Originally Posted by shertex

Just a general inquiry from someone who doesn't have a lot of experience with these things....

When an old rubber hose is loosened, disconnected, and reconnected after a long time of never being disturbed (in my case, probably 20 years), is it usually possible to get a tight fit using the same hose and the clamp on the same part of the hose? Or, since that section of hose has been compressed by the clamp all that time (thereby losing its "spring"), is it often necessary to replace the hose or at least cut off the end to ensure a tight fit?

I just replaced my original auxiliary water pump and it's taken me a few times to get what I THINK is finally a tight fit. But if I'm still losing slight amounts of coolant, do I keep fiddling with it or do I snip or replace the hose?

Thanks.