Thanks for that information. I think I'll give it a try. So brass is best for ground?
Stripped bolt on firewall for Voltage Reg.
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Thanks for that information. I think I'll give it a try. So brass is best for ground?
Kendog 170
Let the boy go !
I would think so.
It might be but the AVKs I used are only available in steel IIRC.
The whole firewall is steel so this seemed no worse and possibly better (more surface area in contact) than the original connection.
The whole firewall is steel so this seemed no worse and possibly better (more surface area in contact) than the original connection.
mopar head
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Had the same issue, just tapped up next size, done.
I used the 1/4-20 for ground wire screw.
The regulator is probably the same but I'm not 100% sure.
Yes, I am not to impressed with a couple simple sheet metal screws to secure the regulator to the firewall and provide a proper ground path. I remember that one of my screws holes was stripped out and the other screw wouldn't tighten snugly. I overcharged the battery boiling acid out on the engine, burned out my amp meter, and took out some light bulbs as well. The headlights get really bright at 17 volts right before they ..................................
67Dart273
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Many of those rivnut nutzert products can be installed without expensive tools. buy yourself a good quality stud to fit the insert, use something appropriate for a spacer (reamed out nut, etc) and a good quality nut at the top. Oil it and tighten 'er down. It will pull into place. "Practice" a bit with some scrap.
We use the AVK inserts at work, but only in 10-32. We have a 'rig' to install them, but sometimes I've installed them singly for one reason or another. If you screw them up, they can be ground or drilled out
cudamark
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His name reminds me of the character that Walter Brennan played in the movie Rio Bravo, with John Wayne, Dean Martin, Angie Dickenson, and Ricky Nelson.
Stumpy is also a long time nickname for a student at the Forestry College at Syracuse.
For ESF students, nickname Stumpy is here to stay despite push for Oakie
For ESF students, nickname Stumpy is here to stay despite push for Oakie
Cool. Stumpy is a popular name!! I'll have to look up Rio Bravo. I've heard of the movie but I'm not sure I've watched it.
That's cool. A very endearing name they don't want to get rid of.
MOPAROFFICIAL
Oogliboogli
use a bigger Bolt
When I was a student there, 6' 1" and fresh out of the army, I wasn't too fond of being called a Stumpy. It was a derisive term, but the Grateful Dead mother earth hippie types seemed to embrace it.
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