> which is gonna work with one exception... I'm having to reduce from 5/8"
> tube to 1/2" and add an adapter.
Any way you could braze/solder/TIG as appropriate the reducer to the
5/8in outlet to cut down on the number of hoses/tubes/clamped joints?
> Iâ??m looking at the Oeitker clamps since they seem more robust than the
> standard single crimp Home Depot variety
I use Oetiker clamps all over the place on everything that doesn't need
to be readily separable. I use them on air hoses, hell I use them on
backyard garden hoses. On 40+PSI EFI systems I generally use two per
connection just for the hell of it.
Use where possible the smooth-band type with the tongue inside that
fully surrounds the tube. The one downside of Oetikers is that if you
use them regularly you have a whole drawer of little bins full of
different sizes because the clamping range for each size is not very broad.
Oh, and get some real clamping pliers...
John.
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