Engine bay fuel line clamps, what type Options

[1970 Neun vierzehn]

In the refurbishing of the engine bay, I began wondering about the clamps on the fuel lines. The originals, as I recall, were what I call "tension" clamps, sort of "spring loaded" by virue of their shape. I have something similar on my old motorcycle fuel petcock. What they have been replaced with over the years are the typical screwdriver-tightened "hose clamp". The P+A dealer sez the hose clamp is definitely better as they can be "tightened" and don't loose "tension" like the OEM do/did. I don't ever remember the originals getting "weak", as I remember it, they were a nuisance to get off in the first place because they were both so tight, and awkward to access to release the tension they held on the hose.

I'm assuming that the old syle clamps can still be gotten somewhere.

I know what's original here, I'm wondering what's better.

[Bleyseng]

You can get the proper FI fuel line clamps anywhere, cheap. The usual ones are gold plated (nice like oem) but slightly deeper than oem. big deal they don't cut the fuel line like the crappy gasline screw hose clamps. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/alfred.gif)

Next item is what fuel line are you using? I prefer the rubber coated High pressure hose from Porsche or Pelican Parts. You can save your old fuel line sheath too and reinstall it so it look oem but is safer. AA sells the preformed elbows that were part of the recall. don't use the fabic hose that comes on the injectors as it cracks in short order spraying gas all over the place! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chair.gif)

[Pat Garvey]

You can get the proper FI fuel line clamps anywhere, cheap. The usual ones are gold plated (nice like oem) but slightly deeper than oem. big deal they don't cut the fuel line like the crappy gasline screw hose clamps. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/alfred.gif)

Next item is what fuel line are you using? I prefer the rubber coated High pressure hose from Porsche or Pelican Parts. You can save your old fuel line sheath too and reinstall it so it look oem but is safer. AA sells the preformed elbows that were part of the recall. don't use the fabic hose that comes on the injectors as it cracks in short order spraying gas all over the place! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chair.gif)

Hey Geoff!

I don't hang around too many parts places, so where can these clamps be gotten? And how are they crimped into place?

Checked PP, PerfProd & AA - no listings for these. Where?!
Pat