Hello All, Does anyone have some Acorn or Wing type Valve Cover Nuts that they are not using and want to sell?



Thanks for your time,

Brian

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Email:brian_spurlin@hotmail.com

I read somewhere where your local Harley Davidson store has chrome 5/16-24 acorn nuts.

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

Ace and other hardware stores have bins of chrome fasteners usually under lock and key.  There is a good chance acorn nuts would be there.  I have a set of cast winged nuts due any day.  It will be interesting to see if they are any good or not.  50% chance.  Got them here  http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230498329031&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT  .

Mike, located in the Siskiyou mountains, Southern, OR 292 powered 1946 Ford 1/2 ton, '62 Mercury Meteor, '55 Country Squire (parting out), '64 Falcon, '54 Ford 600 tractor.

Another option for acorns is Fastenal...they have stainless acorns for a couple buck a piece. Search "5/16 24 acorn" if the link doesn't work.

http://www.fastenal.com/web/products/detail.ex?sku=70981&ucst=t

Todd in Central California...about half way between Fresno and Sacramento

1956 Thunderbird - 1960 F-100 - 1961 Starliner - 1961 Imperial

AWESOME!! THANKS GUYS!!!!!!!!

Regarding that ebay link above for winged valve cover nuts.  They came today.  VERY uninspiring.  Rough ferrous casting, not tapped, may require threaded bushings, and wont look good at all unless chromed. 

Anybody want to buy some wing nuts ?

Mike, located in the Siskiyou mountains, Southern, OR 292 powered 1946 Ford 1/2 ton, '62 Mercury Meteor, '55 Country Squire (parting out), '64 Falcon, '54 Ford 600 tractor.

In all fairness, this is the same ebay seller I bought my 2nd batch from. You can't really be surprised with what you got, as his auction description says almost exactly what you seemed to be surprised by:

These are raw cast wingnuts. they can be tapped for 5/16  1/4 or 3/8 threads. You will have to chase the holes with a drill for the bigger tap sizes. They can be plated or polish nicely as they are. Designed to be used for calve covers, valley pans, lakester caps. etc.

I had mine chromed, because they'll be handled so much...they came out BEAUTIFUL...but overall cost was about $50. The Eelco wing nuts that I have (NOS) don't have the casting flash, are tapped 5/16-18, and cost twice as much...

For $2 a piece, they're a good place to start. Eelco is not longer making their wing nuts.

Todd in Central California...about half way between Fresno and Sacramento

1956 Thunderbird - 1960 F-100 - 1961 Starliner - 1961 Imperial

Same thought I had, but I was too lazy to wait for the site to load...



BOB

Like I said, 50% shot.  Wasnt surprised, hoping for cast aluminum.

Mike, located in the Siskiyou mountains, Southern, OR 292 powered 1946 Ford 1/2 ton, '62 Mercury Meteor, '55 Country Squire (parting out), '64 Falcon, '54 Ford 600 tractor.

Be careful with the winged valve cover nuts, I have heard of people coming out of the hotel to thier car in the morning and finding their cast valve covers missing.

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