Freightliner radiator hose clamps again

tinkerer wrote:
The spring loaded clamps are the way to go but the original ones had a stainless steel insert but the outside where the screw takes the slack up was poor quality plain metal that just rotted away making for catastrophic failure where in some instance the hose would completely separate from the connection leading to overheating. I posted this so other people can have them inspected before this happens. I suspect some bean counter who only knew figures found a cheaper source of clamps.

Thanks for the info and sorry to hear about your engine heating up because of a bean counter! Can you imagine those Space Shuttle Astronauts blasting off into outer space and the complete make up of the rocket ship was done by "Lowest Bidders"?