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on my EA81T theres a small hose that goes from the thermostat housing to a connection under the intake manifold, the other week that hose blew to shreds and i replaced it that weekend, only issue being i cant get in there to do up the hose clamp to my liking, its holding for the moment but i dont know how long for.

is there any way of tightening this hose clamp without removing the intake manifold?? its in a bugger of a spot

cheers
dave

You could try using a small shifter on the top of the hex head of the clamp other than that its off with the manifold

no good....far too small for that even

i even tried me extra long nose pliers and couldnt manage to get enough movement for it...

bugger...

anybody want to remove and replace the manifold for me