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Old 01-23-2024, 04:43 PM   #13
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Water is the only thing that expands in freezing temperatures. Everything else contracts. The rubber hose likely doesn't contract as much as the steel or cast iron hose attachments or the brass radiator hose couplings. Hose clamps may not contract all that much due to the way they are formed.
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