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Old 08-25-2016, 12:34 PM
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Does anyone know of a source for the little (8mm I think) acorn nuts and washers that secure the plug wires to the cam covers. I dropped one when replacing my plug wires and would like to buy some new ones. Replacing the wires was more of a chore than I expected with all the little brackets buried in hard to reach places.

Now that Home Depot has driven every other hardware store out of business I can never find specialty hardware. Thanks,

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Old 08-25-2016, 12:41 PM
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I found them at Ace Hardware. Chrome.
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I order them by the handful from Fastenal.
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Acorn nuts are also known as cap nuts and are commonly used on motorcycles. If you have any bike shops near you they should have a good assortment. Hillman makes them and supplies Lowes and other big box stores with theirs. Also available on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Hillman-Group...n%3A3622111011. Several sizes available. Lowes: http://www.lowes.com/pl/Metric-cap-n...are/4294546106.
I have purchased brass ones from E-bay.
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Does anyone remember what size they are for plug wires? I think they were 8mm.
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Yes 8mm
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I found a handful when I did my top end! Oak, I believe...

They were nestled around the throttle body. With some wrappers and a few vac. lines missing.



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