Factory style hose clamps

How do you get these things to seal? Im not having any luck with them at all.

Read this how to on hose clamp basics... Make sure that you have the clamp just behind the barb and also make sure there is some hose past the clamp...

Hose and Hose Clamp Basics


If your talking about these they are crap. Throw them away and buy ones that you can tighten.

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Those are actually the better of the hose clamps... They are constant tension clamps and when installed properly work best...



Those are constant diameter clamps and don't seal as well as constant tension clamps...