, but how it is peeling is what seems weird. The two coats of undercoating are separating! The bottom coat is still on the car, and the top coat is coming off with the paint.
None of the areas that are currently peeling are in a high visibility area (when the engine is in, lol ), so I just cleaned up the firewall, masked things off, and sprayed it with a Rustoleum "Sunrise Red" that matches pretty close.

[djfordmanjack]

hose clamp is looking good Rich !

[Ford Blue blood]

Time between coats?  Weather day of the second coat?  Given it is sticking to the fire wall area and lifting off that coat something has caused the second coat to not adhere?  A spray in bed liner that I am looking at for the Ranchero has very explicate instructions with respect to a second coat.  It is a two part covering vice a latex product.  Might be you needed to scuff the first coat?

[RICH MUISE]

The underside of the car was done about 8 years ago, can't remember what application window was. I've always been very careful with time windows though, but given the fact it was the underside of the car, and the body basically was on jackstands and very difficult and time consuming to move around on my back while spraying, I could have missed the correct time window by the time I got to the end.........just a guess. I'd be more  more inclined to think it was a heat issue given the location of the peeling, but the first coat is not lifting at all.
It was a made in Italy coating, btw. Something my paint supplier recommended. They shortly afterwards stopped carrying it, and haven't seen it since.
Also, it was all done outside, weather could have been a factor, I just don't remember.
Sorry guys, I'm getting my threads mixed up. This was about hose clamps, lol