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Old 10-16-2014, 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by funola View Post
Then the steel hose clamp will probably wear through the belt before it has a chance to cut through the oil cooler hose.
actually, this is not the case... the hose clamp will be quickly overheated, and fail... the belt will FAR outlast the hoseclamp, the hose under it, and the hose it's protecting... friction of a large surface will RAPIDLY cut through any small surface...
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