Anyone use heat shrink hose clamps ?

As the title states, have you tried them ? Here is a link to some Gates brand. https://www.speedwaymotors.com/Gate...GI0_4Kx0G9zE4NzuZ9nv-PVB081mrjUhoC0kgQAvD_BwE

 

I guess to cut one off might be tricky if you like your hose.

 

I have not researched them, but was looking them over at the part store this week.

 

I have use them for certain applications but not on my Cyclone. They hold tight and become tighter as the warm coolant heats them.

 

I used to see them on big rigs radiator hoses when I worked for a CAT dealer. To remove you have to cut them with a razor blade, VERY CAREFULLY or you will slice the hose. They do work, never saw one leaking.

 

I used them on my (M-word!) car and they were flawless. No leaks and I ran them many miles with Zero problems. I had them on the radiator hoses AND heater hoses. I bought mine at a local electrical supply store.
I did carry 'emergency' hose clamps in the trunk though. (never used them....)
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I used one on the lower hose of the Devon to avoid multiple gear clamps. They blend right in. I used an aluminum inner sleeve to connect two bends so I could clock them to get the correct fit and orientation.
As mentioned above they are a one time use and must be left on their cardboard sleeve until final mount.

 

I ran them for a bit on my truck and they worked well. Needed to remove the rad at one point and realized how much of a pain they'd be to deal with on the side of the road.
Made the decision to ditch them and go back to standard clamps.

 

Like any new solution to an old usage, you have to weigh positives to negatives and figure WHY it's been adapted.
I see it as simpler install and cheaper. That answers OE. You could include more positive clamping when installed properly and easier to QC/inspect during assembly.
I'd guess they also split the difference between the metal screw clamps that hold a certain diameter, relying on the hose to deal with varying temps and pressure and the metal spring clamps that continue to exert inward pressure. It's also a clean look.
Downsides are more difficult disassembly and roadside repairs where it's not clean, dry and well lit. Likely more difficult install to exact specs without correct tools and conditions.
It makes complete sense to OE, but the DIY guy will have concerns. Choose your poison.

 

Well good, I was curious as to how well they sealed. Thanks for the input. I think I will use them to splice this lower hose. BBC into a 60 F100 .

 

They actually seal really well and will adapt their shape to a slightly irregular diameter if that happens to be the case. I have used them on off topic stuff before when going for a clean look. But, as has been mentioned, it’s tricky to remove them without getting into the hose. I have used side cutters to snip away slowly across them before to remove. Good ole hose clamps are much simpler.

 

I will use them on the splice and put regular clamps on the ends.

 

That is what I did. I made a tool to put beads in a short piece of aluminum tubing for the splice since I didn't have a long straight length where the two elbows connected. And like you mentioned hose clamps on the ends.

 

The splice definitely seems like the best place to use them on a Hot Rod.

 

This pretty well sums up how well the heat shrink hose clamps age:

 

The real money maker is that it keeps the genius UAW employees from screwing up the install.

You give that brainless twat a calibrated computer controlled inductive gun, you put a QR code on each clamp. The gun scans the code. The gun runs the right amount for the clamp. The gun sends it to a database to be recorded, stops running and beeps if the code moves out of sight, etc, etc. No way for him to screw it up.

Pretty much every "why the F would they create this un-servicable design" you see in the modern automotive industry can be traced back to somebody trying to prevent the idiots on the line from screwing it up. Stuff like push lock fittings that can be quality-control tested with a quick tug, etc.

 

Well, I'd agree with a great deal of that, except the part where the derogatory comments apply to the workers. They are in a high stress environment and timed to the second. They are cogs in a big machine and must fit right into the design. Not a pleasant place, even if it's lit, temperature controlled and generations better than it used to be. One should walk a mile in their shoes.
BTW video is not showing.

 

What do you even say to that ?

 

How to win friends and influence people ^
You must be a great neighbor.

 

Or management.

 

I've worked in manufacturing at various points in my life. It's not 1920 or even 1960 anymore. There are manufacturing workplaces out there that bring out the good in workers. Automotive assembly, doubly so if unions are involved, brings out just about the worst. It turns people into hose connecting door hanging wire harness securing toddlers. While some people could perhaps be decent if they went elsewhere it's got a lot in common with prison in that once someone has been there long enough they can't really function anywhere else.

 

Great idea.......... There also some black plastic tubes that can be inserted that won't show and won't be subject to corrosion. I'm thinking about installing some type of sender or guage to monitor the temperature in the lower hose to see how effective the radiator and fans are during different modes of operation.

 

I posted the finished hose on my CV install thread but here it is for those who may not have seen it . The finished hose, worked out pretty slick. I used a aluminum tube made for the purpose.