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Can someone identify the correct hose clamps that should be on a 56 MG MGA 1500 I think they were double wire clamps??

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Eric Russell ~ Mebane, NC
1961 MGA #61, 1̶9̶8̶1̶ ̶A̶l̶f̶a̶ ̶R̶o̶m̶e̶o̶ ̶G̶T̶V̶6̶, 1984 Alfa Romeo Spider, 1991 Honda ST1100

Whose part #’s are the hose clamps what vendor

I believe both Todd Clarke at Clarke Spares and Restorations and Cecelia Bruce at Scarborough Faire both carry the larger wire hose clamps for the radiator and water pump hoses as well as band clamps for the heater hoses.

As Fred mentioned, the radiator hose clamps were of the wire type design. The tightening screw for this style of clamp was a domed slotted head. Not the hex drive type with a slotted head as often seen on cars. The heater hoses were band clamps and not wire clamps. However, the original band clamps had an interrupted slot going about 120 degrees around the clamp. It is very rare to see an MGA with the correct heater hose clamps. The valve cover hose clamp consisted of a twisted wire clamp. Todd carries this correct clamp. I am not sure about the other vendors. It is rare to see this correct clamp on MGA's. Usually you see the standard corbin style clamp that is readily available in a hardware store. One last detail is the clamp for the 4" heater intake hose. Most often this clamp is either missing or is of the cotter pin variety that is incorrect for the MGA. The original heater hose clamp was a hex head with a slot going through it. Todd has just recently started to carry this piece to retrofit into the previously supplied clamp with the cotter pin style. Please note that I posted a few pictures of the correct clamps. Don

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2021-10-05 10:15 PM by Don MGA 1600.