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| | | | Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 21 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 21 | Anyone know offhand what size the screw is? | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,805 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,805 | Most likely a 1/4-20. Any 1/4" bolt will work, as long as a nut of the same thread pitch is used. An Allen bolt makes it a lot easier to adjust the timing.
Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2022 Posts: 2,460 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2022 Posts: 2,460 | I put a 1/4x20 coupling nut on mine. Easier to reach.
'57 GMC 102, Original 347 V8, HydraMatic, 3.08 rear gear, added A/C, disk front brakes, HEI, AFB carb, '98 Honda Black Currant paint. T-boned and totaled 10/12
'52 GMC 152 Stake Bed, Original 228, SM420, added A/C, HEI, disk front brakes, '67 Chev 3.55 rear gear. Gets used as a real truck.
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 21 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 21 | “makes it a lot easier to adjust the timing.”
Exactly why I asked. Thanks. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 21 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 21 | 1/4-20 x 1 1/4 SHCS worked perfectly with a square nut to keep it from turning while tightening.
Last edited by Tom '54; 08/20/2024 8:50 PM.
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2022 Posts: 557 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2022 Posts: 557 | Find one with an Allen head. They work easier than a slotted "stovebolt."
~~ Jethro 1954 3100Back to LifeIn the Dity Gallery1951 3100 (gone) / 1956 4400 (still in the neighborhood) / 1957 6400 with dump body (retired) / 1959 3100 panel (in the woods junked) / 1978 Custom Deluxe K10 / 1993 S-10 4.3 / 2004 Chevy Crew Cab / 1945 John Deere H / 1952 John Deere B / 1966 John Deere 2510 / 1967 John Deere 1020 | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,805 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,805 | "SHCS"- - - - - -
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Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
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