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   Message 2,087 of 2,177   
   mark lewis to Ron Kinney   
   Oil Change   
   13 Jun 19 13:42:12   
   
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    On 2019 Jun 13 08:40:08, you wrote to Steven Wolf:   
      
    RK> I'm not a mechanic at all, but I don't mind turning wrenches on my   
    RK> free time. Its just too frustrating for me at times. I remember   
    RK> wanting to add a tachometer to my classic truck. One of my mechanic   
    RK> friends said that it was super easy to do. Basically, just wire the   
    RK> tach to the ignition coil, then mount the tach. Its only a few   
    RK> connections -- about 30 minutes of work.   
      
   yeah... maybe 15, even...   
      
    RK> This job took me all weekend. I knew I was in trouble when I unscrewed   
    RK> the bolts on the ignition coil only to have the bolt break off. It all   
    RK> went downhill from there.   
      
   are you talking about the two nuts on top of the coil where the two wires that   
   provide power and ground are connected?   
      
     https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Igncoil.jpg   
      
   they should come off quite easily... if the threaded studs break, the coil   
   needed replacing anyway...   
      
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