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Dual wire-style hose clamps first saw use in 1967 when Ford tried them as an experiment. They were stapled to the radiator hoses for air tool installation in one motion.

Slide the new hose clamp onto the freed hose. Tighten the hose clamp down. Fill the radiator with new fluid and retighten the radiator cap. Turn on the car and let it come up to operating temperature.

Screw an angle bracket to a board and attach the rotary tool to the bracket with a couple of radiator hose clamps. Don’t tighten them too much or you’ll damage the tool housing.

Loosen the lower radiator hose clamp with pliers (spring-type clamp) or screwdriver (worm-drive clamp) and remove the hose. Pull the hose free and drain the remaining coolant.

Some 2008 Focus models built up to Oct. 31, 2007, may develop a small leak at the upper radiator hose. According to Ford Motor Co., one likely cause of the leakage is small cracks in the plastic hose ...

Dual wire-style hose clamps first saw use in 1967 when Ford tried them as an experiment. They were stapled to the radiator hoses for air tool installation in one motion.