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As others have said, a new clamp probably works more reliably than an old one that's either rusty or slightly bent. Add in some new flexible hose and a good clean mating surface and I'm sure you'd be just fine.</div>
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Kind of reminds me of when Ford came out with the new "cab forward" design in '99 for the Super Duty trucks. They are designed to unplug a harness and lift the body off the chassis for major repairs. Well, that's great when they're new, but give them 10, 20,
30 years in the rust belt and see how those concepts work out.</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 4, 2020 7:42 PM<br>
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<div class="PlainText">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” I’ve 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>
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<a href="https://www.steinertractor.com/IHS642?crawlparam&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzfDwj_S07">https://www.steinertractor.com/IHS642?crawlparam&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzfDwj_S07</a><br>
QIVQ928Ch0hWQC-EAEYASABEgIVtPD_BwE<br>
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or<br>
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<a href="https://tinyurl.com/y6jcvon5">https://tinyurl.com/y6jcvon5</a><br>
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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 wasn’t<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 aren’t a real PITA<br>
to install and keep the connections from leaking. If they are, I’ll 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>
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Dean VP<br>
Apache Junction, AZ<br>
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