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Answering my own bonus question: There is no way to get a tool on those tangs without removing the air line, which was only about 5 minutes once the main 2 hoses were removed. Should have done that right off the bat. I made a mistake when reassembling, putting the hose on and then trying to put the air line back on. Oops. Engine side, air line, firewall side.

For tools, I bought a hose clamp pliers set on amazon, which included one of the cable operated ones, & I'm sure glad I did. I used several of the pliers with different ends for the different clamps. They had small rotating clips that grabbed the tangs, allowing me to move axis of the pliers while the tangs were still clamped, and they lock holding the clamp, making them easier to move around. Not awesome quality, but good enough for this DIY turkey.

I've done the rad, the tunnel below, and the engine bay ones with the thermostat. I'll tackle the heater hoses & the oil cooler later this week & see how they go. I'll have to make a thread when I'm done.

Still hoping for a cooling expert to explain that labyrinth by the intake.

<blockquote data-quote="Wild Turkey" data-source="post: 2091792" data-attributes="member: 37580">Answering my own bonus question: There is no way to get a tool on those tangs without removing the air line, which was only about 5 minutes once the main 2 hoses were removed. Should have done that right off the bat. I made a mistake when reassembling, putting the hose on and then trying to put the air line back on. Oops. Engine side, air line, firewall side.For tools, I bought a <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Reach-Clamp-Pliers-Water-Tools/dp/B08KXZ6VTK/?th=1" target="_blank">hose clamp pliers</a> set on amazon, which included one of the cable operated ones, &amp; I&#039;m sure glad I did. I used several of the pliers with different ends for the different clamps. They had small rotating clips that grabbed the tangs, allowing me to move axis of the pliers while the tangs were still clamped, and they lock holding the clamp, making them easier to move around. Not awesome quality, but good enough for this DIY turkey.I&#039;ve done the rad, the tunnel below, and the engine bay ones with the thermostat. I&#039;ll tackle the heater hoses &amp; the oil cooler later this week &amp; see how they go. I&#039;ll have to make a thread when I&#039;m done.Still hoping for a cooling expert to explain that labyrinth by the intake.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wild Turkey, post: 2091792, member: 37580"] Answering my own bonus question: There is no way to get a tool on those tangs without removing the air line, which was only about 5 minutes once the main 2 hoses were removed. Should have done that right off the bat. I made a mistake when reassembling, putting the hose on and then trying to put the air line back on. Oops. Engine side, air line, firewall side. For tools, I bought a [URL='https://www.amazon.ca/Reach-Clamp-Pliers-Water-Tools/dp/B08KXZ6VTK/?th=1']hose clamp pliers[/URL] set on amazon, which included one of the cable operated ones, & I'm sure glad I did. I used several of the pliers with different ends for the different clamps. They had small rotating clips that grabbed the tangs, allowing me to move axis of the pliers while the tangs were still clamped, and they lock holding the clamp, making them easier to move around. Not awesome quality, but good enough for this DIY turkey. I've done the rad, the tunnel below, and the engine bay ones with the thermostat. I'll tackle the heater hoses & the oil cooler later this week & see how they go. I'll have to make a thread when I'm done. Still hoping for a cooling expert to explain that labyrinth by the intake. [/QUOTE]

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