<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body dir="auto">I have them on a 70LP on the hose between the converter and carburetor. If it leaks it is not visible like a coolant leak would be. As a member of the correct police, I would at least try them. Maybe new clamps work better than the old rusty ones you have dealt with.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Brian </div><div><br></div><div align="left" dir="auto" style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Dean VP <deanvp@att.net> </div><div>Date: 12/4/20 8:42 PM (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: 'Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group' <at@lists.antique-tractor.com> </div><div>Subject: [AT] New Subject -- Tower Hose Clamps </div><div><br></div></div>This is going to be humorous to some of you. This is a real nit-picky thing<br>that only the correct police would discuss. When I took my 1935 JD B<br>apart to get to the Head I had to remove the upper and lower water pipes<br>that go from the Cylinder Block and Head to the Radiator. There are two<br>rubber hose 2 ¾ OD sections of around 4 to 5 that have to be removed to<br>get the metal pipes out. Kind of a PITA if the hoses are old. Anyway while<br>removing the rubber sections that were held in place by the common used<br>screw band clamps used all over the place today. So when I removed them I<br>made a mental mote to myself. that when I had time to look up in the Parts<br>Catalog what type of hose clamp was used in the tractor originally. I did<br>know the type we use today was not right. My guess was the two wire type<br>were used. Wrong. Turns out that Wittek Tower Hose Clamps were used. #40 or<br>FBA 40 2 3/4 Ive run into these a few times when parting out a tractor<br>and found them next to impossible to work with. I/H used them as well in<br>this era. One can still get these from Steiner Tractor Parts:<br><br>https://www.steinertractor.com/IHS642?crawlparam&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzfDwj_S07<br>QIVQ928Ch0hWQC-EAEYASABEgIVtPD_BwE<br><br>or<br><br>https://tinyurl.com/y6jcvon5<br><br>So what hose clamp am I going to use when I put the 1935 B back together? I<br>do know what was on it, the current SS screw band, is incorrect even to an<br>casual observer. Before I learned all this I had thought about just using<br>the two wire and screw setup that was used in years past as well but wasnt<br>original on the 1935B. Intuitively the Tower Hose Clamps look like they may<br>be a PITA since they have limited adjustment range. So here is my<br>question. I would use the Tower type if and only if they arent a real PITA<br>to install and keep the connections from leaking. If they are, Ill just go<br>to the two wire hose clamps because I know they work well. THE QUESTION:<br>Anyone out there in ATIS land have experience with the Tower type hose<br>clamps that would be willing to share their knowledge on the subject at<br>hand. Comments and suggestions are encouraged and welcomed.<br><br><br>Dean VP<br>Apache Junction, AZ<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>AT mailing list<br>AT@lists.antique-tractor.com<br>http://lists.antique-tractor.com/listinfo.cgi/at-antique-tractor.com<br></body></html>